EliteRAX Facility: Power Infrastructure

Main Power System

Our power system was designed for maximum efficiency and redundancy while still able to deliver as much as 80 amps per cabinet during peak load.

Our facility is fed with a 600 amp 480V 3-phase connection to DTE (Detroit Edison). We use Liebert Interceptor series surge suppression at the main breaker to bleed off any surge in power before it reaches any internal systems. All critical systems are backed up by a Liebert 100 kVA uninterruptable power supply (UPS). This UPS system provides power during any outage long enough for our power generator to take over.

Our main power generator is a 300kw Cummins turbo diesel power plant. This system outputs 480V 3-phase power directly to our Onan · Cummins transfer switch until primary power is restored. With a 700 gallon belly storage tank and additional fuel on-call we have enough fuel for autonomous power generation in the event of days of primary power loss.

Green Web Hosting

We've committed ourselves to do what we can to be a part of the solution - not the problem. Our goal is to become carbon neutral, and power is by far our biggest challenge. We've set a goal of using only renewable energy by late 2009, and have already begun using 10% renewable power through DTE's green currents program. You can read more about our committment to environmentally friendly web hosting at our green web hosting page.

Dedicated & Co-location Power

We use Liebert power distribution units (PDU) for all of our dedicated and colocated clients. Our system provides the flexibility of 480, 277, 208, 120, and 115 VAC availability to any location in the Data Center. If you have specific power requiements with any colocated solution just let us know and we can design a solution around your exact power needs.