[jumpingmice]

How can a university draw only ~50kW? That’s not even one rack of computers. I think you missed a large factor somewhere.

UCB has a 26MW gas turbine.

[__initbrian__]

About UCB: “The cogeneration plant uses a natural gas-fired GE LM2500 turbine generator to produce 25 MW of electrical power and 4 MWth of steam.”

[2013] https://www.powerengineeringint.com/2013/10/14/university-of...

[chockablock]

Yeah, from the link, the quoted number is actually the amount Wash U saved by changing light bulbs.

> the school has completely replaced their lights with more energy efficient, low wattage bulbs that save an average of 376,394 kW hours per year in energy

[techdevangelist]

I was going to say something similar, maybe this is the core critical components that have to say running for life safety.

Otherwise I routinely see single racks pulling 15-25kWh albeit vastly overloaded. But that’s the norm now.

[skunkworker]

That's one and a half industrial combi ovens (each takes 480V 3 phase 38kw power). Those numbers seem so low.

[duckymcduckface]

Cause op didn't read citation 1 where it says that the University saved that much power by switching to better light bulbs

[zelon88]

Yeah, I'm sorry. I edited it with a disclaimer as soon as I realized.

You're welcome to continue retracing my steps to correct me though.