AI data center developer Crusoe has partnered with energy systems firm ON.energy to deploy 5GW of ON.energy's AI UPS technology across multiple hyperscale data center campuses.
– Crusoe
Commissioning of the UPS systems will commence in 2026 and continue into 2027. Crusoe said that the deployment is in reaction to the unique power demands of AI training workloads, which the current grid struggles to manage.
ON.energy's medium-voltage UPS is designed specifically for AI data centers, sitting in between the power sources and the data center itself. The company said it decouples facilities from the grid, allowing them to ride through voltage faults without disconnecting, while also preventing internal GPU load swings from reaching the grid.
According to ON.energy, the system, launched in October of last year, can store enough energy to power an AI data center campus for extended periods, which it contends reduces variability on the grid during peak hours.
