Data Centers and Battery Storage: Strengthening the Power Bond

Tamarindo, in partnership with Troutman Pepper Locke, convened a panel of energy storage and digital infrastructure experts and published a special report examining how battery storage can meet data center energy needs.

• Panel and report published — Tamarindo and Troutman Pepper Locke convened industry experts and released the “Power Couple” special report; the report cites IEA projection: data center electricity to around 945 terawatt-hours by 2030 and a Saft estimate that U.S. data center electricity share may rise from 3%–5% to 8%–12% by 2030.
• Scope and findings — The panel assessed feasibility of battery storage for data centers in Europe and the U.S., analysed barriers to adoption, compared lessons between markets, discussed investor pitfalls, and predicted how the relationship between data centers and battery storage may evolve over the next 12–24 months; it also noted current reliance on UPS systems backed by diesel generators for uninterrupted power.