1. Google Provisions Wind Power in Oklahoma

    Data Center Knowledge Construction , Emissions , Wind , Cloud Computing
    Google Provisions Wind Power in Oklahoma

    In Oklahoma, when the wind comes sweepin’ down the plain, it will power Google’s servers. The giant Internet company today has cut a deal with a local utility to provide wind energy for the power grid supporting a large Google data center in Pryor, Oklahoma. The environmental group Greenpeace hailed the agreement as a model for how cloud computing firms can influence electric utilities to boost their use of renewable energy.

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