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PUE for orchestrated hybrid liquid/air cooling in the CIBSE liquid-cooling CPD module

~1.2estimate

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ScopePublished example for hybrid liquid/air plants, not a measured architecture-wide range.
As of2025-10
SourceCIBSE Journal, CPD Module 254: Liquid cooling in data centre applications, October 2025 (month known; day set to the first): orchestrated hybrid liquid and air cooling can reduce PUE to around 1.2, with some operators aiming lower; advanced liquid-cooled facilities reach 1.05 to 1.15.
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Recorded changeslast 2026-09-16
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