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Available power, not land or capital, is what now limits how many data centres get built.
Their wordsIn particular, operating a data center requires large amounts of electricity, and available power is fast becoming the binding constraint on data center construction.
Their wordsUtility companies see major electrical infrastructure as a long-term investment to be built in response to sustained demand growth.
Their wordsConventional air cooling is likely limited to around 20 to 30 kilowatt racks, perhaps 50 kilowatts if rear heat exchangers are used.
Their wordsBut there's also reason to believe that data center power consumption will nevertheless rise substantially.
Their wordsBut many of these gains have already been achieved: the best data centers already use just 10% of their electricity for cooling and other non-IT equipment.