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Last week, 639Solar was honored to attend the 2025 New Mexico Energy Policy Symposium, an event that brought together state leaders, operators, tribal representatives, and tech innovators to reimagine the future of energy. Hosted in New Mexico, the symposium spotlighted how the energy landscape is evolving and what it will take to meet the rising demands of climate responsibility, economic growth, and high-density infrastructure.
“The future of data centers doesn't just happen to be off-grid — it’s off-grid on purpose. We’re building infrastructure that puts no strain at all on the existing power grid.” — Tim Shaler, CEO of 639Solar
Our CEO, Tim Shaler, was invited to speak on two of the most future-facing panels of the event:
Tim brought a hard-earned operator’s lens to both discussions, offering a rare combination of boots-on-the-ground insight and big-picture strategy. As the only speaker representing a fully solar-powered, off-grid data infrastructure company, he laid out what it looks like to stop theorizing about the energy transition and start building it.
“The energy transition isn’t about someday. It’s about site control, capital, and commitment.” — Tim Shaler, CEO of 639Solar
This panel, focused on the intersection of quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and hyperscale data growth, tackled one of the symposium’s central tensions: How do we power the technologies of tomorrow without overloading an already-strained grid? Tim’s answer was clear. You don’t fix the grid. You reimagine where and how infrastructure is built.
“Our New Mexico campus proves you can run high-density compute on nothing but sun and storage. No fossil fuels, no grid strain, no excuses.” — Tim Shaler, CEO of 639Solar
Tim’s second panel dove into the state of affairs from the operator’s point of view. Much of the conversation focused on the gap between policy ambition and on-the-ground feasibility, particularly in permitting, site development, and interconnection delays. Tim emphasized that while long-term planning is important, what’s needed now is practical policy alignment with capital readiness. With large AI and compute clients eager for low-carbon, high-uptime options, the window to build momentum is now, not in ten years.
The event included high-impact discussions from some of the most influential voices in modern energy strategy. Topics ranged from legislative perspectives to advanced innovation in hydrogen, geothermal, and nuclear:
What took place at this year’s symposium wasn’t just a local energy conversation. It was a preview of how infrastructure, policy, and technology must evolve globally to meet the accelerating demands of the digital age. Whether in New Mexico or Nairobi, hyperscale compute and AI workloads are outpacing the capacity of legacy grids. The message is clear. The future will belong to regions and operators that decouple from fossil dependency and rewire how we build power at the edge.
Tim’s contribution underscored a broader shift already underway. This is a new era where site control, capital alignment, and clean energy innovation define the next generation of infrastructure builders. At 639Solar, we’re proud to be part of that shift. Not just talking about the future, but powering it.
