How to design resilient power systems in data centers
July 29, 2024
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Amanda Carter offers electrical design insights on data centers during a Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine roundtable discussion
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What are the top considerations and concerns when designing electrical and power systems for data center facilities? How do standby, emergency, and backup power systems differ for data centers from other facility types? How are data centers being designed to be more resilient? Stantec’s Amanda Carter answers these questions and more as a participant in a Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine MEP roundtable Q&A article.
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An electrical design lead, Amanda manages a team of electrical engineers and is a trusted advisor to some of the biggest data center clients in the world. She provides electrical design and specification for multi-tenant and hyperscale data centers.
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