Compute density
Define kW per rack, load diversity, physical loading, equipment movement and future expansion requirements.
ELITE / TECHNOLOGY
Power the possibility.
Engineer the detail.
A development brief built around the operator’s workloads, the site’s constraints and the infrastructure that can be delivered. Technical features are design workstreams, not existing facility specifications.
01 / POWER
From grid import
to critical IT.
The reported connection concept involves high-voltage infrastructure and a dedicated project connection. Its scope, acceptance, land rights, costs and programme require confirmation through the grid process.
01 / NETWORK380 / 132 kV
↓New substation concept
02 / PROJECT INTERFACE132 kV
↓Dedicated connection concept
03 / FACILITYIT + supporting systems
Conceptual relationship based on project materials. Not a final single-line diagram.Final distribution and capacity to be designed
CAPACITY EXPLAINED
One number.
Different boundaries.
Requested connection capacity includes more than servers. Cooling, electrical losses and supporting systems also require power.
PUE expresses total facility energy divided by IT energy. Using it to translate a power limit into IT capacity is an initial illustration; final design needs a peak-load schedule, reserve margins and defined system boundaries.
ILLUSTRATIVE CAPACITY EXPLORERNOT A PROJECT FORECAST
Illustrative IT capacity
Import ÷ assumed PUE. Excludes separately reserved heat-export power and other headroom. No listed capacity or efficiency is a project commitment.
02 / OPERATOR-LED ENGINEERING
Built around the workload.
Cloud, enterprise colocation and AI infrastructure can have different density, network and operational requirements. A clear brief should come before a fixed layout.
Cooling architecture
Evaluate air and liquid-cooling approaches, temperature ranges, water use, heat rejection and equipment maintenance.
Network diversity
Assess physically separate routes, entry points, carrier options and the failure modes shared by different connections.
03 / RESILIENCE
Reliability is
a system property.
A high-voltage connection alone does not establish two independent feeds or a certified level of resilience.
The electrical and mechanical design should assess maintenance, equipment failure, upstream dependencies and staged expansion. UPS, generators, batteries, fuel systems and controls need a coordinated operating philosophy.
Tier or other certification objectives can be evaluated with the future operator. A design ambition is distinct from an award for design documents, a constructed facility or operating sustainability.
Commissioning should validate integrated systems and failure responses before customer handover. Ready for service is an agreed operational milestone, not simply completion of a building shell.
Uptime Institute · certification framework04 / PHASING
Plan the whole.
Sequence the investment.
Potential phasing must align confirmed power, customer commitments and capital. Later construction should preserve the accessibility, safety and resilience of any live first phase. The proposed 30–35 MW initial import remains subject to separate feasibility.
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