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N+1

Redundancy with one spare component beyond what the load needs, tolerating a single failure or maintenance event.

Current numbers

~80 MVA x3typical HV/MV transformer unit, N+1, to serve ~150 MW peak; ~10% MVA cushion over MWas of 2026 · register ↗
secondsloss-of-cooling thermal-trip window for 1 kW+ GPUs — UPS-backed pumps + N+1/2N rejection mandatoryas of 2026 · register ↗
+30–50%MEP construction-cost swing of 2N over N+1; 2N strands ~50% of capacity idleas of 2025 · register ↗

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