Powering Cisco optics costs $618K in Sweden vs $1,804K in Singapore

Same optic and assumed count, different regional energy cost.

The controlled comparison fixes the product, quantity, and active period. Sweden and Singapore use different sourced tariff and PUE references, so neither input alone explains the difference. These are scenario outputs, not measured bills or a relocation saving.

Sweden, five years

$618,046.80

Singapore, five years

$1,803,607.10

Assumed optics in each case

20,000

SYNTHETIC DEMO

Every optics energy model, in one view

All 36 outputs are separate alternatives, sorted by their individual first-five-operating-year cost. Each bar stacks five annual totals from its own native operating period. First five operating years: 2026-2030 for 2026-tariff scenarios; 2030-2034 for 2030-tariff scenarios. Cross-cohort values are illustrative scenario comparisons across different calendar periods, not controlled tariff savings. Product, quantity, country, and PUE can differ across the wider grid.

One bar is one scenario. Cross-cohort bar lengths are illustrative, not controlled tariff savings; do not add them into an estate energy budget.

One optic and count across two countries

The same assumed 20,000 Cisco QSFP-100G-FR-S optics cost $618,046.80 in Sweden and $1,803,607.10 in Singapore over five years. Both tariff and PUE change.

Equal optic count, different form factors

At an assumed 5,000 optics in the United Kingdom, Cisco OSFP-2X400G-FR4 models $1,811,930.80 and QSFP-100G-SR4-S models $481,240.60 over five years. Their capacity and reach differ, so the lower energy cost is not a replacement saving.

What the assumed quantity changes

For Cisco QDD-400G-FR4-S in Germany, the separate 2,000-optic and 5,000-optic scenarios show $396,064.20 and $989,066.40 over five years. Those quantities are declared assumptions, not observed installations.