Question 1

What is an Acre micro data centre?

Accepted Answer

An Acre micro data centre is a modular, AI-ready infrastructure unit targeting approximately 50kW of capacity. It provides the physical environment (enclosure, liquid cooling, power distribution, UPS/battery, security, connectivity, and monitoring) so compute operators can deploy AI hardware without building a conventional data centre.

Question 2

Are Acre units liquid cooled or air cooled?

Accepted Answer

Acre units are liquid cooled, not air cooled. Liquid cooling supports higher rack density than a comparable air-cooled environment, which is reflected in a premium rental rate for operators. It also reduces cooling energy overhead, which Acre passes through as part of its energy pricing to operators.

Question 3

Where can Acre units be deployed?

Accepted Answer

Acre units are designed for existing commercial and industrial sites: warehouses, supermarkets and retail parks, hospitals, industrial estates, and brownfield sites. Any site with usable electrical capacity and fibre access nearby is a potential candidate.

Question 4

Does Acre provide AI compute or GPU servers?

Accepted Answer

No. Acre provides the physical infrastructure layer only: the enclosure, power, cooling, connectivity, and operational environment. The compute operator or customer supplies the servers and GPU hardware.

Question 5

How quickly can an Acre unit be deployed?

Accepted Answer

Acre units are fabricated offsite and installed onsite by crane placement. Deployment timelines depend primarily on power availability at the site, but the modular format is designed to be significantly faster than traditional data centre construction.

Question 6

Can multiple Acre units be clustered together?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Multiple Acre units can be clustered on a single site or linked across multiple sites to aggregate capacity. For example, two 50kW units form 100kW of distributed AI-ready capacity.

Question 7

What is sovereign AI infrastructure?

Accepted Answer

Sovereign AI infrastructure refers to AI computing capacity deployed within a specific geography or jurisdiction, ensuring data residency, regulatory compliance, and independence from centralised hyperscale facilities. Acre's distributed deployment model is well-suited to sovereign and public-sector AI requirements.

Question 8

How do property owners make money with Acre?

Accepted Answer

Acre owns and installs the micro data centre on the property owner's site. Acre sources and manages the compute operator and collects the rental income directly. The property owner receives 20% of the rental income as a site licence fee for as long as the unit operates on their land, with no capital outlay and no operator relationship to manage themselves.

Question 9

Does the property owner need to purchase the unit?

Accepted Answer

No. Acre always owns the micro data centre. Property owners host the unit on their site and receive 20% of the rental income, without purchasing the unit or carrying any infrastructure capital cost.

Question 10

How does Acre's battery and energy model work?

Accepted Answer

Every Acre unit includes an onsite battery that charges overnight when grid electricity is cheaper and cleaner, then powers the unit through the day. Acre buys energy at the lower overnight rate and bills compute operators for energy at a margin over that cost, separate from the rental payment.

Question 11

Does Acre guarantee operator demand before deploying a unit?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Acre works with compute operators to validate demand and secure long-term lease terms before any unit is deployed on a site. Property owners are not exposed to vacant infrastructure risk. Acre brings the operator relationship as part of the deployment.

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