From banking apps and WhatsApp to Netflix and AI chatbots, Singaporeans rely on data centres daily. These centres currently consume about 7% of the nation’s electricity, a figure expected to grow as digital service usage increases. Hairianto Diman and Syahida Othman explore the crucial role of data centres in Singapore’s everyday digital life, and discuss strategies to reduce their impact on the energy grid with Arun Bhatia, Executive Managing Director of APAC Strategy at Carrier.