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Utilization

Used capacity as a share of usable capacity, after the continuous derate and the redundancy reserve

Used across 4 Anvilfield field guides, most in Datacenter.

Also defined as

  • Electrical: Billable hours divided by paid hours, the share of labor you pay for that you actually bill
  • Concrete: The share of available time a machine actually works, the main lever on the hourly rate

Where this shows up

DatacenterStranded capacity and power utilizationElectricalField time tracking and labor hoursConcreteEquipment cost recovery and own vs rentDatacenterData center TCO cost model

Related terms

Bypass / recirculationCertified payrollNameplate vs actualPUEStranded capacityUsable capacity

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