Making data centers grid-friendly – preventing blackouts via UPS tech

Schneider Electric announces Galaxy V Series UPS engineered for Fault Ride‑Through (FRT) compliance.

• Main announcement: Schneider Electric introduces the Galaxy V Series UPS as a grid‑friendly UPS engineered to meet emerging Fault Ride‑Through (FRT) requirements and enable controlled, standards‑aligned behavior during transmission faults (no specific commercial deployment timeline provided in article).
• Supporting facts and context:Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory projects U.S. data center demand rising from 176 TWh (2023) to 325–580 TWh by 2028; the article cites real events: Ireland (May 2025) saw 387 MW of data center load drop—52% of all data center demand at that moment, and Northern Virginia (July 2024) had 60 data centers disconnect, creating a 1,500 MW power surplus. TSOs are introducing FRT requirements for large loads including data centers.