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Illustrative facility power-chain allowance and subtotal at about 220 MW

$10–15M/MW; about $2.2–3.3Bestimate

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ScopeGuide allowance; exclude shell and cooling (Chapter 4.1).
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. Facility power-chain allowance at the unrounded 223.0272 MW operating point; exclude shell and cooling (Chapter 4.1). See the claim derivation for operands and rounding.
DerivationNominal IT = 1,408 × 132/1,000 = 185.856 MW. Assumed PUE 1.2 gives 223.0272 MW. Apply assumed $10–15M/facility MW to the unrounded product: $2.230272–3.345408B; display two significant figures.
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