On 26 July, NERA Director Benjamin Chee and Consultant Katie Orlandi will lead the workshop, “Best Practices in Renewable Energy Procurement,” at the Utilities, Data Centers & Renewable Energy Summit. The summit, hosted by EUCI, will bring together policy makers, utilities, and data center operators to address renewable energy procurement challenges faced by both utilities and data center operators, and evaluate the effectiveness of current renewable energy incentives programs. The workshop will discuss the value of renewable energy purchasing through large-scale, long-term contracts and procurement through a competitive bidding process that will help secure contracts on a lowest-cost basis.