In a first, a data center is using a big battery to get online faster.
Instead of waiting on infrastructure upgrades, new gas turbines, or lobbying utility companies for more power, Aligned Data Centers is taking a different approach. It’s paying for a new 31-megawatt/62-megawatt-hour battery to power its new facility in the Pacific Northwest.
And according to the companies involved, this deal will get Aligned’s data center running ”years earlier than would be possible with traditional utility upgrades.”
This tells us everything we need to know about where we are in the AI infrastructure cycle – and where the next big investment opportunities are hiding.
This post originally appeared at InvestorPlace.