Data Center Solutions

Data Center downtime is extremely costly, with industry estimates suggesting that even a single hour of unplanned downtime can cost anywhere from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars, depending on the facility size and criticality of operations. For mission-critical applications like AI training, cloud services, and financial transactions, downtime costs can escalate rapidly due to lost revenue, SLA penalties, and damage to customer trust. Additionally, the indirect costs of downtime—including recovery efforts, data loss, and reputation damage—can far exceed the immediate financial impact.

Bloom Energy Servers provide a resilient primary power solution that can operate as a Data Center’s main source of electricity. Unlike traditional diesel generators that sit idle until needed and may fail to start during emergencies, Bloom Energy’s fuel cell system provides continuous, highly reliable power with availability from 3-9s (99.9%) to 5-9s (99.999%). Because Bloom Energy fuel cells generate power onsite using the underground natural gas pipeline system, they’re less vulnerable to grid outages, extreme weather events, and the physical disruptions that can affect both the electrical grid and diesel fuel deliveries. This enables Data Centers to achieve exceptional uptime while reducing dependence on an increasingly constrained grid.

Bloom’s fuel cells generate electricity through an electrochemical process, not combustion, which results in significantly lower carbon emissions compared to the grid in many regions and traditional combustion-based technologies. They virtually eliminate harmful air pollutants like NOx, SOx, and particulate matter, helping Data Centers meet increasingly stringent environmental regulations and corporate sustainability goals. Furthermore, Bloom’s fuel cells are fuel-flexible and can run on natural gas, biogas, or hydrogen, providing a clear pathway to carbon-neutral and eventually zero-carbon operations as the energy landscape evolves. This flexibility makes Bloom Energy fuel cells an ideal solution for Data Centers committed to long-term decarbonization and sustainability goals.

One of the most significant advantages of Bloom Energy is speed to power. While traditional grid connections can take 2-5 years or more due to utility interconnection queues, permitting delays, and infrastructure upgrades, Bloom Energy can provide Data Center customers with Energy Server systems in as little as 90 days. This dramatically accelerates Data Center deployment timelines and enables companies to capture market opportunities faster. Additionally, Bloom’s modular design allows for rapid scaling—you can start with the power you need today and quickly add more capacity as your requirements grow, without waiting for lengthy utility approval processes.

Yes, Bloom Energy’s solutions are purpose-built for Data Center scale and flexibility. The Energy Server’s modular design can support any scale from 20 MW to 500 MW and beyond, making it suitable for everything from edge computing facilities to hyperscalers. You can start with a smaller deployment and seamlessly add more capacity as your power needs grow, whether that’s to support AI workload expansion, new customer demand, or geographic expansion. This scalability, combined with the ability to deploy quickly and even relocate systems to other sites if needed, provides Data Center operators with unprecedented flexibility in managing their power infrastructure.