End-to-End Energy Solutions for
Data Centers

Integrated solutions for data center projects

To meet the growing demands and ensure reliable operations, data centers must adopt innovative energy solutions and efficient design practices. This is where POWER Engineers, a member of WSP, come into play, offering comprehensive services that address the unique challenges of data center energy needs. By leveraging their extensive expertise in power plant applications and mission critical facilities, we enable speed to market and provide tailored solutions that enhance performance, sustainability, and stability.

Our comprehensive approach, from site selection to detailed engineering, sets us apart in meeting the high demands of data centers.

–Paul Compton, VP of Business Development and Strategy,
Power Generation, POWER Engineers

POWER + kW Mission Critical = Success

Joining forces with kW Mission Critical Engineering, Member of WSP, we deliver expert planning, design, and implementation of data centers and their power needs, ensuring operational efficiency and rapid market readiness. Our integrated solutions under the WSP umbrella combine international reach, regional knowledge, and local expertise to offer comprehensive data center engineering, power plant engineering, advisory, and environmental services.

We are uniquely positioned in the mission critical industry by uniting leading North American data center and power design experts with worldwide technical engineers, sustainability advisors, and program managers to provide an integrated, multidisciplinary solution to our clients.

–Addam Friedl, Managing Director, kW Mission Critical Engineering, Member of WSP and Global Mission Critical Network

To bridge the gap between the growing energy demands of data centers and the challenges posed by grid connectivity delays, innovative power engineering solutions are essential. These solutions aim to ensure a continuous and stable energy supply, which is critical for maintaining the high availability required by data centers. By addressing these challenges, data centers can achieve operational efficiency and consistency, even without establishing full grid connectivity.

Accelerated site analysis and dependable power solutions

We have several innovative solutions to address the long wait times for grid connectivity; to ensure that data centers and power plants can meet their energy needs reliably and efficiently, even before connecting to the grid.

Speed to market

Speed to market is crucial, and our team has streamlined processes to deliver site analysis and screening results in weeks rather than months.

Reliable power

Designing behind-the-meter power plants that supply electricity directly to data centers and operate independently in an islanded configuration, striving for steady, uninterrupted generation and utilizing backup options during minimal power plant downtime.

Procurement solutions

Procurement support is crucial for data center development, especially in the race to be first to market. Our strong relationships with OEMs enable us to devise creative solutions for long lead procurement.

Power redundancy

Implementing redundancy in power generation with appropriate configuration of combustion turbines ensures continuous operation, while designing electrical systems with backup channels handles failures.

Energy storage

Integrating energy storage for load balancing between power generation and data center load—while also providing reliability, stability, and renewable integrations—is crucial.

Phased dispatch strategy

Rolling out power in phases allows for expedited project scheduling and market deployment and supports modular growth in alignment with data center load expansion without over-provision.

Simulation tool

Creating a simulation tool that helps simulate generator dependability and optimize the number of generators needed to meet specified levels of mission critical performance (as well as estimate uptime of proposed generator configuration).

Designing power infrastructure for AI data centers involves understanding rapid power demand changes, battery storage solutions and evolving from traditional baseload units to flexible systems.

–Chad Elder, Project Manager,
POWER Engineers

The demand for data centers and associated power plants is growing, and our team is adapting to meet these needs quickly. We aim to reduce the time required for site screening and analysis from several weeks to just a few, ensuring speed to market for our clients.

–Mike Doyle, Business Unit Director, Environmental,
POWER Engineers

Project Highlights

Powerful, efficient energy solutions for modern needs

We excel in modernizing power generation by integrating renewable energy, hybrid gas turbine technology, and battery storage to meet high power demands efficiently and sustainably. Our projects deliver reliable, powerful, and clean energy solutions tailored to not only data center developers, but all industries, leveraging the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and environmental benefits of gas turbine plants, which offer quick startup times, fuel flexibility, and support for distributed power generation.

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Mission-Critical Data Center Renovation

A national defense contractor needed to renovate its 10,000 square-foot data center while remaining operational.

Hybrid Generation and Energy Storage Facility

The state-of-the-art, two-unit 96 MW hybrid plant combines combustion gas turbines with battery energy storage to provide a quick response to energy demands and minimize the region’s duck curve.

Highly Efficient 1875 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant

To strengthen reliability and support decarbonization, Caithness Energy develops a plant that generates 40% less CO₂.

Paul Compton

VP Project Development & Strategy,
Power Generation, POWER Engineers
(970) 261-5737
paul.compton@powereng.com

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Chad Elder

Sr. Project Manager,
Power Generation, POWER Engineers
(913) 402-4291
chad.elder@powereng.com

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Adam Benson

Sr. Project Manager,
Power Generation, POWER Engineers
(201) 986-3924
adam.benson@powereng.com

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Mike Doyle

VP Environmental Planning,
Environmental, POWER Engineers
(385) 218-6452
mike.doyle@powereng.com

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Lisa Meaux

Sr. Project Manager,
Environmental, POWER Engineers
(281) 765-5507
lisa.barko@powereng.com

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Michael P. Thomas

Sr. Vice President & BD Principal,
kW Mission Critical Engineering
(312) 447-1395
michael.thomas@wsp.com

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We value the confidentiality of our clients' project. If you would like more information on over 1,000 worldwide mission critical projects we have completed and to discuss your critical facility needs, please contact Michael Thomas.

As we navigate this new frontier of data center energy needs, the collaboration between technical teams and clients is crucial for achieving optimal solutions.

–Adam Benson, Senior Project Manager, POWER Engineers

End-to-End Energy Solutions for
Data Centers

Integrated solutions for data center projects

Our comprehensive approach, from site selection to detailed engineering, sets us apart in meeting the high demands of data centers.

POWER + kW Mission Critical = Success

We are uniquely positioned in the mission critical industry by uniting leading North American data center and power design experts with worldwide technical engineers, sustainability advisors, and program managers to provide an integrated, multidisciplinary solution to our clients.

Accelerated site analysis and dependable power solutions

Designing power infrastructure for AI data centers involves understanding rapid power demand changes, battery storage solutions and evolving from traditional baseload units to flexible systems.

The demand for data centers and associated power plants is growing, and our team is adapting to meet these needs quickly. We aim to reduce the time required for site screening and analysis from several weeks to just a few, ensuring speed to market for our clients.