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A facility is described that includes one or more enclosures defining an interior space, a plurality of power taps, a plurality of coolant supply taps, and a plurality of coolant return taps. A flow capacity of the supply taps and a flow capacity of the return taps can be approximately equal over a

A facility is described that includes one or more enclosures defining an interior space, a plurality of power taps, a plurality of coolant supply taps, and a plurality of coolant return taps. A flow capacity of the supply taps and a flow capacity of the return taps can be approximately equal over a local area of the interior space. The plurality of power taps, the plurality of supply taps, and the plurality of return taps can be divided into a plurality of zones, with taps of each zone are configured to be controllably coupled to a power source or a coolant source independently of the taps of other zones. The taps can be positioned along paths, and paths of the power taps can be spaced from associated proximate paths of supply and return taps by a substantially uniform distance along a substantial length of the first path.

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1. A facility, comprising: one or more enclosures defining an interior space;a plurality of power taps positioned along a plurality of first paths in the interior space that are electrically coupled to a common electrical supply;a plurality of coolant supply taps positioned along a plurality of seco

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A facility, comprising: one or more enclosures defining an interior space;a plurality of power taps positioned along a plurality of first paths in the interior space that are electrically coupled to a common electrical supply;a plurality of coolant supply taps positioned along a plurality of second paths in the interior space that are fluidly coupled to a common supply header; anda plurality of coolant return taps positioned along a plurality of third paths in the interior space that are fluidly coupled to a common return header and fluidly coupled to the second paths through heat exchange modules;wherein each first path of the plurality of first paths has an associated proximate second path of the plurality of second paths and an associated proximate third path from the plurality of third paths, and wherein each first path is spaced from the associated proximate second path by a substantially uniform first distance along a substantial length of the first path that extends from the common electrical supply to an end of the first path, and wherein each first path is spaced from the associated proximate third path by a substantially uniform second distance along the substantial length of the first path. 2. The facility of claim 1, wherein the power taps are distributed with a substantially regular spacing, the supply taps are distributed with a substantially regular spacing, and the return taps are distributed with a substantially regular spacing. 3. The facility of claim 2, wherein the supply taps and return taps have the same spacing. 4. The facility of claim 2, further comprising a plurality of data taps distributed with a substantially regular spacing in the interior space. 5. The facility of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of data taps positioned along a plurality of fourth paths in the interior space, wherein each first path of the plurality of first paths has an associated proximate fourth path of the plurality of second paths, and wherein each first path is spaced from the associated proximate fourth path by a substantially uniform fourth distance along a substantial length of the first path. 6. The facility of claim 1, wherein the power taps are disposed with substantially uniform first spacing along the first paths, the supply taps are disposed with substantially uniform second spacing along the second paths, and the return taps are disposed with substantially uniform third spacing along the third paths. 7. The facility of claim 6, wherein the first spacing is a ratio N/M of the second spacing, where N and M are both whole numbers less than 5. 8. The facility of claim 7, wherein the second spacing is approximately equal to the third spacing. 9. The facility of claim 1, wherein a spacing of the power taps along the first paths is less than a spacing between adjacent first paths, a spacing of the supply taps along the second paths is less than a spacing between adjacent second paths, and a spacing of the return taps along the third paths is less than spacing between adjacent third paths. 10. The facility of claim 1, wherein the first paths, second paths and third paths are substantially linear. 11. The facility of claim 10, wherein the second paths are substantially parallel to the third paths. 12. The facility of claim 11, wherein the second paths and the third paths are uniformly spaced with a first pitch. 13. The facility of claim 11, wherein the second paths are immediately adjacent to the third paths. 14. The facility of claim 11, wherein adjacent second paths and third paths are separated by one-half of the first pitch. 15. The facility of claim 11, wherein the first paths are uniformly spaced with a second pitch. 16. The facility of claim 15, wherein the first paths are substantially parallel to the second paths. 17. The facility of claim 16, wherein the second pitch is an integer N multiple (N) or fraction (1/N) of the first pitch, where N is less than five. 18. The facility of claim 17, wherein the second pitch is equal to the first pitch. 19. The facility of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of power delivery busbars to provide power to the plurality of power taps, the busbars defining the first paths, a plurality of coolant supply manifolds to provide coolant to the plurality of supply taps, the coolant supply manifolds defining the second paths, and a plurality of coolant return manifolds to return coolant from the return taps, the coolant return manifolds defining the third paths. 