How AI data centers buy electrical intelligence

We charge by deployed capacity in megawatts. Cloud starts at $25,000 per MW per year. For pilots or sites under 1 MW, we charge per gateway, then switch to per-MW pricing once you cross about 50 gateways or 2 MW deployed. We share specific numbers on a scoping call after we see your fleet. T-Mobile measured 6:1 ROI on 800 rectifiers.

Yes. A common pattern is Cloud across the operating fleet, Forge for a new CapEx build, and Sentinel for one regulated workload. A single Verdigris contract covers all three.

Verdigris becomes your single source of truth for electrical state. It samples at 8 kHz, while a BMS samples at 1 Hz, so it sees things they miss. Your existing Schneider, Honeywell, Eaton, or Vertiv gear keeps measuring and feeds data in over BACnet, Modbus, REST, or MQTT. ServiceNow can auto-create work orders from Verdigris alerts. Most brownfield sites install without custom integration work, because we ingest whatever protocol you already use.

Full API and webhook documentation is at docs.verdigris.co. No NDA required.

Cloud is an OpEx subscription, the same line item as your DCIM and observability tools. Forge is CapEx: a perpetual license plus hardware your team owns, with a separate OpEx line for maintenance. Sentinel is an OpEx subscription too. Pick Forge if your finance org needs the platform on the balance sheet. Pick Cloud if you fund from operating budgets.

Pilots run with no commit: one facility, 5 gateways, 30 to 90 days, with clear success metrics. Cloud is a per-MW subscription with annual or multi-year terms once you scale past about 50 gateways or 2 MW deployed. Forge is a perpetual license plus annual maintenance, scoped to your CapEx cycle. Sentinel is a subscription with custom contract terms for regulated environments.

Yes. Sentinel covers a specific workload, not a tier above Cloud. Most customers add it for one regulated AI workload while Cloud keeps running the rest of the fleet. Cloud and Sentinel run together under a single contract. They are not upgrade or downgrade tiers.

Timing depends on your fleet size, the systems we need to connect to, and SKU choice. Cloud is fastest, since Verdigris manages the platform end to end. Sentinel runs about four weeks with a dedicated solution architect, to meet audit-grade compliance. Forge takes longest, because your team owns install, upgrades, and on-call. We commit to a date range once we have a clear picture of your site.

You do. Forge is a perpetual license, so your team owns the hardware on the balance sheet and the software license. Verdigris provides maintenance and platform updates under an ongoing service agreement.