BESS · Battery Energy Storage System
Facility-scale battery bank that smooths load transients, provides ride-through, and can bridge to generators.
Current numbers
NFPA 855stationary energy-storage fire code governing BESS separation, siting & suppression
~400 J/GPUreported on-rack energy storage on Vera Rubin (~6× GB300), per BESS-for-AI guidance
~400 J/GPUVera Rubin power-smoothing reservoir target; facility BESS roles for transient/ride-through/DR