Input Parameters
Critical IT equipment power draw
Industry avg: 1.58 | Best-in-class: 1.1-1.2
📈 Results
Total Facility Power
70 MW
IT Load × PUE
Annual Energy Consumption
429 GWh
At 70% utilization
Annual Electricity Cost
$34.3M
At $0.08/kWh
Annual Carbon Emissions
171,360 tons
CO₂ equivalent
Equivalent To...
US Homes Powered
39,000
Cars on Road (CO₂)
37,000
Daily Cost
$94K
📖 How This Works
This calculator estimates power consumption and costs for data center facilities based on industry-standard metrics.
Key Formulas
Total Power (MW) = IT Load × PUE
Annual Energy (MWh) = Total Power × 8,760 hours × Utilization %
Annual Cost ($) = Annual Energy (kWh) × Rate
Carbon (tons CO₂) = Annual Energy (MWh) × Grid Intensity ÷ 2000
PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) measures total facility power divided by IT equipment power. A PUE of 1.0 would mean 100% of power goes to computing; typical values range from 1.2 (excellent) to 2.0+ (inefficient).
Grid carbon intensity varies significantly by region. Grids with more renewables (California, Pacific Northwest) have lower intensities than coal-heavy regions.