Whitepaper: Energy Storage Is a Core Power Strategy for Next-Generation Data Centers
February 25, 2026
As more data centers come online, particularly those supporting hyperscale and AI-driven workloads, battery energy storage systems (BESS) are increasingly relied upon to address a range of power supply challenges driven by evolving needs for power availability, reliability and speed to market.
Historically, data centers have relied on grid power supplemented by diesel generators and localized uninterruptable power systems (UPS). Centralized, utility-scale batteries were rarely deployed, due to cost, perceived risk and lack of compelling use cases.
