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		altcognito on Feb 24, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tesla deployed over 300 Powerwalls in Hawaiian sch... At the scale of a server room, you're estimating over an aggregate and probably want some overhead/room to expand.

walrus01 on Feb 24, 2018 [–]

At the scale of a small to medium colocation facility you define W per cabinet... Such as a typical 44U height cabinet in a row designed for front to back airflow. 5kW per cabinet would be a normal low range, up to 10-12kW. Then figure out your floor spacing and sq ft usage to determine how many cabinets.

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