Jackson Walker sponsored the DataCloud USA conference in Austin, Texas, held September 16–17. JW partner Meghan E. Griffiths served as moderator. The conference unites the nation’s leading data center, fiber, and energy markets at a premier infrastructure forum focused on the most pressing challenges and opportunities in digital infrastructure.

Meghan led the session “Solving the Energy Trilemma: Availability, Affordability, Stability,” guiding a discussion on maintaining reliable power for data centers amid rising costs and system inefficiencies. Panelists explored innovations in energy storage, on-site generation, and grid strategies to support stable, cost-effective power.

As the leading organization for market intelligence, networking, and sector coverage across data center, cloud, edge, and global IT infrastructure, Datacloud spans technological developments through M&A and beyond. Its Austin launch underscores the region’s emergence as a hub for fiber providers, data center leaders, network operators, and investors—bringing the industry together to address the future of digital infrastructure.

Meet Meghan

Meghan E. Griffiths is Chair of the Environmental, Regulatory, & Legislative group and Digital Infrastructure & Data Centers practice. Meghan specializes in advising and advocating for clients involved in complex project development, commercial transactions, litigation, and regulatory matters. Her focus is primarily on clients in the energy and electric power sectors, as well as those with substantial energy and infrastructure needs. Meghan’s clientele includes developers and owners of renewable and thermal generation, electric utilities, utility investors, retail electric providers, and large power users across various industries such as data centers, manufacturers, refineries, oil and gas companies, and commercial developers.