Bulk capacitor capacitor type and configurations matter?
It does matter, as each capacitor type has different properties that other type does not have. So it depends on what is important in the specific context.
For example, tantalums don't like current surges and can explode. Capacitance of a ceramic capacitor will depend on the voltage applied over them. Electrolytics have higher ESR and works poorly in cold and degrades fast if hot.
Also replacing a 1000uF electrolytic with ten 100uF ceramics will end up with absurdly low ESR compared to the original. That may be a bad thing in some applications, as current surges are higher and especially some applications may depend on the ESR to be within a specified range to be stable.