Define the envelope.
Start with approved import, equipment ratings, battery reserves, thermal constraints, and service commitments.
KNOW THE BOUNDARYYour site’s ambition shouldn’t stop at the meter. VoltStack is developing a control plane to coordinate batteries, flexible loads, and cooling within the power you’re allowed to use.
Coordinate the site. Respect the connection.
A battery is one lever. Flexible work is another. The opportunity is in deciding when each should act, while honoring the rules that govern the whole site.
Start with approved import, equipment ratings, battery reserves, thermal constraints, and service commitments.
KNOW THE BOUNDARYPlan battery dispatch alongside deferrable compute, charging schedules, and the cooling capacity that supports them.
ACT WITHIN AUTHORITYEvaluate useful work, energy availability, constraint margins, and operational tradeoffs against the same site model.
VERIFY THE OUTCOMEChange the site assumptions. See how storage can cover demand above the import limit, and where flexible work still needs to move.
ILLUSTRATIVE MODEL · NOT A SITE DESIGN12 one-hour intervals. Battery starts at the selected energy; 20% is held in reserve.
This simplified energy-balance model is intended to explain the concept. Each bar is a one-hour average. The grid supplies demand up to the import limit; a battery covers excess demand within its discharge and energy limits. Any remainder is assumed to be deferrable work. Battery dispatch is chronological, with a 20% energy reserve, no recharging, and idealized efficiency. Real projects require workload and thermal models, charge planning, equipment and protection studies, operating permissions, and validated control and fail-safe behavior. Peak capacity is temporary, not additional firm grid capacity.
The starting point is a site with a meaningful power limit, flexible demand, and an operator who needs the tradeoffs to be clear.
Match deferrable inference and batch workloads to available site power, battery energy, and thermal headroom.
COMPUTE WITH FLEXIBILITYCoordinate charging with departure schedules, vehicle energy needs, and the capacity of the site connection.
ENERGY BY DEPARTUREEvaluate shared power across mixed loads, storage, and phased growth before committing to a site expansion.
GROWTH WITHIN THE ENVELOPEDefine the boundary. Identify the flexible load. Model a useful operating case. A focused pilot starts with a clear, testable question.
What is the approved import limit?
Which work can move, and for how long?
What result would make the pilot worthwhile?
Power is the boundary.
Coordination is the opportunity.