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Uptime Institute: The Average PUE is 1.8
May 10th, 2011 : Rich Miller
The average Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) rating for data centers is 1.8, according to a survey of more than 500 data centers conducted by The Uptime Institute. Read More
Solar Power in Data Centers: No Longer A Novelty?
April 29th, 2011 : Rich Miller
Solar power hasn’t been widely used in data centers because it takes a very large installation of solar panels to make a dent in their energy requirements. But the month of April has seen the debut of four new data centers featuring on-site solar generation. Read More
A Data Vault With a Green Complexion
April 26th, 2011 : Rich Miller
The BendBroadband Vault is just 30 miles down the road from Facebook's huge new data center. But the 30,000 square foot facility, which opened its doors this week, is a data center with its own distinctive story to tell. Read More
Closer Look: The BendBroadband Vault
April 26th, 2011 : Rich Miller
Here's a photo tour of the BendBroadband Vault, which integrates a solar array, a cooling system that uses a "heat wheel" (Kyoto Cooling) system, and an efficient design that uses chimney containment to isolate hot and cold air within the data center environment. Read More
Greenpeace Seeks Data Center Energy Disclosure
April 21st, 2011 : Rich Miller
Greenpeace International this week broadened its focus on the environmental impact of data centers, releasing a report that profiles the energy usage of the facilities powering 10 major Internet services. The group called on the largest players in IT to disclose more information about the energy use in their data centers. Read More
Roundup: Earth Day in the Hosting Realm
April 20th, 2011 : John Rath
Earth Day 2011 is this Friday, April 22 and there have been a number of data center and hosting-related events, announcements and news releases tied to the annual environmental awareness day. Read More
Greenpeace: Facebook’s Solar Use ‘Encouraging’
April 18th, 2011 : Rich Miller
Greenpeace International today commended Facebook for its use of on-site solar panels to supplement utility power at its new data center in Prineville, Oregon. The positive comments followed a year of critiques of Facebook over its power sourcing to support its huge new Oregon data center. Read More
Vineyard Project Targets Colorado Springs
April 18th, 2011 : Rich Miller
The developers of Vineyard Data Center are seeking to establish Colorado Springs as a market for data centers than can offer both scale and sustainability - in the form of a 50-megawatt biomass facility. Read More
New HP Data Center Will Test Green Technology
March 30th, 2011 : Rich Miller
HP is unveiling a new facility today in Fort Collins, Colorado that will double as a working data center and a testbed for researching the most efficient and sustainable approaches for operating data centers. Read More