An AI data center can keep every server running and still create a problem for the grid. When multiple facilities transfer to backup together, the sudden withdrawal of demand becomes a power-system event.
In my latest article for Microgrid Knowledge, I examine how three power layers need to work together: UPS: maintains continuity of power to critical loads. BESS: buffers rapid load variations and manages the power profile seen by the grid or on-site generation. Generators: provide sustained supply, within their fuel, rating, and operating constraints.