logoalt Hacker News

bluGilltoday at 1:00 PM0 repliesview on HN

Power plant is the convention for any large company that has backup power. A few UPSes for the server room - they are the power plant. A backup generator - power plant. Sometimes even just the room with all the break boxes from where the grid comes in is called the power plant (though normally power plant is reserved for backup power). It is extremely common for commercial buildings to have their own power plant. Most of their power comes from the grid in all cases, but they have a power plant. At commercial scale you can often save money by buying a backup generator powerful enough for your whole building so you disconnect from the grid when grid power is in highest demand (see your utility, then your accountant: for details if you can afford a generator this large)