Faizan Farooqi

Faizan Farooqi is Founder and Principal of Sedona Renewables Inc. , an independent energy infrastructure advisory focused on development, preconstruction and delivery. He brings more than 15 years of experience in renewable energy and power infrastructure, including utility-scale solar, battery energy storage, grid interconnection, high-voltage procurement and owner-side project execution. Previously, he led renewable energy and storage development and execution at Nexus Renewables. Drawing on his project experience and ongoing discussions with developers, investors and engineering advisors, Faizan brings a practical energy infrastructure perspective to data centre development, particularly the challenges of grid readiness, onsite generation, storage integration and translating power strategies into achievable energization timelines. This session gives attendees a framework to understand how energy strategy decisions cascade through design, site selection, construction, and operations,