Re: Data Colo Facilities in Northern NJ
joe mcguckin <[email protected]>
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Hey Pete, I don't think it costs $276 to reject the heat. Most modern HVAC systems have something like a 4:1 effeciency factor, so it probably really costs something like $70 for cooling... Joe McGuckin ViaNet Communications [email protected] 650-207-0372 cell 650-213-1302 office 650-969-2124 fax On Mar 3, 2008, at 6:58 PM, Pete Templin wrote: > Jeff Koch wrote: >> In our experience it's really impossible to actually use a constant >> 20 amps. We'll load in servers till we're up to around 16-17 amps - >> any higher and a spike of high activity could force the amps over >> the limit and trip the circuit breakers. The actual amps used by >> our servers will tend to vary - power usage seems to go up in the >> middle of the night when we do our backups. > > As they say at Burger King, "Have it your way". > > But do also re-run the math using the power pricing as $0.20. > You're now talking $276 to power your 16A draw and $276 to cool your > 16A draw. A $500 cabinet now represents a $52 monthly loss before > the real estate, staff, capital, etc. costs are ever considered. > > pt > > -- > "Eat sushi frequently". - Avi > [email protected] is the human contact address. > [email protected] is the list posting address. > See below URL for subscribe/unsubscribe and list options: > http://inet-access.net/mailman/listinfo/list -- Eat sushi frequently. - Avi [email protected] is the human contact address. [email protected] is the list posting address. See below URL for subscribe/unsubscribe and list options: http://inet-access.net/mailman/listinfo/list