AI infrastructure qualification workspace

POWER · WATER · STABILITY · COMPLIANCE

Make the data center qualify before it asks the grid to believe it.

GridReady screens large-load projects across six readiness layers, exposes the blockers, and turns a speculative megawatt request into a structured engineering action plan.

GRID READINESS SCORE

78/ 100

Nearly Ready

Screening score only. Final qualification depends on utility, ERCOT/PUCT, engineering, legal and site-specific review.

PROJECT

Project identity and scale

Large-load screening workspace

Project name

CityState

PEAK LOAD

500 MW

Requested campus peak

GRID SHARE

30%

150 MW grid import cap

COVERAGE

125%

Grid + generation + BESS + flexible load

BESS DURATION

4.0 h

200 MW / 800 MWh

MAKE-UP WATER

75,000 GPD

85% recycled-water target

Power100

Supply coverage, onsite power, storage and flexibility

Stability30

VRT, dynamic models and disturbance behavior

Water100

Source, reuse, backup and cooling demand

Cooling87

Cooling architecture, WUE and heat reuse

Compliance80

Site, finance, screening and regulatory package

Community70

Noise, emergency traffic and water impact

01 · GRIDREADY POWER

Build a credible power envelope

Peak campus load

Grid import limit

Onsite generation

Battery discharge

Battery energy

MWh

Flexible / curtailable load

Contingency operating plan completeDefines behavior during generator, BESS, transformer or grid contingencies.

✓ Current modeled resources cover the stated peak on a nameplate basis.

02 · GRIDREADY STABILITY

Prove the load can ride through disturbances

Voltage ride-through package readyPSS/E model availablePSCAD / EMT model availableUPS / inverter / generation equipment models collectedDynamic disturbance study completed

03 · GRIDREADY WATER + COOLING

Make water demand defendable

Daily water demand

GPD

Recycled water target

Primary water sourceCooling architectureTarget WUE

L/kWh

Backup water / drought plan documentedHeat recovery / beneficial reuse evaluated

04 · GRIDREADY COMPLIANCE

Turn the project into a qualified request

Site control documentedMeaningful financial commitment documentedLarge-load screening / study fee budgetedSimilar / duplicate requests disclosedTransmission screening completedPUCT / ERCOT regulatory review completedExecutable project schedule available

05 · GRIDREADY COMMUNITY

Remove the local veto points early

Noise and lighting mitigation planTraffic and emergency-response planLocal water-impact narrative and mitigation

PRIORITY ACTION QUEUE

What blocks this project next

Complete voltage ride-through readiness

Document facility and UPS behavior through voltage disturbances and align protection settings with the applicable utility/ERCOT requirements.

Build the PSCAD model package

Create EMT-grade models for the large computational load, UPS, power conversion and onsite generation interfaces.

Run disturbance and dynamic performance studies

Test credible voltage/frequency events and quantify how much load could disconnect simultaneously.

Complete transmission screening

Move the project from a concept request into a studied interconnection path with documented assumptions and mitigations.

Finish community and emergency coordination

Document traffic, first-responder access, fuel delivery, outage procedures and emergency contacts.

GRIDREADY OUTPUT

Qualification packet snapshot

78/100 · Nearly Ready

Power envelope

500 MW peak, 150 MW grid cap, 200 MW onsite generation, 200 MW / 800 MWh BESS, and 75 MW flexible load.

Water envelope

500,000 GPD gross demand, 85% reuse target, approximately 75,000 GPD make-up water, source: reclaimed.

Stability package

PSS/E, equipment models

Submission posture

Transmission screening remains open. Site control and financial commitment are documented.