{
 "title": "Data Centre Liquid Cooling 2026: The kW Where Air Dies",
 "url": "https://www.servnetuk.com/research/liquid-cooling-adoption-index-2026",
 "publisher": "Servnet Research",
 "license": "CC BY 4.0 — free to reuse with attribution",
 "collected": "2026-07-30",
 "records": [
  {
   "metric": "air-to-liquid transition threshold",
   "value": "~20 kW per rack",
   "source": "IEA 4E"
  },
  {
   "metric": "liquid becomes economical",
   "value": ">20 kW per rack",
   "source": "IEA 4E"
  },
  {
   "metric": "TCO inflection point at $0.12/kWh",
   "value": "~30 kW per rack",
   "source": "Adam Silverson Consulting"
  },
  {
   "metric": "air cooling viable with containment",
   "value": "~10–15 kW per rack",
   "source": "ServNet UK"
  },
  {
   "metric": "direct-to-chip cooling support band",
   "value": "~50–100 kW per rack",
   "source": "ServNet UK"
  },
  {
   "metric": "forced-air cooling density range",
   "value": "~10–30 kW per rack",
   "source": "Alliance Chemical"
  },
  {
   "metric": "direct-to-chip liquid cooling density range",
   "value": "~40–120 kW per rack",
   "source": "Alliance Chemical"
  },
  {
   "metric": "single-phase immersion density range",
   "value": "~100–250 kW per rack",
   "source": "Alliance Chemical"
  }
 ]
}