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Buying spare compute is cheaper than buying backup generators, because the servers cost fifty times what the generator does.

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    Installed generators cost ~$800/kW, and the data center capital cost, including servers, is ~$40,000/kW, so adding 1% more makeup compute capacity is money ahead of purchasing generators.

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