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Predictive Safety for Data Center Battery Storage
Catch developing faults early. Know every cell.
Energy storage intelligence for power‑dense data centers.
Get in TouchBillions in equipment.
Growing power demands. New risk.
Modern data centers concentrate enormous value in compact footprints — high-density computing, power infrastructure, and the revenue they generate. A single fire event can put tens of millions in equipment at risk and take capacity offline for months. As facilities add battery energy storage to meet growing power demands, protecting that investment becomes essential.
Updated fire safety standards now require data centers to install life-safety systems for indoor battery storage — fire detection, gas alarms, suppression, ventilation. But smoke detectors and fire alarms only act after a fire has already started. The real opportunity is intervening before they need to activate.
May 2025 — Hillsboro, Oregon. A battery fire at a major data center required five hours of defensive response and caused a building-wide evacuation. Direct suppression was not viable. This is the scenario we’re working to avoid.
A small smart appliance at each battery,
plus a central platform tying them together.
Detect early, act early.
Sensors and edge-based detection and prediction at each battery, combining signals from many sensors to catch trouble early. The value isn’t any single measurement — it’s what the combination reveals at the same moment.
Know every cell.
Tracks each battery’s health trajectory, flags batteries declining faster than normal, and alerts on cell-level issues — supporting proactive maintenance and replacement. A lifecycle record that informs operations today, and reuse, recycling, and responsible end-of-life decisions across the asset’s life.
Integrate, don’t replace.
Designed to add a focused, predictive layer on top of the building’s existing systems — not replace them. Battery management, energy management, and fire alarm systems keep operating normally. APIs share battery data with your energy management and DCIM platforms.
Josh Gerber LinkedIn
25+ years in IT and energy, including 15 at San Diego Gas & Electric as smart grid architect and energy storage lead. Consulting expert on BESS technology, project development, fire safety, and failure analysis. Co-author, OCP white paper on energy storage requirements for data centers (published January 2026).
Lee Krevat LinkedIn
Four decades in technology, over 25 of them applying it to energy systems. At San Diego Gas & Electric, he founded and led the utility’s Smart Grid program and its early electric-vehicle initiatives; he later led New Ventures at Sempra, developing distributed energy resources including solar, microgrids, and EV charging. Today he advises startups, utilities, and regulators on accelerating ClimateTech to market, and hosts The Climate Champions podcast.
Let’s talk.
If you’re deploying battery energy storage in data centers and thinking about safety, reliability, or lifecycle, we’d welcome the conversation.