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by throw0101a 1918 days ago
> Are there industry options or methods of wiring to allow for a UPS room separate from the actual rooms the racks are stored in?

Yes: longer cables.

See Figure 1 in the Schneider-APC white paper, where they have "Electrical Space", "Mechanical Space" (HVAC), and IT Space:

* https://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_File_Name=VA...

Power is generated hundreds of kilometres from where it is used, so having your UPS room a few dozen metres from your actual DC room isn't a big deal. I-squared-R losses aren't going to be that huge.

Europe uses 400Y/230 for nominal low-voltage distribution (see Table 1 in above), so stringing some 400V extra copper to the PDUs, which then have 230V at the plugs, isn't a big deal.