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MW · Megawatt

Unit of real power; in AI data centers it has become the de facto unit of compute capacity and grid demand.

Current numbers

~600 kWRubin Ultra Kyber rack (NVL144) on 800 VDC; ~4.8 MW per 8-rack SU (an NVL1152 domain)as of H2 2027 (announced) · register ↗
72.5% of a 50 MW contractAEP Ohio Schedule DCT minimum billing demand on a 50 MW contract (15 MW + 85% of capacity above 25 MW), on an initial term of load ramp plus eight yearsas of 2026-09 · register ↗
About 91 MVA per unit; select above the exact boundillustrative per-unit minimum for 150 MW facility demand, N−1, 0.95 PF, 0.95 site factor and 10% marginas of 2026-09 · register ↗

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