December 17, 2020
Google to Test Data Center Battery Backup That Also Serves the Grid
Google on Wednesday unveiled plans to install its first backup battery at a data center, with ambitions to use the project as a test case for grid service applications. The 3-megawatt, 2-hour-duration battery will be installed at a Google data center in Belgium, a location selected because its market has policies that allow batteries to provide frequency regulation to the grid. Google is already experimenting with load-shifting on a pilot scale. Google has matched its overall electricity consumption with 100 percent renewable energy purchases since 2017.
