DESIGN IQ

Data centers

Check the power behind the data center before it is energized.
Review utility interconnection, substations, MV distribution, generators and UPS against your checklists, with every finding cited to the sheet.

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Aerial view of a data center campus with rows of generators and rooftop cooling units

Built for

  • Developers and owners of data center campuses
  • Powered-land and co-located generation developers
  • Electrical engineers of record and reviewers
  • Construction managers coordinating multiple EPCs

The problem

A data center is a power project first.

A hyperscale campus can carry its own substation, miles of medium-voltage distribution, and hundreds of generators and UPS modules. Packages change fast, several engineers and vendors contribute, and a rating that does not carry from the one-line to the equipment schedule can hold up energization.

Design IQ was built reviewing utility-scale power plants. The same checks apply here: ratings that agree across sheets, equipment sized for the load and redundancy, studies that support the gear.

What it checks

Examples from the checklists teams run.

Bring your own checklist or start from ours. Each check comes back Pass, Fail or N/A with the page behind it.

Utility + substation

  • Service voltage and capacity consistent across one-line, utility agreement and load letter
  • Transformer ratings and impedance vs the short-circuit study
  • Protection scheme and relay references complete
  • Onsite generation and storage tie-ins shown on the one-line

MV + LV distribution

  • Switchgear interrupting and withstand ratings vs available fault current
  • Feeder ampacity and derating vs protective devices
  • Redundancy (N, N+1, 2N) consistent between one-lines and basis of design
  • Arc flash labels and study results aligned

Backup generation

  • Generator count and kW vs design load with the stated redundancy
  • Fuel storage vs required runtime
  • Transfer and paralleling scheme matches the sequence of operations
  • Emissions and permit limits reflected in the generator schedule

UPS + critical power

  • UPS module ratings and battery runtime vs IT load
  • Battery room ventilation, spacing and fire protection
  • Grounding and bonding details complete
  • Critical power paths match the redundancy narrative

What you get back

A finding you can check in seconds.

Every result says what was checked, what the documents show, and where. Your engineer opens the cited page, agrees or overrides, and moves on.

Fail

Generator plant covers design load at N+1

The generator schedule lists 22 × 3,000 kW units (66 MW), but the load calculation shows 67.4 MW of critical and mechanical load. N+1 at that load needs 24 units. Add units or confirm the load basis.

E-601 Generator schedule, p. 2Load calculation, p. 7
Illustrative example. Values are representative, not from a customer project.

How it works

01

Upload the set

Drag in drawings, studies, specs and datasheets. The agent indexes every page.

02

Pick a checklist

Use your own, imported from a file, or start from a Design IQ checklist.

03

Check the findings

Review each finding against its highlighted page, accept or override it, and export the comment log to Excel.

FAQ

Data centers, specifically.

Pricing and data questions are on the pricing page.

It runs any checklist against any document, but it's strongest on electrical and power, where it was built. Run a mechanical checklist on the Free plan and judge the results yourself.

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Solar + BESS

Run your first review this week. Bring a drawing set and a checklist. We'll set it up with you.

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