Unlock more compute
per megawatt.

Elcano is the control layer for power-constrained data centers, software, with onsite storage when needed.

Control software Optional onsite storage

Built for colo, hyperscale, and AI data center operators facing site-level power capacity limits, non-firm grid load requirements, or near-term AI expansion pressure.

Control active REAL-TIME · ALL SIGNALS
COORDINATED IN-ENVELOPE

01 / The Solution

A modular operating layer across compute, cooling, storage, and the grid.

Software (plus optional onsite storage), deployable in weeks to months and scalable across sites. Elcano coordinates the dispatch decisions that lift usable capacity.

Inputs

Operating signals

IT load
Cooling load
Power grid interconnection limits
Power grid signals (energy prices, operator + utility signals)
Onsite power generators availability
Onsite battery state-of-charge (SoC)

Elcano

Real-time coordination

Telemetry unification across silos
Dynamic envelope modeling
Constraint-aware optimization
Load prioritization
Battery dispatch
Operations console

Outputs

Usable capacity

More compute per megawatt
Lower energy cost
Ramp / non-firm load compliance
AI / hyperscale load expansion
Reliability under SLA

02 / Deployment

Start with software. Expand with storage.

One control layer. Two ways to deploy. Software is the control layer; storage is the capacity multiplier.

Path 01 – Software

Pure software.

Elcano's control layer coordinates the assets your site already has, IT load, cooling, grid signals, to lift usable capacity inside your existing power envelope.

Pre-reqNone

IncludesSoftware only

Deploy timeWeeks

Capacity uplift

Path 02 – Software + storage

Software + battery.

The same control layer, paired with onsite storage, deployed by Elcano, or coordinated with the battery you already have. The capacity multiplier scales with the storage in play.

Pre-reqNone

IncludesSoftware + battery

Deploy time6 – 18 months

Capacity uplift

Software is the control layer. Storage is the capacity multiplier.

03 / Outcomes

What you get.

01 / Capacity

More usable compute per megawatt.

Co-dispatch holds higher average load without violating the interconnection limit at the peak.

Higher utilization

02 / Speed

Faster time-to-energize.

When new compute capacity needs to come online before the grid catches up, the control layer absorbs the gap.

Quarters, not years

03 / Cost

Lower delivered energy cost.

Wholesale arbitrage and demand-response, without breaking ramp obligations or SLA.

Net of market revenue

04 / Why this matters

Power is the bottleneck. Not compute.

Interconnection queues stretch four to seven years.

The compute that needs to come online in eighteen months cannot wait for the grid to catch up.

New ISO obligations cap how fast a site can swing.

Non-firm load classifications and ramp limits constrain demand changes. Loads that exceed the envelope risk losing interconnection.

Sites are sized for peak, underused at average.

A meaningful share of contracted capacity goes unsold. The arbitrage between peak provisioning and average utilization is the wedge.

05 / Why now

Compute load growth, AI especially, has run ahead of the grid. The operators that get there first won't be the ones who waited. They'll be the ones who orchestrated what they already had.

06 / Why Elcano

Built for the control problem between two worlds.

Power markets on one side. Data center operations on the other. Most companies in the conversation come from one. Elcano is built for the bridge.

Power markets

Prices, dispatch, grid constraints.

Energy systems are shaped by operating windows, market signals, and interconnection limits. The optimization happens on this side.

Data center operations

IT load, cooling, uptime.

Sites are shaped by dense workloads, thermal demand, reliability requirements, and expansion pressure. The constraint lives on this side.

Built by operators across power markets, infrastructure, and data center constraints — bringing together energy-systems engineering, battery operations, and applied research.

Founders with experience at:

07 / Contact

Evaluate your compute-per-megawatt opportunity.

Elcano is working with select operators of power-constrained AI, colo, and hyperscale sites. Each engagement starts with a site evaluation and moves into a phased deployment.

Reach out with a short intro to your team and the site you're working on — we'll follow up to schedule a call.

Get a free assessment