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Originally Posted by Azure
The cluster that xAI setup was so big that they needed to install Megapacks to actually power the cluster, and the grid / diesel generators charged the Megapacks.
Megapacks can deliver consistent baseload power needs. There just needs to be enough of them to power the facility for x amount of time, and then renewable sources (solar, wind, etc) can be used to charge the Megapacks, with other non renewable sources also available for the brunt of it, i.e. natural gas.
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Yes to all of this and it's precisely why AZ is looking at a tariff to cover this use case. Being able to adjust the draw from the grid as a form of arbitrage is increasing costs for other consumers who can't do that. Batteries + Statcom solutions are proving to be quite cost effective to address power quality issues for sensitive facility like oil and gas extraction and data centers. We designed a solution like this that's under construction up in the land of the No Goods.