The rapid rise of AI and emerging technologies is accelerating demand for data centers, alongside the need for scalable, resilient energy infrastructure. These gigawatt-scale facilities require a robust design for redundancy and reliability to protect critical operations. As a result, the total cost of ownership of these systems is rising, making efficient, cost-effective energy strategies essential to minimize operational expenses. In addition, state and local governments are offering incentives, or charging energy tariffs, to reduce the strain on power grids.
An RFP was published for a government Tier III Edge data center with key objectives:
1) Maximize both efficiency and resilience.
2) Minimize total cost of ownership, operating expenses, and carbon emissions.
The facility planners also required an all-inclusive service plan. Significant energy export tariffs would be levied for every 100 kW drawn from the grid, further underscoring the need for an optimized energy strategy.
CoolSys rose to the challenge, leveraging its deep expertise in regulations, incentives, multidisciplinary engineering capabilities, skilled design, technical expertise, an in-house monitoring center that is supported 24/7/365 to deliver a cost-effective and fully optimized solution.
The CoolSys Energy Solutions team aligned with all of the center’s strategic goals for facility performance, reducing energy costs, total cost of ownership, as well as lowering carbon emissions for long-term success. The CoolSys 360 solution included a site assessment, Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system provision, assemby, maintenance, and seamless integration with building MEP and DCIM platforms to ensure long-term success and the lowest cost of ownership.
To boost resilience and redundancy while avoiding steep energy tariffs, CoolSys integrated the cogeneration system with a solar array. To provide full protection of the critical infrastructure and ensure 100% redundancy, the entire system was also integrated into the power grid. Once commissioned, CoolSys began 24/7/365 monitoring and regular maintenance to provide a full turnkey solution.
CoolSys Cogeneration Engineers conducted a detailed provision and engineering assessment, identifying efficiency opportunities to achieve optimal grid reliance and produce more energy than it consumes to avoid steep tariffs.
A central pillar of the proposal was the implementation of a turnkey solution. CoolSys also provided a service package that included constant system monitoring to detect and resolve issues before they occurred.
The units were calibrated to work in perfect harmony with the solar array while maintaining cold aisle containment and other critical systems, ensuring seamless operation and maximum energy efficiency.
CoolSys introduced a comprehensive preventive long-term maintenance program covering all system components. This included regular inspections, calibration, and predictive replacements to prevent outages and maintain availability.
The CoolSys custom design and integration yielded optimum grid reliance, reduced energy cost, lowered total cost of ownership, and delivered 100% redundancy while producing more energy than consumed. The success of the program has led to a seven-year extension of the service agreement and two additional facility design requests encompassing over 80+ engines utility service.
The CHP system now operates impressively, delivering resilient, efficient power to the data center consistently and reliably.
By integrating into the solar array, CoolSys secured a reduction of 48% CO2MTE, meeting requirements and reinforcing its commitment to environmental sustainability.
The CHP system ensured that during power outages or emergencies, this data center could maintain uninterrupted operations — 100% uptime annually.
Utilizing a self-powered energy system, the data center was able to avoid electric tariffs, secure incentives, and ultimately realize energy cost savings while producing more energy than the data center consumes with the CHP system.
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