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TRC Expands Solutions for Comprehensive Data Center Development
May 5, 2025Delivering Integrated Services to Accelerate Sustainable and Scalable Data Center Growth WINDSOR, Conn. TRC Companies, Inc. (TRC), a global professional services firm providing integrated strategy, consulting, engineering and applied technologies in support of the energy transition, announced an expanded suite of end-to-end solutions specifically designed for data center development. Demand for cloud computing, AI growth and uninterrupted digital connectivity are at an all-time high, putting pressure on existing and new data centers to keep up with substantial rates of growth. Concurrently, utility grid support is critical to supporting data center growth as utilities face mounting pressures from aging infrastructure, cybersecurity threats and complex regulatory environments. In response, TRC’s integrated services support every phase of data center projects, including strategic site selection, permitting, feasibility, grid interconnection, environmental compliance, engineering, construction management and final commissioning. TRC’s holistic model enables developers to build data centers more efficiently, sustainably and cost-effectively while ensuring alignment with broader utility and infrastructure modernization initiatives. “Today's data center projects require a strategic partner capable of managing complexity at every stage,” said Christopher Vincze, Chairman and CEO of TRC. “By integrating our electrification expertise with unparalleled market insight and deep industry relationships with energy and power executives as well as federal and state entities/officials, TRC offers a dynamic solution that streamlines development, ensures sustainability and tackles the toughest challenges, empowering our clients to build the data centers of the future.” Leveraging extensive utility-side experience, TRC’s tested practitioners across engineering, environmental services and strategic advisory practices deliver a cohesive and integrated approach focused on addressing the unique demands of data center developers and contractors. By combining the proven experience of our teams in power infrastructure with a thorough understanding of data center market needs, TRC ensures clients stay ahead in a constantly evolving landscape, so they are ready to meet the growing demands for reliable, high-performance digital connectivity,” added Ed Myszka, President of TRC’s Power Sector. Explore how TRC’s integrated approach can address every aspect of data center development from navigating regulatory requirements to ensuring seamless grid interconnection and operational efficiency. About TRC Companies TRC stands for adaptability. With direction setting perspectives and partnerships, our 8,000+ tested practitioners in advisory, consulting, construction, engineering and management services deliver unique resolutions that answer any built or natural imperative. By creating new pathways for the world to thrive, we help our clients adapt to change and achieve long-lasting results while solving the challenges of making the Earth a better place to live — community by community and project by project. TRC is ranked #17 on ENR’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms, #5 for Power and #3 for Transmission & Distribution. Learn more at TRCcompanies.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
Exceed Compliance Demands and Improve Leak Survey & Management with Mobile Asset Mapping
April 30, 2025Leak detection and management is one of the most critical functions for utility companies managing gas infrastructure. As regulatory pressure mounts and public expectations shift, utility operators face a new era where legacy leak survey workflows are struggling to keep up
The Next Storm Won’t Wait: How to Strengthen Utility Storm Response Today
April 25, 2025Extreme weather events are no longer once-in-a-generation anomalies; they are an ever-present reality. Hurricanes, wildfires and winter storms are becoming more intense and frequent, placing unprecedented pressure on power grid resilience. Utilities face a growing challenge: how to prepare, respond and recover faster while keeping their workforce safe and effective.
