Summary
- Nameplate megawatts overstate supply when grid delivery, backup, cooling or permits constrain use.
- Buyers should test the failure domain and interconnection path behind every capacity claim.
A data centre houses computing and network equipment in a controlled facility. Its useful output depends on more than floor area: electricity must reach the site, heat must leave it, carriers must connect it and operators must restore it. Investors and customers should separate planned, energised and customer-ready capacity. The decisive evidence is a load test tied to backup duration, cooling limits and network diversity. Capacity that cannot survive a realistic fault is a construction figure, not a dependable service.
