ChargeWheel
For data center operators

You've bought the GPUs. The utility is making you wait.

Your 415V AC service can't deliver 800V DC to NVIDIA GB200 racks. UpGrid plugs into the service you already have and gets AI racks online in 90 days.

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AI compute · 800V DCLive
Utility ingress800V DC busGPU egress
5×
rack density
≥97%
PCS efficiency
90d
to live
Your compute today

Your AI buildout is waiting on infrastructure you can't build.

You've ordered the racks. You've signed the customers. Power is the one thing you can't get — interconnect queues run four to ten years, transformers ship in over two. Competitors are racing you for the same utility slots.

2,300 GW
US interconnection queue

10,300+ projects waiting for grid capacity to come online.

13%
Completion rate

Share of queued projects that actually reach commercial operation (2000–2019).

134 GW
DC pipeline stranded

US data center capacity in the pipeline — stuck behind the meter.

What you get

Three wins on the same system.

UpGrid hits three places in your P&L at once: demand-charge reduction on today's bill, new racks on your existing service, and compute revenue captured years ahead of the utility timeline.

Layer 1 · Operating cost

Demand-charge savings

Peak-shave the existing connection — typical 10 MW campus saves ~$960K/yr at $20/kW·mo.

Layer 2 · Revenue

Capacity multiplication

5× rack count behind the same meter. +333 racks on a 10 MW campus = ~$87M/yr unlocked GPU revenue.

Layer 3 · Time

Time-to-revenue

Deploy 4+ years earlier than the utility timeline. Compounds across the full facility lifetime.

System architecture

Collapse the stack.

UpGrid replaces UPS, BESS, diesel, and five AC distribution stages with a single 800V HVDC (high-voltage DC) platform. Same service in. Clean DC to GPU out. Full cabinet specs on UpGrid BESS.

From utility to your load
Side by side · today vs UpGrid
Today · AC stack
7 boxes · 6 conversion stages · ~25% loss
Utility
13.8 kV AC
Diesel Gen
backup
AC UPS
480 V
Switchboard
480 V
PDU
415 V
Rack PSU
54 V DC
GPU
0.8 V
Power that reaches your load75%
UpGrid · DC stack
3 boxes · 2 conversion stages · < 8% loss
Utility
13.8 kV AC
UpGrid
800 V DC
GPU
0.8 V
Power that reaches your load92%+
4fewer boxes

One vendor. One cabinet. One service contract.

4stages skipped

Fewer conversions, fewer heat sinks, fewer failure modes.

+17 ppmore power to load

Every megawatt of input delivers more usable power.

The 800V advantage

GPUs are DC loads. Your grid is AC. Every conversion costs you.

NVIDIA's May 2025 announcement made 800V HVDC the standard for AI factories — validating the architecture UpGrid already ships. Every conversion stage between transformer and GPU burns 2–5% of your bill.

5%
Efficiency gain

vs traditional 415V AC distribution end-to-end.

−70%
Maintenance

Fewer conversion stages, fewer fans, fewer failure modes.

−30%
TCO reduction

Across capex and opex on a 10-year facility lifecycle.

−45%
Copper saved

800V cuts cable size dramatically vs 48V/54V DC.

Source: NVIDIA Technical Blog, May 2025. Partners named in the 800V ecosystem: Eaton, Schneider, Vertiv, Delta, Infineon, Navitas — all power-electronics companies. ChargeWheel is the only battery storage company shipping native 800V HVDC today.

Your savings

Model your campus.

Defaults start from a 10 MW data center running NVIDIA GB200 racks at typical GPU cloud pricing. Tune the inputs to match your site.

Your inputs
10 MW

Existing or available utility service

$262K/yr

Industry GPU cloud pricing per rack-year

$20/kW·mo
4.0 yr

Years saved vs waiting for utility upgrade

5.0×

Effective rack capacity multiplier

Estimated impact
AI racks online
+333
Today
83
With UpGrid
416
Annual GPU revenue
+87.2M
Today
$21.75M
With UpGrid
$108.99M
Demand-charge savings (peak shaving)
40% peak reduction on existing connection
$960K/yr
Time-to-revenue value
Capture 4 years of GPU revenue you'd otherwise wait for
$435.97M
Total ongoing annual value
$88.21M/yr
Effective payback
Including time-to-revenue advantage
0 mo
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Next step

Get a system spec for your campus.

Share your grid connection, target rack count, and timeline. You'll get a deployment plan, single-line diagram, and unit economics within a week.

Your note routes straight to our engineering team.

FAQ

Questions data center operators ask.

If we missed yours, bring it to a working session with our engineering team.

Can UpGrid power NVIDIA GB200 racks without a utility upgrade?
Yes. UpGrid BESS plugs into your existing 415V AC service and delivers native 800V DC to GB200 racks. You can add AI capacity without waiting in the utility interconnection queue or replacing your transformer — existing CPU workloads continue running untouched.
Why does 800V HVDC matter for AI data center power?
GPUs are DC loads. The utility is AC. Every conversion stage between them burns 2–5% of your power bill. NVIDIA announced 800V HVDC as the reference architecture for AI factories in May 2025; UpGrid was built native to 800V so there's no inverter penalty between battery and rack.
What's the deployment timeline for a campus retrofit?
About 90 days from purchase order to commissioning. Week 0–3: site survey and single-line diagram. Week 3–10: cabinet manufacturing and AHJ permit submittal (UL 1973 + 9540A documentation pre-packaged). Week 10–13: pad, conduit, AC tie-in, commissioning. Existing workloads keep running throughout.
What certifications cover UpGrid for US + Canada commercial deployment?
UL 1973 for battery safety, UL 9540A for fire propagation (tested at unit-level, 4.7 kW peak heat release), NFPA 855 setback documentation included with every system spec, and CSA C22.2 #346 for Canadian AHJ approval. Plan reviews typically complete in days, not months.