Cooling Tower When to Modernize, When to Replace — Cost, Disruption, and Lifecycle Impacts Cooling systems are mission-critical infrastructure for industrial facilities, data centers, power plants, and large commercial buildings. But as these systems age or underperform, operators are faced with a key decision: retrofit or replace? Both paths have trade-offs in terms of cost, performance, risk, and lifecycle impact. This post offers a clear framework for making that decisio