Renewable Energy World
Summary
Data center demand is surging due to the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing, and developers are under pressure to find reliable, resilient, and cost-efficient power sources.
Microgrids are rising to meet this challenge. These localized energy resources can operate independently of the main grid and help data center owners and operators to meet their power generation needs. But achieving optimal results from microgrids requires planning for the right mix and configuration of technologies such as renewables, storage, gensets, and thermal assets.
The right mix and sizing of these energy generation and storage technologies is critical, and developers should also plan beyond simply powering their data centers. Cooling the infrastructure that runs these servers is equally critical and, based on past project performance, has proven to be a major factor in operational costs and energy use as well.
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