Businesses today need to keep their servers running at any cost. Currently, power backup is provided by a device known as a UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply). A conventional UPS uses lead-acid batteries, so they are cumbersome, slow to recharge, and require frequent maintenance and replacement. They also provide little in the way of information on energy flows and have no capability for dispatching and routing energy among storage devices and appliances.

With GELI’s networked energy storage system, the conventional UPS is transformed into a personal micro utility — a next generation UPS incorporating long-lived Li-ion energy storage, computer networking, and bi-directional branch-level energy routing. These advances allow the visualization and management of energy at granularities never before possible. With radically improved operational capability, off-peak energy from the grid can be stored and used during peak demand, saving significantly on electricity costs. In addition, the Energy Computer provides the backup energy security that is critical to data-driven companies.

Contact Growing Energy Labs Inc to find out more about the economics of an energy system that includes advanced backup at your company.