Why Modern Geospatial Holds the Key to Advancing Grid Resiliency and Reliability
April 17, 2025Delivering Integrated Services to Accelerate Sustainable and Scalable Data Center Growth WINDSOR, Conn. TRC Companies, Inc. (TRC), a global professional services firm providing integrated strategy, consulting, engineering and applied technologies in support of the energy transition, announced an expanded suite of end-to-end solutions specifically designed for data center development. Demand for cloud computing, AI growth and uninterrupted digital connectivity are at an all-time high, putting pressure on existing and new data centers to keep up with substantial rates of growth. Concurrently, utility grid support is critical to supporting data center growth as utilities face mounting pressures from aging infrastructure, cybersecurity threats and complex regulatory environments. In response, TRC’s integrated services support every phase of data center projects, including strategic site selection, permitting, feasibility, grid interconnection, environmental compliance, engineering, construction management and final commissioning. TRC’s holistic model enables developers to build data centers more efficiently, sustainably and cost-effectively while ensuring alignment with broader utility and infrastructure modernization initiatives. “Today's data center projects require a strategic partner capable of managing complexity at every stage,” said Christopher Vincze, Chairman and CEO of TRC. “By integrating our electrification expertise with unparalleled market insight and deep industry relationships with energy and power executives as well as federal and state entities/officials, TRC offers a dynamic solution that streamlines development, ensures sustainability and tackles the toughest challenges, empowering our clients to build the data centers of the future.” Leveraging extensive utility-side experience, TRC’s tested practitioners across engineering, environmental services and strategic advisory practices deliver a cohesive and integrated approach focused on addressing the unique demands of data center developers and contractors. By combining the proven experience of our teams in power infrastructure with a thorough understanding of data center market needs, TRC ensures clients stay ahead in a constantly evolving landscape, so they are ready to meet the growing demands for reliable, high-performance digital connectivity,” added Ed Myszka, President of TRC’s Power Sector. Explore how TRC’s integrated approach can address every aspect of data center development from navigating regulatory requirements to ensuring seamless grid interconnection and operational efficiency. About TRC Companies TRC stands for adaptability. With direction setting perspectives and partnerships, our 8,000+ tested practitioners in advisory, consulting, construction, engineering and management services deliver unique resolutions that answer any built or natural imperative. By creating new pathways for the world to thrive, we help our clients adapt to change and achieve long-lasting results while solving the challenges of making the Earth a better place to live — community by community and project by project. TRC is ranked #17 on ENR’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms, #5 for Power and #3 for Transmission & Distribution. Learn more at TRCcompanies.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
TRC acquires Rampart, a Leader in Land Rights Acquisition
April 16, 2025Rampart will expand TRC’s capabilities in the utilities, oil and gas, and renewable energy markets WINDSOR, Conn. TRC Companies, Inc. (TRC), a global professional services firm providing integrated strategy, consulting, engineering and applied technologies in support of the energy transition, has acquired Rampart, a land rights acquisition company headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Rampart provides comprehensive right-of-way, permitting and land services to utility, oil and gas, renewable energy and public works companies in the Southern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S. Rampart brings long-standing relationships with key clients in the energy and infrastructure sector. “Rampart is poised for significant growth in the utility, renewables and pipeline sector driven by rising demand for power and support from Federal and State clean energy policies,” said Christopher Vincze, Chairman and CEO of TRC. “With this acquisition, we are well positioned to capitalize on additional investment in the power and energy markets.” “TRC is a leader in the energy market and a seamless fit for driving our company’s growth,” said Allan Butler, President of Rampart. “By joining forces, we are unlocking new opportunities for growth, innovation and excellence.” Morrissey Goodale served as the exclusive financial advisor to Rampart. About TRC Companies TRC stands for adaptability. With direction setting perspectives and partnerships, our 8,000+ tested practitioners in advisory, consulting, construction, engineering and management services deliver unique resolutions that answer any built or natural imperative. By creating new pathways for the world to thrive, we help our clients adapt to change and achieve long-lasting results while solving the challenges of making the Earth a better place to live — community by community and project by project. TRC is ranked #16 on ENR’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms, #5 for Power and #3 for Transmission & Distribution. Learn more at TRCcompanies.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
Grid Resiliency: Perspectives Across the Power Grid
April 16, 2025In today’s changing energy landscape, grid resiliency is a top priority for all power system owners and operators. The ability to absorb disruptions and maintain power is crucial in an increasingly unpredictable world.
Microplastics: Adapting to Emerging Legal Challenges with Proper Risk Assessment
April 15, 2025Although microplastics may very well be fundamentally inert and no different from nuisance dusts, concern over their increasing presence in the environment and the human body persists. To ensure that regulators, the public and juries reach accurate decisions about the potency of microplastics, it is important to conduct an exhaustive health risk assessment evaluating a diversity of toxicological endpoints across differing doses.
Why Utilities Need to Embrace “Control Rooms of the Future” Today
April 9, 2025The business of utility operations has dramatically changed in the last decade. Managing grid operations, integrating distributed energy resources and ensuring affordable service involves making sense of massive data so business leaders, operational staff and field crews can operate more effectively.
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