Illustrative ten-year equal-load power-package comparison
Cost tie: about $11.9m each; operating states decidederived
| Value kind | derived — Derived values are guide calculations; their result is only as fixed as the stated inputs, scope, and method. |
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| Scope | All equipment, cost, load, time and operational inputs are stated scenario assumptions, not quotes or Tier cost ratios. Initial packages of about $3.0–3.3m per MW of IT load sit at the low end of the guide's Appendix B power-chain allowance (Cushman & Wakefield 2026). Exact totals of USD 11.850m (2N) and 11.900m (4N/3) are a practical cost tie; the required operating states decide. USD 200,000 is the distributed-only addition's arithmetic crossover, not a procurement margin. |
| As of | 2026-10 |
| Source | Guide derivation; inputs are stated assumptions scaled to the guide's Appendix B power-chain allowance (Cushman & Wakefield, 2026 Data Center Development Cost Guide) · Worked power package: inputs, BOM, state matrix and decision |
| Derivation | Exact illustrative budget: 2*4200000+600000+300000+600000+10*195000=11850000; 4*1600000+1100000+450000+800000+250000+10*290000=11900000; 4N/3 before witness scope=11650000; distributed-only addition crossover=11850000-11650000=200000. Initial cost per IT MW: 9900000/3=3300000 (2N), 9000000/3=3000000 (4N/3). Method source supports topology boundaries only; all prices are assumed. |
| Review | checking…review by 2027-09-05 · standard cadence |
| Recorded changes | last 2026-10-19 · 2 revisions tracked |
| Claim id | part12-power-package-case |
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