Pranav Hotkar
Columbus, United States - March 3, 2026 - Vertiv has expanded its Vertiv™ PowerBar Track busway product line with a new double-stack, high-capacity design aimed at supporting the increasing power distribution demands in artificial intelligence and high-performance computing data centers worldwide.
The expanded PowerBar Track system delivers overhead power distribution with significantly higher capacity while preserving valuable white space in colocation and hyperscale facilities, a critical consideration as AI workloads drive higher rack densities and power requirements. The new configuration supports up to 2,000 amps under UL standard 857 and up to 2,500 amps under IEC 61439-6, with options for both copper and aluminium conductors to address diverse installation needs.
PowerBar Track’s double-stack architecture is designed to help data center operators manage rising power demands without expanding floor infrastructure, enabling vertical scaling of power delivery. The system’s open-track design allows tap-off boxes to be installed or relocated along the busway while maintaining continuous power to connected equipment, reducing the need for planned outages during reconfiguration. Built-in mechanical and electrical interlocks enhance operator safety, and optional integrated metering provides real-time visibility into load levels, supporting capacity planning and energy management.
“Power distribution must keep pace with the scale and density of modern AI and high-performance computing environments,” said Kyle Keeper, senior vice president of Vertiv’s power business unit. “As customers navigate increasing power demands, tighter space constraints, and rapidly evolving infrastructure requirements, they need solutions that provide flexibility. The Vertiv™ PowerBar Track double stack is designed to address these challenges by enabling compact yet scalable expansion, supporting live changes, and delivering the reliability required in mission-critical data center environments.”
The Vertiv PowerBar Track integrates seamlessly into Vertiv’s broader data center power ecosystem, including Vertiv PowerBoard switchgear, uninterruptible power supply systems and rack-level infrastructure, forming a coordinated end-to-end power train for dense compute environments. The expanded busway system also contributes to the Vertiv™ 360AI power ecosystem, a suite of interconnected power distribution, protection and management technologies tailored for AI-ready digital infrastructure.
In addition to AI and high-performance computing facilities, the double-stack PowerBar Track can be paired with Vertiv’s modular infrastructure solutions, such as Vertiv™ OneCore prefabricated data center modules and Vertiv™ SmartRun overhead IT infrastructure, enabling cohesive, scalable and rapid deployments.
The product expansion reflects continued industry focus on power distribution innovation as data centers evolve to support next-generation workloads, particularly where increasing rack density and greater energy efficiency are driving infrastructure upgrades across colocation, hyperscale and enterprise environments.
