Energy Storage for Data Centers: A Growing Backup Power Option

Energy Storage for Data Centers: A Growing Backup Power Option Batteries have always backed up data centers in the form of UPS strings. Grid-scale BESS is now taking on a bigger role — here’s how and why. Why Data Centers Are Looking Beyond Traditional UPS Batteries Data centers have always relied on batteries for backup […]

Commercial vs Utility-Scale Energy Storage: Key Differences

Commercial vs Utility-Scale Energy Storage: Key Differences The batteries may look similar, but the interconnection point, operating objective, project scope and procurement risk are fundamentally different. Commercial and utility-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) can use the same core technologies—lithium-ion battery racks, a power conversion system (PCS), battery management system (BMS), energy management system (EMS), […]