20. The facility of claim 1, wherein each supply tap comprises a spigot. 21. The facility of claim 20, wherein each spigot comprises a valve and a faucet. 22. The facility of claim 20, wherein each power tap comprises a plurality of power outlets. 23. The facility of claim 20, wherein a flow capacity of the supply taps and a flow capacity of the return taps are approximately equal over a local area of the interior space. 24. The facility of claim 20, wherein there is no local storage or buffering of the coolant. 25. The facility of claim 20, wherein the plurality of supply taps and the plurality of return taps are connected to a cooling plant. 26. The facility of claim 20, further comprising a plurality of rack-mounted computers, the rack-mounted computers connected to the power taps by power cords. 27. The facility of claim 26, further comprising a plurality of cooling coils to remove heat from air near the rack-mounted computers, the cooling coil fluidly connected between the supply taps and the return taps. 28. The facility of claim 1, wherein the coolant supply header is adapted to transmit a liquid coolant to the plurality of second paths, and the coolant return header is adapted to receive the liquid coolant from the plurality of third paths. 29. A method of constructing a facility, comprising: building one or more enclosures defining an interior space;placing a plurality of power taps along a plurality of first paths in the interior space that are electrically coupled to a common electrical supply;placing a plurality of coolant supply taps along a plurality of second paths in the interior space that are fluidly coupled to a common supply header; andplacing a plurality of coolant return taps along a plurality of third paths in the interior space that are fluidly coupled to a common return header and fluidly coupled to the second paths through heat exchangers;wherein each first path of the plurality of first paths has an associated proximate second path of the plurality of second paths and an associated proximate third path from the plurality of third paths, and wherein each first path is spaced from the associated proximate second path by a substantially uniform first distance along a substantial length of the first path that extends from the common electrical supply to an end of the first path, and wherein each first path is spaced from the associated proximate third path by a substantially uniform second distance along the substantial length of the first path. 30. A data center, comprising: one or more enclosures defining an interior space;a plurality of power taps positioned along a plurality of first paths in the interior space that are electrically coupled to a common electrical supply;a plurality of coolant supply taps positioned along a plurality of second paths in the interior space that are fluidly coupled to a common supply header; anda plurality of coolant return taps positioned along a plurality of third paths in the interior space that are fluidly coupled to a common return header and fluidly coupled to the second paths through corresponding cooling coils; anda plurality of modules positioned along a plurality of fourth paths in the interior space, each module including a plurality of rack-mounted computers connected to a power tap adjacent the module and a particular cooling coil of the corresponding cooling coils to remove heat from air near the rack-mounted computers, the particular cooling coil fluidly connected between a supply tap and a return tap adjacent the module;wherein each first path of the plurality of first paths has an associated proximate second path of the plurality of second paths, an associated proximate third path from the plurality of third paths, and an associated proximate fourth path from the plurality of fourth paths, and wherein each first path is spaced from the associated proximate second path by a substantially uniform first distance along a substantial length of the first path that extends from the common electrical supply to an end of the first path, each first path is spaced from the associated proximate third path by a substantially uniform second distance along the substantial length of the first path, and each first path is spaced from the associated proximate fourth path by a substantially uniform third distance along the substantial length of the first path. 31. The data center of claim 30, wherein the first path, second path, third path and fourth path lines are substantially linear. 32. The data center of claim 30, wherein the modules are arranged in substantially linear rows. 33. The data center of claim 30, wherein there is a particular second path of the plurality of second paths and a particular third path of the plurality of third paths for each row of modules. 34. The data center of claim 30, wherein there is a particular second path of the plurality of second paths and a particular third path of the plurality of third paths for every two rows of the modules. 35. The data center of claim 30, wherein each module is connected to a coolant supply tap on one side of the module and to a coolant return tap on an opposite side of the module. 36. The data center of claim 30, wherein each module is connected to a coolant supply tap and to a coolant return tap on the same side of the module. 37. The data center of claim 30, wherein a flow capacity of the supply taps and a flow capacity of the return taps are approximately equal over a local area of the interior space. 