Data Centre Powering the Site
Site Power Strategy & Due Diligence for Data Centres Know the site can be powered.
MCE assesses utility supply, interconnection, on-site generation, backup power and storage, so owners know whether a site can secure and keep the power its programme needs.
What you get
Site power assessment deliverables.
01
A site power review
An independent review of the power available to the site, based on the utility’s and grid operator’s information, with the constraints and open questions listed.
02
An interconnection review
The connection process and the technical requirements the load must meet, checked against the utility’s and grid operator’s requirements and studies, with power-system studies where the project needs them.
03
A phasing outlook
The utility’s and grid operator’s upgrade dates set against the build phases, showing where power and programme line up and where they do not.
04
A power risk finding
What is confirmed, what is committed and what is still open in the site’s power position, with the assumptions stated.
What we assess
Data centre site power, assessed as a whole.
MCE looks at every source of power for the site and the constraints on each, and reports what they mean for the programme. The assessment stays at decision level; it does not design the power system.
01
Utility supply & interconnection
The capacity and timelines the utility and grid operator indicate, the connection process, upstream constraints, and the technical requirements a large load must meet. Capacity figures come from the utility and grid operator, not from MCE alone.
02
On-site generation as primary power
Whether on-site generation can power the site where grid supply is late or limited, with concept-level sizing and configuration and how it would operate alongside the grid. Fuel supply, permitting and emissions are identified as constraints for the responsible parties.
03
Site power due diligence
A site-level review before acquisition or commitment: power availability, timing, cost drivers and the risks that could delay energization.
04
Backup power & storage
The role of standby generation and battery energy storage at the site, and the constraints on each.
05
Power resilience
How the site’s power arrangements hold up when part of the supply is lost, looked at across the whole site rather than item by item.
Who this is for
Site power assessment for data centre decisions.
Developers and site selectors
Test a site’s power position before land or programme commitments.
Owners and operators
Plan expansion where the existing supply may not keep pace.
Investors and lenders
Understand the power risk behind a site before committing capital.
What this is not
Independent assessment.
Clear limits.
Not power system design
MCE assesses what the site can support; it does not produce the electrical design or equipment specifications.
Not equipment supply
MCE is independent of generation, storage and utility equipment interests.
Questions
Site power strategy questions.
When should site power due diligence start?
Before the site is acquired or the programme is committed, while the answer can still change the decision.
Does it cover on-site generation?
Yes. On-site generation is assessed at concept level, including sizing and configuration, alongside the utility supply.
Does MCE design the power system?
No. The work is assessment-level: it sets out what the site can support and the risks, not the detailed design.
How does this relate to BESS Advisory?
BESS Advisory goes deeper on battery energy storage. This assessment looks at storage as one part of the site’s overall power position.
Start with the power question
Know whether the site can be powered before you commit.
Engage MCE before land is acquired or the programme is fixed.
