Need to operate a data centre, factory or other business site within a constrained grid connection? Gridpass takes on the engineering: assess the site, integrate the controls, test the response and document the results.
We start with the conditions in your connection agreement and the equipment you can actually control. We turn those inputs into a defined implementation, with agreed acceptance criteria.
A connection requirement creates an engineering job
In its response to Ireland’s CRU, Equinix said its DB5 facility in Ballycoolin developed flexible operation because of its non-firm connection agreement, without government incentives. It described a five-minute response and up to 500 hours per year off-grid, plus staffing, maintenance and transfer-check burdens. These were reported conditions, not measured annual operating hours or a rule for every Irish site. The example used gas turbines; it does not establish a battery-only solution. [1]
ESB Networks describes the broader opportunity: a flexible connection can give a business earlier access to capacity in exchange for reducing demand under agreed conditions. The customer must demonstrate that it can respond. [2]
For the site owner, the practical question is what equipment, controls and evidence are needed to meet those conditions. That is the work Gridpass offers.
What Gridpass does for you
We scope the work around one site and a measurable result. You receive a clear description of the operating limits, the integration work and the tests that will determine whether the implementation meets the agreed brief.
1. Assess your site and connection terms
We review your connection conditions, historical load data, equipment list and operating priorities. We identify the demand that can change, the loads that must stay protected and the response the network operator requires.
We check response time, event duration, available power, energy reserves, recovery and equipment availability. For a battery, power rating alone is not enough: usable energy and recharge opportunities also limit what it can deliver.
You receive a feasible operating plan, identified gaps and a defined implementation scope before we commit to a control strategy.
2. Integrate the agreed controls
We connect the required meter, controller, battery and flexible-load interfaces to your existing systems. We implement the agreed import-limit and response logic, with clear command ownership, operating limits and fallback behaviour.
We agree which equipment Gridpass may control and which functions remain with your existing protection and plant controls. The scope can cover an existing battery installation, a new connection project or a site whose equipment interfaces need to work together.
3. Test the response and the failure cases
We define the acceptance tests with your team. We check the normal response, then the cases that can prevent it: missing measurements, communication loss, unavailable equipment, insufficient battery reserve and return to normal operation.
Where simulation or replay is useful, we use it before site commissioning. We label simulated and physical test results separately. A control function is accepted against agreed measurements and limits.
4. Deliver the evidence
We deliver the configuration record, test results and time-stamped event logs. The records show the requested limit, measured import, control actions, response timing and exceptions.
Your team receives evidence it can use for engineering acceptance and the relevant network-operator review. The operator’s connection decision and acceptance requirements remain specific to the project.
What you are buying
You are buying a defined engineering outcome: a feasible plan, implemented control functions and documented verification against your site’s requirements.
The commercial case starts with your project. We compare the integration and operating costs with the value of the capacity you can use, the cost of delays and the alternatives available to you. Savings, access dates and capacity gains belong in that site assessment.
This is relevant to data centres, factories and other commercial sites where available grid capacity limits operations or expansion.
Bring us the requirement. We will scope the work.
Send Gridpass your connection conditions, recent load data and equipment list. Tell us which operations must remain protected and what deadline you are working towards.
We will identify the control and evidence requirements, define the scope and deliver the agreed integration and verification work.