GHG Emissions, Industrial, Microgrids  -  May 22, 2024

ViVaVerse Solutions Adds Microgrid

Data center operator ViVaVerse Solutions entered into a partnership to build a 17-megawatt (MW) microgrid at the ViVa Center campus in Houston, Texas.

The agreement was entered into with RPower, a provider of prime and backup power solutions.

The RPower microgrid will employ ultra-low emissions natural gas generators to deliver Resiliency-as-a-Service (RaaS) to ViVaVerse's colocation data center operations during utility outages. Additionally, RPower will strategically deploy the microgrid across different ERCOT market programs, contributing essential capacity and ancillary services to the local electric grid.

ViVaVerse Solutions and its affiliates are converting the former Compaq Computer/HPE headquarters campus into a mixed-use technology hub known as ViVa Center. This revamped campus will host the High-Performance Computing Data Center, along with spaces dedicated to technical facilities and infrastructure.

"We're pleased to partner with RPower on this groundbreaking initiative, which will propel both the high-performance computing infrastructure in Houston and the energy transition in Texas," said Eduardo Morales, CEO of ViVaVerse Solutions and Morales Capital Group, in a statement. "RPower's pioneering microgrid will not only deliver essential N+1 resiliency to our data center operations but will also contribute to the local community by supplying necessary capacity during peak demand periods when the electric grid is strained."

The microgrid is currently under construction, and is planned to be commissioned at the end of 2024.