In today’s technology-driven world, data centres are the backbone of countless businesses and services, supporting everything from cloud computing and e-commerce to streaming platforms and critical infrastructure. The demand for data centres has surged in recent years, driven by the exponential growth of data generated by IoT devices, the adoption of edge computing, and the continuous expansion of online services. Data centres can be built using the most advanced engineering with the smartest technology, but to energize the facility, operators must reach beyond its walls to an electrical substation. The substation connects the data centre to its electric supply, usually a public utility system, although distributed power generation sources such as fuel cells or solar arrays are also being increasingly considered. Due to the utility company’s workload driven by renewable integration and the need for the higher capacity, set voltage levels (hyper scales) and redundancies, more and more developers are building their own on-site substations.

Data Centres consume large amounts of power and one of the latest trends in the data centre market is a strong focus on sustainability and energy efficiency. To reduce the amount of power drawn from the grid, many operators are turning to onsite generation – such as PV solar panels, fuel cells and wind turbines – to generate their own clean energy. Here at SSN, we have a wealth of experience helping clients with all energy services for all scales of data centres including: