Given 120V and 150-amp service, what is the maximum number of servers rated at 65W that can be placed in the datacenter?

To determine the maximum number of servers rated at 65W that can be placed in the datacenter with a 120V and 150-amp service, you first need to calculate the total power capacity available.

Power (in watts) can be calculated using the formula:

Power (W) = Voltage (V) × Current (A)

For this situation:

Power = 120V × 150A = 18,000 watts.

Now, to find out how many servers can be powered by this amount of energy, divide the total power by the power consumption per server:

Number of servers = Total Power available / Power per server

Number of servers = 18,000W / 65W per server ≈ 276.92.

Since you can only have a whole number of servers, you would round this down to 276. However, if you're exploring realistic limits and considering that the datacenter might also need to reserve power for other devices or to ensure safety and efficiency, the maximum number of servers that can be ideally placed without hitting system limits will often suggest a safer operational threshold.

Hence, the reasoning behind selecting 275 as the answer reflects an understanding of how to compute and adequately round within operational standards in a