Two primary types of deployments are driving power consumption higher and making improved efficiency essential. Each requires a different approach for specifying rack power distribution units (PDUs). 

A microgrid is a system that provides local generation and can operate as a single controllable entity working in parallel with the utility grid or in island mode, where it disconnects from the grid and operates under its own power.
 

Amy Al-Katib, editor-in-chief of Mission Critical, interviews Robert Fernandez, director of economic diversification for Parkland County, on this episode of The Thought Cloud.