Today's data centers are bigger, denser, more interconnected, and as a result, more complex than ever before. As AI accelerates infrastructure growth, securing enough reliable power, quickly, has risen above almost every other industry-wide challenge.
The unprecedented demand created by AI-ready facilities is forcing operators to rethink traditional power strategies. Rather than relying solely on national grids, data centers are increasingly investing in diversified energy solutions.
As a result, battery technology is transforming from a backup system into a critical component of modern power architecture.
For CSB's Eric Hill, the industry's approach to batteries has fundamentally changed. Rather than simply supplying products, the company works with operators to determine how batteries can solve specific operational challenges:
"We're helping data centers solve problems around the batteries themselves, and using the batteries to solve problems. It's not just about selling a battery that can do everything reasonably well. It comes down to understanding why customers need batteries, what they want them to do, and how we solve those problems."
