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Insights on power usage, generation, and backup systems for data centers. Stay updated on the trends, market sizing and operator performance shaping the grid era of compute.

+34%

Year-on-year growth in global UPS revenue tracked across our 2026 dataset, as AI training clusters reshape critical-power demand. Three reports updated this month.

01Featured Reports & Analysis

Updated June 2026 · DCD Intelligence Desk
Spotlight Report
Spotlight Report

The grid is the new bottleneck: powering AI at scale

Interconnection queues now stretch past seven years in key US markets. We model how hyperscalers are turning to on-site generation, behind-the-meter deals and SMRs to escape the wait.

Deep Dive

Are nuclear power and SMRs the answer to data centre energy?

A sober look at the economics, timelines and siting realities behind the small-modular-reactor headlines.

Market Snapshot

What's next? Batteries in the modern data centre

Li-ion vs. emerging chemistries, and how battery storage is shifting from backup to active grid asset.

Market Snapshot

Critical Power: Q2 2026 market snapshot

02Explore the Market

Filters Region: Global ▾ Years: 2021–2030 ▾ Segment: UPS ▾
Market Sizing

Total Yearly UPS Revenue

USD billions · global · 2021–2030 (forecast)
$24$16$8 '21'25'30
HardwareService & software
Geographic Split

UPS Revenue by Region

Share of 2026 revenue
$21B TOTAL 2026
NAM 42%APAC 28% EMEA 22%LATAM 8%
By Capacity Band

kVA Size UPS Revenue

Indexed growth by UPS size class
HighLow '21'30
>500 kVA100–500 20–100<20 kVA

03Who's Engaging?

Behavioural signal · last 30 days
Engagement Signal
Wärtsilä is this month's top mover on Critical Power content.

Sustained reading and report-download activity across grid-balancing and engine-generator topics, up sharply on the prior period.

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Rocket Score
June 2026 · +27 MoM
Leaderboard

Top 15 Companies — Engagement Index

Weekly engagement velocity across Power channel · rolling 12 weeks
100500 W1W6W12 Top 5 6–10
Top 5 cohortRanks 6–10Ranks 11–15

04Latest News

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01 · Editorial Authority