Case Study: Rapid-Deploy Medium-Voltage Infrastructure for a National Co-Location Provider

Client

A leading national data center co-location provider developing a new remote campus with aggressive go-live timelines.

Challenge

The client required fast-track deployment of medium-voltage (MV) switchgear and an enhanced electrical distribution loop capable of supporting scalable, high-reliability operations.

Compounding the challenge, the site’s remote location made large onsite labor crews costly, slow, and difficult to staff. The developer needed a partner who could compress schedule, reduce onsite labor, and deliver utility-grade equipment without jeopardizing redundancy or reliability.

Solution

Chateau Energy provided an OFCI (owner-furnished, contractor-installed) solution and engineered a rapid-deployment, skidded MV infrastructure package, leveraging our deep market knowledge and long-standing relationships with multiple switchgear and transformer manufacturers.

Drawing on expertise in both utility-grade distribution and solar/renewable-sector modularization, our team designed a solution that:

• Integrated MV switchgear, transformers, and advanced controls into a pre-assembled, factory-tested skid
• Standardized interfaces to minimize field wiring and commissioning
• Enabled parallel fabrication of components to compress construction timelines
• Reduced risk and schedule exposure by avoiding manufacturer bottlenecks

By applying lessons learned from high-volume solar deployments where speed, modularity, and repeatability are essential, Chateau Energy delivered a system the client could install with minimal onsite labor.

Outcome

• Installation completed in weeks instead of months, dramatically accelerating the client’s power-on timeline
• Elimination of standby diesel generators due to advanced switching and load-transfer capabilities, saving the developer millions in CAPEX
• Significant reduction in required onsite workforce, lowering cost, minimizing site coordination challenges, and improving safety
• A repeatable, scalable MV infrastructure approach the client can deploy across future campuses.