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5 Key Trends Shaping the Power Utility Industry in 2026

The power utility sector is being reshaped by rising resilience demands, evolving maintenance practices, sustainability priorities, and continued reliance on proven technologies. Utilities are focusing on long‑term planning to strengthen reliability, efficiency, and asset performance while preparing for greater backup power needs as grid stress increases.

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Data Centers in 2026: 5 Trends Reshaping Power, Cost, and Resilience

AI power demand looks set to dominate the year ahead for data centers along with associated costs, regulations, and space constraints. Discover our key trends for 2026.

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Data Center Outages Are Declining, But Here’s Why You Still Need to Prepare

Even as data center outages decline, rising power demand, grid instability, and extreme weather mean risk remains. Fast recharge UPS batteries powered by EnerSys advanced Thin Plate Pure Lead (TPPL) technology help data centers prepare for the next outage, whenever it may strike.

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Data centers to power 520% rise in AI traffic this US holiday shopping season

Data center-powered generative AI is set to reshape the 2025 U.S. holiday shopping season. Adobe Analytics predicts that shopping traffic from AI tools could rise by around 520% year-on-year over Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Christmas.

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Maximizing Data Center Whitespace Amid Soaring Prices

Maximizing data center whitespace has come into the spotlight, especially as the cost of real estate soars. Your current battery setup might be occupying more space than necessary, space which could be used for revenue-generating servers. Find out how a TPPL solution from EnerSys® can meet your energy needs, while potentially freeing up valuable whitespace.

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How Smarter Batteries Can Reduce Data Center Operating Costs

Keeping data center costs under control is no small feat, including when it comes to UPS battery backup systems. Many data centers lose out on replacement and maintenance costs due to subpar ‘pure lead’ batteries. With longer lifespan and greater efficiency, the TPPL alternative from EnerSys® can help rein in those expenses.

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EU Battery Laws Are Changing: Is Your Data Center Ready?

As part of ‘The European Green Deal,’ EU battery laws are changing; non-compliance may result in hefty million-Euro fines for EU data centers. We outline 3 key ways data centers may need to prepare for upcoming changes—from procurement through to battery monitoring and end-of-life.

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Data Centers in 2025: 5 Key Trends Shaping the Industry

As the data center industry faces unprecedented demands and challenges, innovation isn’t just a goal—it’s a necessity. Leaders in the space must rethink how they operate, embracing bold ideas to drive sustainability, efficiency, and reliability. At EnerSys, staying ahead means questioning assumptions and adopting fresh perspectives.

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Why Your Data Center's Biggest Threat Might Be The Power Grid

According to the report, the number of data centre servers installed increased around 4% annually between 2010-2020. However, data centre electricity demand plateaued during this same period due to increased efficiency in operations.

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Is Your Power System Wasting 17.5% Your Shelter or Server Room?

Most network operators don’t realize they’re giving up nearly one-fifth of their shelter or server room space—just to service their power systems. What could your network be doing with that space?

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5 Reasons to Optimize Forklift Fleet Efficiency with POWER RENT℠ Battery Rental Program

The EnerSys® POWER RENT℠ Program offers unparalleled flexibility, allowing businesses to scale their energy needs without the capital commitment required for outright battery purchases. From improving energy performance to supporting sustainability efforts, renting forklift batteries is a smart, forward-thinking strategy that keeps your fleet running smoothly.

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The Benefits of Running Your Data Center Operation with Reduced Cooling

To keep up with the unprecedented demand for cloud services, data center operators are looking to increase server rack density, using any space available to add to their capacity. This will require the accompanying cooling normally needing to be ramped up as well.

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Using Data Center Resources to Support Grid Stability and Peak Shaving Activities

Data center operators are now starting to consider is peak shaving. Here, electricity can be brought from a utility company at off-peak times (when the cost is low), then stored for subsequent usage during periods when it would have been more expensive to draw from the grid.

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Configuration Cloning

Wishing there was some way you could configure just one UPS and copy that configuration to all your other systems. That would make operation and the interfaces consistent, and the configuration process so easy, if only this dream was reality… You wake up with a start and remember you’ve heard something about a UPS that has this feature, what was it called, what was it called… Oh yeah! The Alpha® FXM HP UPS, that’s it!

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Why Alpha® FXM HP UPS?

Its intuitive and feature rich interface makes using the product a joy. Sure, you could say I might be biased, but I always try to look at products from a purely technical and utilitarian perspective. When I step out of my Alpha shoes and look at the product with almost 20 years’ experience in the Traffic UPS market perspective, I see a product that is way beyond anything else available.

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Runtime & Right Sizing a UPS

A common question I get asked is, "How much runtime will I have with a backup power system?" It’s a good question to consider as you design your system for your typical and extended power outages. The answer of course varies but is greatly affected by two main variables: size of the load and capacity of the battery bank.

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Hidden Treasure - Statistics Counters & Power Outage Log

Sometimes treasure is simply the value discovered in things we hadn't noticed or considered before. I think there is hidden treasure in both our legacy UPS and the Alpha® FXM HP UPS.

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Achieving greater energy autonomy at data center site

A vitally important parameter for data center operations is their Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE), which quantifies how much of a data center’s total electricity consumption is utilized by its data storage and processing activities. Many high-profile players in the data center sector have set ambitious roadmaps to keep improving their PUE figures in the years ahead.

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6 WAYS TO MAXIMIZE THE BENEFITS OF FLEXIBLE CHARGING FOR CLASS 3 FORKLIFT TRUCKS

Maximize efficiency and reduce downtime with these six expert tips for optimizing your Class 3 forklift battery operations. Discover how advanced TPPL technology, smart charging solutions, and proactive monitoring can keep your forklifts running at peak performance.

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