Microgrid
A microgrid is a local group of generation, storage and loads with its own controls that can operate connected to the main grid or separately in island mode. For a data center, a microgrid might combine on-site generation, batteries and utility service to improve resilience or allow early operation. Its design affects air permits, fuel supply, interconnection terms and how utility rules treat the site.
The full guide · Power & interconnectionMicrogrids and Battery Storage at Data Center SitesWhat microgrids and battery storage do at a data center, how they change power planning, and what they need from a site in land, permits and interconnection.Where Microgrid comes up
- Site selection by stateData Center Site Selection in West Virginia
- Site selection by stateData Center Site Selection in New Mexico
- Power & interconnectionRenewable Energy Procurement and How It Affects Data Center Siting
- Environmental & physical riskDo Data Center Backup Generators Need an Air Permit?
- Decisions and trade-offsGrid Power vs. On-Site Generation: How to Decide
- Zoning, permitting & communityBuilding and Fire Codes for Data Centers: IBC, NFPA 75 and 76, NFPA 855
- Environmental & physical riskWildfire Risk and Data Center Siting: Hazard Maps, Power Shutoffs and WUI Codes
- Environmental & physical riskHurricane and Storm Surge Risk for Data Center Sites: SLOSH Maps, Coastal Flood Zones and Grid Outages