Energy infrastructure start-up TAR has successfully raised $27 million as part of its seed round.

First reported by Forbes, the funding will support TAR in the development and deployment of scalable on-site plug-and-play power infrastructure to data centers, with an emphasis on renewable energy systems.

“We are building modular, scalable, behind-the-meter energy systems consisting of solar, batteries, wind energy, and (for emergencies / long periods of unfavorable weather conditions) simple cycle gas turbines,” co-founder Pat Becker told Forbes. “The main premise is being able to provide power 24/7 without relying on the grid at low cost, minimal environmental impact, and extremely fast.”

The company is seeking to position itself as an alternative to fossil-fuel-based on-site solutions. According to the report, the company's main value proposition is providing on-site power to reduce dependence on public grid infrastructure, allowing installations to be built farther from large urban areas.

According to Becker, the company is looking to do away with conventional power generation methods. “We focus on shifting work to factories where we can pre-wire, pre-assemble, pre-test, and pre-commission energy generation methods significantly faster and cheaper. This means that each power generation method we are using requires changes to the deployment sequence,” he told Forbes.

The company is currently planning a 10MW pilot on an undisclosed site. Becker claims that the nameplate capacity of the system is much larger than 10MW, with the lower number due to fluctuations in renewable generation capacity. TAR said that its first customer deployment with an undisclosed large neocloud offtaker will be about twice the capacity.

TAR claims that its system can be up and running within three months, and due to its modular nature, can be scaled. It said it has a pipeline of more than 200MW of capacity in 2027 and several additional gigawatts in 2028.

Becker admits that the solution is not a cheaper option compared to the grid, but offers data center operators a much faster route to market.

“TAR’s energy system is not affected by interconnection queues, curtailment, lengthy permitting cycles, or slow, labor-heavy on-site work,” he says. “The pricing on the energy will depend on project to project since varying requirements affect how much system overbuild and thus capex is required. It is not uncommon to see behind-the-meter PPA prices as high as $150-$160 per MWh. We are far below that.”

While renewables will form the primary source of power, the system will include gas turbines to ensure redundancy. However, Becker claims that the company expects “to only need gas turbines for a few weeks per year if at all.”

The company offers a very similar product to Intersect Power, which was acquired by Google late last year. It focuses on the development of data center campuses co-located with renewable energy and storage assets.