Allocating power between overhead, backup, and computing power services

A power allocation system for a datacenter, comprising:

• one or more computing systems having a computing capacity;
• an input power source, an input power provided by the input power source being allocated between:
• a computing power allocation configured to provide power to the one or more computing systems, a first portion of the input power being allocated for computing power of the one or more computing systems and a second portion of the computing power allocation being allocated for backup power;
• and
• an overhead power allocation configured to provide power to a plurality of overhead systems;
• and
• a power controller, the power controller being configured to reallocate at least a portion of the overhead power allocation to the computing power allocation based on an additional computing capacity of the one or more computing systems, wherein at least the portion of the overhead power allocation is allocated for power losses, and wherein the power controller is configured to reallocate at least the portion of the allocation for power losses based on a power consumption of the one or more computing systems.

A system for power allocation, comprising:

• memory;
• and
• a processor, the processor including instructions which cause the processor to:
• determine a power allocation for a computing system, the power allocation including a computing power allocation, a power redundancy allocation, and an overhead power allocation between a plurality of overhead systems, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to receive a request for additional computing capacity, and wherein reallocating a portion of the overhead power allocation includes reallocating at least a portion of a backup power allocation and the portion of the overhead power allocation to the computing power allocation;
• determine a computing load on the computing system;
• and
• reallocate at least the portion of the overhead power allocation based on the computing load.