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For plant & facility managers

Stop maintaining three power systems.

Your UPS, BESS (battery energy storage system), and diesel backup each come from a different vendor on a different schedule. UpGrid replaces all three with one cabinet.

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ChargeWheel UpGrid battery cabinet — a single DC-coupled platform replacing UPS, BESS, and diesel backup
Your facility today

You're running three overlapping power systems.

UPS bridges sub-second sags. BESS shaves peaks. Diesel covers long outages. You procure, install, and maintain them separately — and none add capacity for the new line you want.

3
Separate systems

UPS + BESS + diesel. Three vendors, three install crews.

12–18 mo
Combined install time

Three permit cycles, three commissioning windows.

$2.3–6.5M
Combined cost

Capex stack at industrial scale.

What one cabinet replaces

One cabinet. Three systems retired.

LFP cells handle multi-hour backup. A supercapacitor bank handles UPS-class ride-through. The same battery absorbs your peaks during operating hours — with capacity headroom for whatever you add next.

Capex savings
50–60%

Lower vs buying UPS, BESS, and diesel separately at industrial scale.

Install time
75%

Faster — 3 months vs 12–18 months across three separate vendors.

Diesel dependency
Zero

No fuel storage. No emissions permit. No monthly load-bank tests.

How it works

Three modes. One stack. Sub-second handoff.

UpGrid OS continuously monitors grid quality, facility load, and battery state. The same hardware silently switches roles based on what's happening on the line — see the full cabinet spec on UpGrid BESS.

One day at your plant
3 grid events · 1 cabinet · line never blinked
08:17:02.041
Mode 1 · UPS

Sub-ms ride-through

Plant loadGrid
< 1 msSupercap handoff

A brief grid sag hits the bus. The supercapacitor bank takes over within microseconds. PLCs, drives, and process controls never see the disturbance.

10:42:00
Mode 2 · BESS

Peak shave

Plant loadGrid
FlatNew meter peak

Shift change brings motor inrush. The battery fills the spike so the utility meter stays flat — and your demand charge never moves.

16:00 – 17:45
Mode 3 · Backup

Multi-hour outage

Plant loadGrid
105 minRuntime on battery

Grid drops for 105 minutes. The battery holds critical loads at full output. No diesel start, no fuel logistics, no emissions permit.

Plant critical load · 06:00 – 22:00
Held flat · zero downstream impact
08:17 · sag
10:42 · inrush
16:00 · outage
06:0010:0014:0018:0022:00
Single-line diagram
Your line · end to end
Utility AC
Existing service
No new MV switchgear, no second meter.
UpGrid PCS
AC ↔ DC, 100–500 kW
SiC bidirectional, hot-swappable.
Battery + Supercap
LFP · IP54 outdoor
Sized for peak shave + multi-hour backup.
Critical loads
PLCs, motors, lines
Stable AC out, regardless of grid quality.

UpGrid OS coordinates which mode the battery is in — millisecond by millisecond.

Customer

Running in production.

Industrial operators pick UpGrid when their line uptime is worth more than a diesel maintenance contract.

AB InBev
In the field

AB InBev

Behind-the-meter battery storage supporting brewery operations — peak shaving, UPS-class ride-through for production lines, and multi-hour backup replacing on-site diesel.

Your savings

Model your facility.

Adjust facility load, peak ratio, and outage exposure to see the consolidated savings UpGrid delivers compared to your current three-system stack.

Your inputs
5 MW

Average power draw across operating hours

1.5×

Shift starts, motor inrush, line ramps

$15/kW·mo
$50K/hr

Lost production + restart costs per outage hour

4 hr

Grid outages UpGrid would cover with battery backup

3.0×

Behind-the-meter capacity multiplier

Estimated impact
Peak draw on the meter
-3K
Today
7.5 MW
With UpGrid
5.0 MW
Behind-the-meter capacity
+10
Today
5.0 MW
With UpGrid
15.0 MW
Demand-charge savings (peak shaving)
$450K/yr
Avoided downtime cost
Multi-hour battery backup replaces diesel
$200K/yr
Total annual value
$650K/yr
Payback on UpGrid system
9.2 mo
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Next step

Replace UPS, BESS, and diesel — in one project.

Share your facility load profile and outage exposure. You'll get a system spec and consolidated savings model within a week.

Your note routes straight to our engineering team.

FAQ

Questions plant engineers ask.

Every industrial site is different. If we missed yours, a working session with our engineering team will get you answers.

Can one UpGrid cabinet really replace UPS, BESS, and diesel generators?
Yes. The LFP battery stack handles multi-hour backup (replacing diesel). The supercapacitor bank handles sub-millisecond ride-through (replacing AC UPS). The same cabinet absorbs peaks during operating hours (replacing a standalone BESS). One vendor, one service contract, one cabinet footprint.
What's the sub-millisecond response time used for?
Industrial sites have sensitive loads — PLCs, drives, robotics, process controls — that can't tolerate grid voltage sags or dropouts. The supercapacitor bank takes over within microseconds when grid quality degrades, so your line never sees the disturbance. Battery backup kicks in for longer outages.
Can I add capacity later without replacing the cabinet?
Yes. UpGrid is modular at the cabinet level. Deploy one 186–373 kWh cabinet today, add more in parallel as you electrify new lines or add capacity — same bus architecture, same controls. Scale up to multi-megawatt deployments without ripping out what's already installed.
What about fire safety and NFPA 855 compliance?
Every cabinet ships with NFPA 855-compliant setback documentation. UL 9540A testing is done at the unit level (not just the cell) — no module-to-module thermal runaway propagation, 4.7 kW peak heat release. Your fire marshal gets a packet they recognize on day one.