Overview
- Aligned Data Centers and Calibrant Energy announced an on‑site 31‑MW/62‑MWh BESS that they say will let a Pacific Northwest campus come online and scale years sooner than waiting for utility upgrades.
- The companies report ongoing collaboration with a regional utility from the start of negotiations to use flexibility to enhance and accelerate interconnection, while not naming the utility or the exact site.
- They describe the battery as a grid‑responsive asset intended to discharge during peak demand, bolster local reliability, and turn the data center’s load into a dynamic grid resource without shifting costs to ratepayers.
- Equipment including transformers, switchgear, and battery modules was manufactured or assembled in the United States, and the system is said to exceed international safety standards with layered protections and 24/7 monitoring.
- Aligned and Calibrant characterize the project as the first U.S. battery purpose‑built to speed data center interconnection and say their ‘Path to Power’ model is being considered for similar projects in other markets.