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Grid-interactive power: a new frontier in data center innovation

From energy users to producers

June 7, 2022
Janne Paananen and Ehsan Nasr, Ph.D, P.Eng. SMIEEE,
KEYWORDS power solutions / renewable energy for data centers / UPSs
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The energy transition is unlocking new opportunities for innovation across industries as businesses seek to harness renewables, such as solar and wind along with energy storage to reduce their reliance on grid power and lower their carbon footprints. Nowhere is the sustainability opportunity greater than in the data center.

As the need for data center power continues to grow, more operators will look to innovative solutions to help them meet sustainability goals while offsetting the demand for grid energy. Fortunately, a new solution is emerging that uses existing data center technology — specifically, the uninterruptible power supply (UPS) — to transform data centers into an energy-producing assets for the grid.

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