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Apr 30, 2026 11 min

Why Cheap Power Is Becoming Data Centers' Biggest Advantage (#296)

from Climate CEOs Hosted by Chris Wedding — CEO Coach | CEO, Entrepreneurs for Impact

Your data center project clears IRR. Investors nod. But it still doesn’t get built. In this episode, we break down decisions shaping climate CEOs right now: IRR vs. MCC — Affordability, not returns, is now a gating metric in project finance for data centers Cost to ratepayer — Higher bills signal credit risk, regulatory friction, and slower time to cash flow Culture types — "Commitment cultures" outperform via speed, trust, and fewer fatal errors Leadership calibration — Inject realism in good times, optimism in bad (a la Bill Gurley) This is about what actually gets financed, how teams execute faster, and how CEOs avoid unforced errors. -- Work with me (EFI) Private CEO group (capped at 50) for climate tech founders navigating capital, strategy, and scale. entrepreneursforimpact.com Newsletter (Climate CEOs) Read by 40,000 climate operators and investors annually. entrepreneursforimpact.substack.com Leave a review If you got value, take 30 seconds and do the community a favor. It helps push more capital and talent toward scalable climate solutions.

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