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What is a modular data center?
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A factory-built, containerized compute unit. IT, power, cooling,
fire suppression, and security in a 20-ft or 40-ft ISO container.
Site work and module work happen in parallel; the unit ships
factory-tested at full load and energizes on site within days
of delivery.
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Is this a single product or a catalog of options?
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A single named cluster sized 2 to 5 MW, productized end-to-end.
Configured to your GPU mix, density, climate, and power source.
Catalog underneath; productized at the SKU level. One PO, one
schedule, one weld-traceability standard.
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What is the lead time?
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24 to 34 weeks from order to factory completion. Site-ready in
6 to 8 months including delivery and commissioning. Compare
to 50 to 100+ weeks for the same equipment from Schneider, Eaton,
ABB, or Siemens direct, and 18 to 24 months for a site-built
data center.
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What about interconnection? Equipment is fast — utilities aren’t.
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Lead time on the box doesn’t help if the medium-voltage tie-in
queues for 18 months. We bundle interconnect-engineering services
through partner firms in NoVA, ERCOT, the Permian, and the Pacific
Northwest. Talk to us about your specific site early — the equipment
lead time is durable; the permit lead time is what kills schedules.
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What is the highest kW per rack you have delivered?
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50 kW per rack on air-cooled deployments (MDC-500). 150 kW per
rack on direct-to-chip liquid (MDC-500 DLC) using Vertiv CDUs.
Designed for NVIDIA H100, H200, GB200, Blackwell, and AMD MI300
server platforms.
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What standards does your equipment meet?
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Switchgear: IEC 61439 TTA with parallel UL 891 listing for US
installations. MV equipment: IEC 62271 with IEEE C37 parallel.
NFPA 70 / 75 / 110 for fire and electrical code compliance.
ASCE 7 for structural.
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What climates can you deploy in?
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−35°C to +52°C operating envelope. IP54 sealed. No external water
required for closed-loop air-cooled units. Designed for desert
and Arctic conditions; tested at full load before shipment in
both extremes. Free-cooling and DX-hybrid configurations
available for climate-specific optimization.
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Can it be redeployed to a different site later?
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Yes. ISO container form factor; standard road and rail
transport. Anti-vibration mounting available for mobile and
seismic applications. Full disconnect and recommissioning
documented in the SAT package; no proprietary tooling required.
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Can you deliver hardened spec for federal or critical infrastructure?
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Hardened configurations are available on request — discuss specific
requirements (shielding, accreditation, compliance lens) on the SE
call.
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Can I purchase direct, or does this run through a partner?
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Direct purchase from Teraplex is available for end customers.
A separate channel partner program exists for system integrators
and EPCs delivering modular DC and power-infrastructure scopes
to their own clients. Both motions ship from the same factories
to the same standard.
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Do you offer pre-development engineering and site selection services?
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Yes. Teraplex is the US-resident development partner. We orchestrate
pre-development engineering (civil and electrical), site selection,
and development planning through a curated A&E, MEP, and EPC partner
network. Engineering labor sits at the partner firms; Teraplex
coordinates delivery and owns the customer relationship. See
development services
for the full scope.
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Can you support pipeline-level development across multiple sites?
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Yes. Our development leadership has delivered across multiple
hyperscale and wholesale colo portfolios. We bring pipeline-level
institutional knowledge — sequencing, go/no-go decision frameworks,
and early-stage cost estimation that integrates equipment lead-time
intelligence. Built for developers scaling beyond a single anchor
site.
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Are pre-development deliverables professionally stamped?
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Yes. All utility-facing engineering packages — primary service
configurations, load analyses, one-line diagrams — are stamped
by a licensed Principal Electrical Engineer before they leave
Teraplex. Civil deliverables are stamped by the licensed
Professional Engineer at the responsible A&E partner firm.
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How does pricing work for productized clusters?
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Standardized cluster configurations carry transparent published
pricing — roughly 80% of every cluster is the same factory-tested
build. The remaining 20% is configurable (cooling architecture,
density, climate envelope, power source) and carries a defined
delta on the standard price.
Configure your cluster
to see live pricing and lead time. Configurator launches Q3 2026;
custom quotes available now via the
quote form.
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Can I reserve a factory build slot before issuing a full PO?
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Yes. After configuring your cluster, you can reserve a factory
slot with a deposit. Reservation locks your delivery window and
your standardized price for the agreed reservation period. Full
PO follows reservation; the deposit is credited against the final
invoice. Reservation flow launches alongside the configurator
in Q3 2026; in the meantime, schedule a call with engineering
to scope and reserve manually.
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Is reserving the same as a binding order?
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Reservation locks the factory slot and the standardized price
for the documented reservation period. During the reservation
window we finalize the engineering scope (the 20% configurable),
commercial terms, and the full PO. Reservation deposits are
credited against the PO. Cancellation policies are documented
in the reservation agreement; deposits are refundable on the
conditions defined therein.
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What is the GB300 module?
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Our productized 1.2 MW modular data center, optimized for NVIDIA
GB300 NVL72 training workloads. Each module houses approximately
8 racks at 150 kW per rack, direct-to-chip liquid cooled,
factory-tested as a unit before delivery. Substation, gensets,
switchgear, and SCADA ship on the same schedule. Site-ready in
6 to 8 months from PO.
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Why 1.2 MW per module instead of a larger cluster?
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The 1.2 MW boundary matches the GB300 NVL72 reference architecture
(approximately 8 racks × 150 kW). Productizing at this size makes
the module factory-testable as a single unit, ships in standard
ISO container envelopes, and lets you phase capacity into a
multi-MW campus by stacking modules on a shared power spine.
Each module is a discrete, factory-validated deployment unit.
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How do modules combine to make a multi-MW campus?
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A single substation, transformer bank, and SCADA spine are sized
for full campus capacity on day one. Modules phase in alongside
demand — 4 modules = 4.8 MW, 8 modules = 9.6 MW, up to 32+ modules
for hyperscale campus scale. Each module is independently
commissioned but shares the site-level power and monitoring
infrastructure. GPU generations change every 18 to 24 months —
early-phase modules run current hardware, later-phase modules
spec next-generation hardware.
