STL Partners headline capex estimate for retrofitting liquid cooling, compared with USD 11M+/MW for greenfield liquid-cooled capacity
~$2M/MWestimate
| Value kind | estimate — Interpret this value according to its displayed kind, scope, source, and as-of date. |
|---|---|
| Scope | Headline comparison from STL Partners' May 2026 release and report summary. The public release does not say what the estimate includes, and it warns that hidden costs can materially change the investment case. |
| Caveat | STL Partners' public release does not say what the estimate includes; it names workload migration, downtime, lost tenancy revenue and legacy infrastructure constraints as hidden costs that can materially change the investment case. |
| As of | 2026-05 |
| Source | STL Partners |
| Review | checking…review by 2027-02-28 · fast cadence |
| Recorded changes | last 2026-10-14 · 2 revisions tracked |
| Claim id | cooling-only-liquid-retrofit-cost-power-suitable |
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