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That result belongs to a specific study and is not a general savings rate for every data center or the entire construction schedule. Schneider says the reference design is validated to U.S. ANSI standards and that it plans to extend the framework to IEC standards, so global implementation coverage remains a future step.\n\nThe Arabic ANSI wording was clarified to reflect the source’s validation statement, without implying separate certification.","corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-22T21:08:14+03:00","language":"en","text":"The Arabic ANSI wording was clarified to reflect the source’s validation statement, without implying separate certification."}],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"article","asset_id":"modular-and-edge-compute-infrastructure","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/modular-and-edge-compute-infrastructure-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic computing equipment with a server rack, equipment cabinet, cable conduits and a cooling pipe.","language":"en","caption":"AI-generated symbolic illustration. 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