Use Case — Data Centers & Critical Power
Critical power assets with continuous, connected evidence
AI and compute growth is adding load faster than most facilities planned for. GRIDSTROM keeps UPS, battery, switchgear, and generation records connected to their projects, vendors, and service evidence across sites.
Operating Context
The environment this work happens in
- Rapid load growth and constrained utility interconnection timelines.
- Concurrent maintainability requirements and strict change control.
- Multiple vendors covering UPS, batteries, generation, and controls.
- Audit and compliance expectations for testing and maintenance evidence.
The Fragmented-Data Problem
Where the record breaks today
- Battery test results held in vendor reports rather than the asset record.
- Capacity planning in spreadsheets disconnected from installed inventory.
- Maintenance evidence scattered across service providers.
- Replacement timing estimated rather than tracked per asset.
Financial Decision
What critical power capital is required, in what sequence, and with what replacement horizon?
Operational Workflow
How the work moves
- 01
Inventory critical assets
Every UPS string, battery, and generator carries an asset record.
- 02
Plan capacity
Projects reference installed capacity, not a separate spreadsheet.
- 03
Govern the approval
Change control and capital approval share one evidence chain.
- 04
Execute with vendors
Requests, quotes, and orders route to qualified providers.
- 05
Test and verify
Test results attach to the asset as durable evidence.
Representative Product Experience
Critical power register — Ashfield Data Campus (demonstration data)
UPS and battery assets with service state, last verified test, and replacement horizon.
| Record | Asset | System | State | Replacement horizon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AST-1204 | UPS module A1 | Hall 1 | Operating | 2031 |
| AST-1211 | Battery string A1-2 | Hall 1 | Watch | 2028 |
| AST-1230 | Generator G2 | Yard | Test complete | 2036 |
| AST-1244 | Battery string B3-1 | Hall 2 | Exception | Assessment open |
Records shown are fictional demonstration data. Capabilities are released progressively.
Outputs by Role
What each role gets from the same record
Executive
- Capacity and replacement outlook across sites
- Capital sequencing view
Finance / Planning
- Replacement schedule feeding budget cycles
- Approved versus committed spend by system
Operations
- Concurrent maintainability status by system
- Open exceptions and vendor response
Technician
- Procedure, history, and prior evidence in the work order
- Structured test result capture
Partner
- Scoped service request per asset
- Order and completion tied to the record
Integration Approach
Connect what is already in place
- Vendor-neutral intake: existing spreadsheets, ERP exports, monitoring portals, and equipment telemetry are read into a canonical asset record.
- GRIDSTROM is not the general ledger. ERP and accounting platforms remain systems of record for financial postings.
- DCIM, BMS, and monitoring exports map to canonical asset records without replacing those systems.
- Vendor service reports are attached as evidence against the asset they describe.
Security & Governance
How access and evidence are handled
Role-based access, least-privilege permissions, and an append-only history for approvals and status changes. Documents and evidence are stored privately, and access is scoped to the organization, project, and role that requires it.
Measurement
What success could be measured
Metric categories only. Results depend on the organization, its data, and how the work is adopted; no outcome is promised.
Evidence coverage
Share of critical assets with current, attached test evidence.
Replacement visibility
Share of assets with a recorded replacement horizon.
Exception resolution
Time from exception to verified recovery.
Capacity accuracy
Alignment between planned capacity and installed inventory.
Related Use Cases
Adjacent operating environments
Next Step
Discuss your use case
Bring the sites, systems, and decisions you are working with. We will walk through how the record would be structured.
Roles served: Executive · Finance / Planning · Operations · Technician · Partner