38. A method of operating a data center, comprising: supplying power to rack-mounted computers in a row of racks from a plurality of power taps that extend along the row and are arranged in the data center along a plurality of first paths that are electrically coupled to a common electrical supply;supplying coolant to coolant coils in a space adjacent the racks from a plurality of supply taps of a coolant supply manifold extending along the row along a second path; anddirecting warmed coolant from the coolant coils through a plurality of return taps of a coolant return manifold extending along the row along a third path,wherein each first path of the plurality of first path has an associated proximate second path of the plurality of second paths and an associated proximate third path from the plurality of third paths, andwherein each first path of the plurality of first paths is spaced from the associated proximate second path by a substantially uniform first distance along a substantial length of the first path that extends from the common electrical supply to an end of the first path, and is spaced from the associated proximate third path by a substantially uniform second distance along the substantial length of the first path. 39. The method of claim 38, further comprising removing heat from the warmed coolant and returning the coolant to the coolant supply manifold. 40. The method of claim 38, wherein the rack-mounted computers are located in an interior space of the data center, the power taps are spaced at a substantially uniform first density across the interior space, the supply taps spaced at a substantially uniform second density across the interior space, and the return taps are spaced at spaced at a substantially uniform third density across the interior space. 41. The method of claim 38, wherein the power taps are distributed with a substantially regular spacing along the plurality of first paths, the supply taps are distributed with a substantially regular spacing along the second path, and the return taps are distributed with a substantially regular spacing along the third path. 42. A facility, comprising: one or more enclosures defining an interior space;a plurality of power taps positioned along a plurality of first paths in the interior space, particular ones of the power taps comprising a plurality of power outlets;a plurality of coolant supply taps positioned along a plurality of second paths in the interior space, particular ones of the supply taps comprising a spigot; anda plurality of coolant return taps positioned along a plurality of third paths in the interior space;wherein each first path of the plurality of first paths has an associated proximate second path of the plurality of second paths and an associated proximate third path from the plurality of third paths, andwherein each first path of the plurality of first paths is spaced from the associated proximate second path by a substantially uniform first distance along a substantial length of the first path, andwherein each first path of the plurality of first paths is spaced from the associated proximate third path by a substantially uniform second distance along a substantial length of the first path. 43. A physical facility, comprising: one or more enclosures defining an interior space;a plurality of power taps positioned along a plurality of first paths in the interior space that are electrically coupled to a common electrical supply;a plurality of coolant supply taps positioned along a plurality of second paths in the interior space that are fluidly coupled to a common supply header; anda plurality of coolant return taps positioned along a plurality of third paths in the interior space that are fluidly coupled to a common return header and fluidly coupled to the second paths through heat exchange modules;wherein each first path of the plurality of first paths has an associated proximate second path of the plurality of second paths and an associated proximate third path from the plurality of third paths, and wherein each first path is spaced from the associated proximate second path by a substantially uniform first distance along a substantial length of the first path that extends from the common electrical supply to an end of the first path, and wherein each first path is spaced from the associated proximate third path by a substantially uniform second distance along the substantial length of the first path, andthe power taps are disposed with substantially uniform first spacing along the first paths, the supply taps are disposed with substantially uniform second spacing along the second paths, and the return taps are disposed with substantially uniform third spacing along the third paths, and the first spacing is a ratio N/M of the second spacing, where N and M are both whole numbers less than 5. 44. The facility of claim 43, wherein the plurality of power taps are distributed with a substantially regular first spacing in a first direction and with a substantially regular second spacing in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the plurality of coolant supply taps are distributed with a substantially regular third spacing in the first direction and with a substantially regular fourth spacing in the second direction, and the plurality of coolant return taps are distributed with a substantially regular fifth spacing in the first direction and with a substantially regular sixth spacing in the second direction. 45. The facility of claim 44, wherein the third spacing is approximately equal to the fifth spacing and the fourth spacing is approximately equal to the sixth spacing. 46. The facility of claim 45, wherein the first spacing is a ratio N/M of the third spacing, where N and M are both whole numbers less than 5. 47. The facility of claim 45, wherein the second spacing is an integer N multiple (N) or fraction (1/N) of the fourth spacing, where N is less than five. 48. The facility of claim 45, wherein the first spacing is approximately equal to the third spacing and the second spacing is approximately equal to the fourth spacing. 49. The facility of claim 43, further comprising a plurality of modules of rack-mounted computers, wherein the modules of rack-mounted computers are arranged perpendicular to the plurality of first paths. 50. The facility of claim 49, wherein the modules of rack-mounted computers are arranged perpendicular to the plurality of second paths and the plurality of third paths. 51. The facility of claim 49, wherein there is a second path and a third path for every two rows of the modules of rack-mounted computers.