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The Making of What Matters series

AI rewriting the rules of power for a future-ready era

Zari Venhaus and Mark Kelly, 01/01/2026

In this episode of The Making of What Matters, Zari Venhaus sits down with Mark Kelly, svp, global intelligent power technologies at Eaton, to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming power management and critical infrastructure.

Zari and Mark's conversation highlights Eaton’s leadership at the intersection of AI, electrification, and resilience. Shaping a smarter, safer, and more sustainable future.

Key takeaways

  • AI in data centers - 02:17 How Eaton is enabling responsive power architectures to meet skyrocketing energy demands and cooling challenges driven by AI workloads.
  • Autonomous systems & safety - 7:20 From wildfire mitigation to motor health monitoring, AI delivers real-time decisions that protect lives and assets.
  • Sustainability & energy transition - 17:30 The role of AI in balancing grid constraints, integrating renewables, and driving efficiency through innovations like high-voltage DC and modular designs.
  • Future technologies - 24:50 Exciting developments in physics-informed AI, neuro-symbolic AI, and multi-physics optimization that will redefine industrial and energy systems.
  • Digital twin technology - 28:19 How virtual modeling of factories, buildings, and products accelerates design cycles and optimizes performance.
  • Software-defined power - 33:50 The shift from hardware-centric systems to software-driven control for flexibility and scalability in power management.

We’re hitting hard limits—grid constraints, carbon ceilings, renewable variability. AI and software-defined power are how we break through those boundaries.

Mark Kelly, svp, global intelligent power technologies, Eaton

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