Episode Details

AI is forcing the data center industry to rethink how facilities are powered, cooled, tested, and commissioned.

Recorded during DCAC in Austin, Kirk Offel sits down with Rob Trefz and Trevor Gardner of Avtron and Legrand to explain what load banks do before live servers enter a facility—and why that testing is becoming more complex as the industry moves toward liquid cooling, hybrid data halls, higher rack densities, and behind-the-meter power.

The conversation also explores Legrand’s acquisition of Avtron, the manufacturing expansion it has helped accelerate, and how the combined companies are preparing for faster project schedules and emerging power architectures. Rob and Trevor discuss career opportunities across engineering, manufacturing, field service, commissioning, sales, and technical training—as well as the skilled workforce needed to build, operate, and maintain the infrastructure supporting AI.

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