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by treffer 818 days ago
“Say you changed out fluorescents to LED light bulbs, that’s a capital improvement. You’re not replacing lightbulbs, you’re enhancing”. That's the basis for the claim that lightbulb changes are CapEx.

This is an improvement though. A rack is usually 10-20kW @ equinix, that's well within reach for redoing larger areas of lighting. They also bill for overuse. Great, they improved the building to make more money.

The other claimed scandal on that front is that they wouldn't change one light bulb at a time, but rather turn it into a larger project and then do it. This doesn't sound like a bad idea either. Avoid tiny maintenances, rather re

I wouldn't be surprised if their battery claims have a similar underlying issue, freeing up space in a similar way that lights free up power.

I don't see how this shouldn't classify as an improvement or proper management. And it's a good example of the quality of this report.

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I think you forgot the /s