Utility Rates, Grid, and Markets
Coincident peak refers to a customer's load during a larger system peak, such as a utility, RTO, or transmission-zone peak. It matters because some charges are assigned based on contribution to system peaks rather than the customer's own monthly maximum.
Congestion occurs when transmission limits prevent the lowest-cost generation from serving load freely. It can raise local prices, create interconnection upgrade needs, and signal grid bottlenecks near attractive data center markets.
Read definition →Tier II adds redundant capacity components but still generally requires shutdowns for some maintenance and has distribution-path exposure. It is a step up from basic capacity but not concurrently maintainable.
Read definition →Uninterruptible Power Supply provides short-duration power conditioning and ride-through between utility events and generator availability. UPS topology, battery chemistry, runtime, efficiency, redundancy, and maintenance are central to data center reliability.
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