Demand
Demand is the rate of electricity use over a defined interval, commonly measured in kW or kVA. Utilities often bill large customers based on the highest measured demand interval, not just total energy consumed.
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Interconnection and Studies
Large load interconnection
Large load interconnection refers to the utility or transmission process for connecting unusually large demand, such as data centers, hydrogen, industrial load, or electrified manufacturing. Rules are less standardized than generator interconnection in many regions, so local utility and RTO procedures matter.
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Gray space
Gray space is support infrastructure area such as electrical rooms, mechanical rooms, staging, storage, and back-of-house space. It may not directly house servers, but it is essential to making white space usable and reliable.
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Valve-regulated lead-acid battery is a sealed lead-acid battery type historically common in UPS systems. It is familiar and relatively low cost, but it has space, weight, replacement, temperature, and maintenance tradeoffs versus lithium-ion systems.
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