Caterpillar, its Utah dealer Wheeler Machinery Co., and Joule Capital Partners announced an agreement to power the latter’s High Performance Compute Data Center Campus in Utah. The initiative will provide four gigawatts of total energy to the center of the Intermountain West.
Powered by a fleet of Caterpillar’s latest G3520K generator sets and support equipment, the distributed generation system produces electricity and captures waste heat to power and cool next-generation, high-density server systems. The solution includes 1.1 gigawatt hours of grid-forming battery energy storage along with backup power generation served by diverse fuel sources. Thanks to Caterpillar’s expanding U.S.-based manufacturing footprint, the full generation package can be delivered ahead of most other generation technologies. This speed-to-power advantage is critical for meeting the explosive growth in demand for compute capacity.
“Caterpillar is uniquely positioned to tackle the growing energy needs for artificial intelligence and the evolving needs of modern infrastructure. This project is a perfect example of how we can deliver fast, reliable power generation to our customers through integrated energy solutions,” said Melissa Busen, senior vice president of Electric Power at Caterpillar Inc. “We are proud to work with Joule and Wheeler to help bring this project to life.”
Beyond the gensets, the fully integrated system includes the controls, switchgear, inverters, energy storage solutions, combined cooling heat and power (CCHP), and more, providing a complete power solution for the Joule data center and a competitive advantage for Joule’s tenants. Caterpillar and Wheeler will also provide service and support for the products and solutions, ensuring uptime and availability targets are met.
Source: Caterpillar