The enormous global appetite for connectivity is creating the need for more data , storage and data centres – and , in turn , the need for more electricity and stronger reserves to protect critical operations for businesses , organisations and service providers . Intelligent power management company , Eaton , is using its Data Centers as a Grid approach to reimagine the role of the data centre as an active participant in the energy transition , putting critical infrastructure to work in new ways to generate new revenue streams , enhance resiliency and reduce carbon emissions . A key component of Eaton ’ s Everything as a Grid perspective , this application helps transform existing systems and enables data centres to work harder , smarter and more sustainably . “ Data centres have an essential role to play in the energy transition as operators seek to reduce their environmental
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footprint and meet regulatory and corporate sustainability goals ,” said Hervé Tardy , Eaton ’ s Vice President Marketing and Strategy for Critical Power and Digital Infrastructure . “ Our Data Centers as a Grid approach combines new energy management capabilities , data analytics and sophisticated controls with existing infrastructure to support a bi-directional flow of energy to and from the grid . Using this approach , data centres can efficiently and effectively coordinate multiple energy sources , adopt more renewables , anticipate energy needs and participate in grid programmes to earn new revenue streams .”
A recent study commissioned by Eaton , The intersection of digital transformation and the energy transition , points to the important role of new energy business models in improving the ways data centres view and manage power needs as operators seek to improve
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sustainability . Among other findings , the research found that more than one-third of data centre operators are seeking to sell generated power back to the grid as they continue to grow investments in renewables and energy storage .
Eaton ’ s Data Centers as a Grid approach combines intelligent power management technology , such as uninterruptible power supplies ( UPSs ), with digital innovation to reshape existing infrastructure into an asset for the grid . By enabling a bi-directional power flow , data centres can better support renewable resources and offset the cost of infrastructure upgrades by earning revenue through frequency response and other grid services . This creates a grid-interactive data centre with infrastructure that increases sustainability , delivers more value , provides essential backup and substantially reduces operating costs . �
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