Cooling tower
A cooling tower rejects heat to the atmosphere, often through evaporation. It can improve cooling efficiency but creates water demand, plume, treatment, blowdown, and permitting considerations.
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Arc flash study
An arc flash study estimates incident energy from electrical faults and supports worker-safety labeling and procedures. It is not a casual calculator item; it requires qualified engineering analysis and current system data.
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Emissions rate
Emissions rate expresses emissions per unit of energy, such as pounds or metric tons of CO2 per MWh. In data center analysis, emissions rate can be location-based, market-based, marginal, or hourly depending on the question.
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Feasibility study is an early engineering screen of whether a proposed interconnection may cause system impacts and what broad costs could result. It is useful for early go/no-go decisions but is less definitive than system impact or facilities studies.
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