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Base rent

Base rent is the fixed rent payable before pass-throughs, utility charges, escalations, service fees, or other variable amounts. For powered assets, base rent may be quoted by square foot, kW, MW, cabinet, or capacity block.

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Direct-to-chip cooling

Direct-to-chip cooling uses cold plates attached to processors or accelerators, with coolant loops carrying heat away from the chips. It can support high-density racks but adds facility-water, leak-management, redundancy, and serviceability considerations.

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Rider

A rider is an add-on charge, credit, adjustment, or condition layered onto a base tariff. Riders can recover fuel, transmission, demand-side programs, storm costs, riders for large loads, or negotiated service-specific obligations.

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Standby charge

A standby charge is a utility charge associated with backup service for customers with on-site generation or other self-supply. It can affect microgrid, CHP, fuel-cell, and behind-the-meter generation economics.

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