Flexible Capacity: The Secret Weapon for Securing Interconnection
The growth of digitalization, from cloud computing and artificial intelligence to big data and the Internet of Things (IoT), has empowered modern businesses, enabling cost-effective optimizations and critical innovations. At the same time, it’s exponentially increased the demand for data centers, which are foundational in supporting the digital economy. Yet, owners and operators are finding out that bringing new data centers online to support this growing demand is no easy feat.
Rising Temperatures Challenging the Grid
Once commonly referred to as the “greatest machine in the world,” the US energy grid now struggles to provide an adequate and reliable electricity supply on a regular basis, its reliability decreases even more so when temperatures rise.
Survey Says! Companies are prioritizing power resiliency
The business landscape in our highly connected world is evolving, and more and more companies need continuous and reliable power to run their operations to stay competitive. To learn more about their changing needs and concerns about power reliability, we recently surveyed over 200 organizations who are either considering implementing backup power strategies or already have power resiliency solutions in place.
Renewable Natural Gas 101: How Harmful Waste Becomes Clean Energy
As the world races to decarbonize, many industries and governments are turning to a hot, new technology for their energy needs: renewable natural gas (RNG). As RNG makes its way into business strategies and sustainability plans, it’s important to make sure we all have a clear understanding of what RNG is, the benefits it offers, and what it means for the clean energy transition.
Hydrogen Energy Outlook for Microgrids
With a growing demand for energy and an aging grid infrastructure, the U.S. is struggling to consistently and reliably provide electricity to residences, businesses, and government buildings. While disruptive on a broad scale, power outages are particularly problematic for critical infrastructure like hospitals, data centers, and grocery stores, for which losing power is extremely costly and potentially life-threatening.
Why CARB DG Certification is an Accomplishment for the Industry to Celebrate
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In 2022, Enchanted Rock’s generators became the first of their kind to secure the coveted California Air Resources Board Distributed Generation (CARB DG) certification. The CARB DG certification has some of the strictest emission requirements in the world, making this certification a significant milestone not just for Enchanted Rock, but also for businesses and government facilities seeking cleaner backup power solutions.
Data Centers as Good Grid Citizens: How microgrids can turn facilities into welcome members of the community
The demand for data centers continues to rise rapidly, fueled by the increased appetite for digital interconnection. Artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, and the internet of things all contribute to the growing need for new facilities to meet the need for increased computing capacity.
Is your microgrid working for you? How the right backup power solution can do more for your business than keep the lights on
Although we’re excited about the increasing investment in electrical infrastructure — including the recent passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act — grid outages are still of increasing concern across the United States. This issue is costly to ratepayers and will only continue to worsen as demand rises for electricity, the grid gets older and frailer, weather gets more extreme, and cybersecurity threats increase.
How Enchanted Rock’s State of the Art Network Operations Center Ensures Rock-Solid Service
Between extreme weather events, cyber-attacks, and aging electrical infrastructure, grid outages have never been more frequent and varied. As a result, it’s become necessary for critical facilities to hedge against disruption with backup power solutions, especially as outages are expensive, often life-threatening, and always unpredictable.
Natural Gas Microgrids Offer Reprieve to Texas Communities During Winter Storm
Two years after Winter Storm Uri crippled Texas’ electrical grid at a cost of more than 200 lives and $100 billion in damages, hundreds of thousands of residents and businesses in Texas once again found themselves without power in the middle of February 2023’s frigid temperatures. Though extremely costly and disruptive, these recent outages reignited conversations about Texas’ emergency preparedness and response protocols and brought back into the spotlight the importance of resiliency-as-a-service backup power solutions.