If your plans for a data center facility are on hold while you wait for electrical power from the grid, you're not only losing time, you’re losing revenue - lots of it. As more gigawatt-scale data centers come online, developers are taking matters into their own hands in order to secure power faster. In this episode, we explore how the role of onsite generation has shifted from back-up power to primary power source, and what this means for data centers and their relationship with utilities. In particular we will:
- Compare technologies by speed, scale, cost and deliverability
- Strategies for combining generation, storage and controls within microgrids
- Explore how to manage planning, fuel and supply-chain dependencies
- How to develop grid-interactive sites through utility coordination
