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Our Kansas City datacenter is fed by three power components critical to
datacenter infrastructure.
The primary power supply comes from utility power supplied by Kansas City
Power & Light. Designated a critical infrastructure building, Kansas City
Power & Light provides three power feeds to the facility. These feeds are
connected in parallel and each draws from a different independent power grid.
Secondary and temporary power is supplied by UPS battery systems in the
power room. We have sufficient UPS battery strength to assure continuity of
power to the entire colocation and dedicated server facility. In addition,
a separate UPS system maintains all critical networking infrastructure.
Third and final backup power comes from a 400 kilowatt diesel generator.
Fuel access points on the ground level of the building allow us to refuel
the generator tanks at any time. The generator can be run indefinitely to
supply power to the facility.
Due to the multiple power grids coming into the building, this facility has
never lost utility power. However, in the event of loss of utility power,
the automatic transfer switch moves the power source from utility to diesel
generator. The UPS systems supply temporary power during the time required
for the generator to fire up.
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