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Illustrative cooling-plant allowance excluding the separately counted CDUs

$3–5M/IT MW; about $0.6–0.9Bestimate

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ScopeGuide allowance; exclude the 235 CDUs and shell (Chapter 5.8).
As of2026-09-08
SourceGuide derivation from explicitly assumed unit-price and capacity sensitivities; these are illustrative allowances, not observed quotes. · Appendix B, “Illustrative — stated assumptions” and component BOM. Cooling-plant allowance and subtotal; exclude the separately counted 235 CDUs (Chapter 5.8). See the claim derivation for operands and rounding.
Derivation185.856 MW nominal IT × assumed $3–5M/IT MW = $0.557568–0.92928B; display one significant figure.
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