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“ So that way, we know when we go build that data centre, it’ s going to be the most efficient, most sustainable, best design we can do with today’ s tools and technology available.”
Testing and validation provide final verification that design intent translates into operational performance, but they also reveal the interconnected nature of modern data centre systems. Jenn Cahill describes:“ With these two programmes, we feel like we can design a really solid data centre that is going to ensure that whatever they’ re promising there – if it’ a colocation
– whatever they’ re promising the end user or a hyperscaler, that they’ re going to get what they ask for.”
As Jenn concludes:“ These innovations are really fun because we’ re looking at virtual power plants and the data centres are working with utilities to allow the utility to actually pull from their backup generation when they’ re not using it during peak hours. And so they’ re supplementing the grid, they’ re making our grid more reliable and more resilient without impacting the ratepayers.”
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