Cummins Selected to Provide 5MWh Battery Energy Storage System for Major U.S. Data Center Project

en.Wedoany.com Reported - Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced that its Power Generation business segment has been selected to provide a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) for a major data center project in the United States, addressing utility requirements for managing AI-driven load fluctuations, mitigating load oscillations, and enhancing ride-through performance. This project represents Cummins' largest BESS deployment to date, marking a new delivery phase for the company's energy storage business.

As data center capacity demand continues to grow, intensifying grid constraints, prolonged interconnection queues, and rising energy costs are prompting data center developers to view BESS as a strategic power-enabling technology. Jenny Bush, President of Cummins Power Systems, stated that securing this project reflects customers' trust in Cummins' ability to deliver innovative energy solutions at scale. Leveraging a complete power product portfolio spanning diesel standby, natural gas prime power, BESS, and integrated microgrid solutions, Cummins can support customers in building reliable, resilient, and increasingly sustainable power infrastructure.

Cummins' BESS solution was launched in May 2025. The system can rapidly charge or discharge to reduce demand spikes, improve power quality, and maintain a more stable load profile at the utility interconnection point. Key specifications for data center and AI campus applications include: designed for hyperscale workloads to ensure resilient operation; flexible DC block architecture compatible with multiple PCS and EMS ecosystems; supports grid transition and is designed for integration with diesel and natural gas generators; nominal capacity of 5MWh; utilizes lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cell chemistry; features liquid-cooled thermal management; and complies with safety and performance standards including UL 9540A, UL 9540, UL 1973, NFPA 855, NFPA 68, IEEE 1547, and UL 1741 SA/SB.

The BESS adds additional regulation capability to the project's power architecture, helping utilities manage AI-driven load fluctuations, mitigate load oscillations, and support ride-through performance. Whether deployed as a grid transition solution, integrated with backup power systems, or incorporated into broader microgrid architectures, Cummins BESS helps customers maximize available grid capacity, manage peak demand, and meet utility-defined load management requirements by smoothing the rapid fluctuations of AI-driven power demand.

Built on more than 100 years of power generation expertise, the BESS solution is positioned as a tool to help developers build resilient energy ecosystems that support faster deployment and reliable operation of hyperscale and AI-driven data center campuses. Bush noted that from grid transition applications and peak demand management to long-term resilience, BESS is becoming a critical component of modern data center power strategies, providing operators with greater flexibility to deploy, optimize, and scale power infrastructure.