Green Data Center Blog is on diesel generators with manual fuel delivery, up to 4hrs before someone needs to hike up the stairs
Squarespace is the Blog hosting service I use for the Green Data Center Blog. Squarespace is in Peer1 facility which is without utility power, and a flooded basement where the diesel fuel is stored. Yesterday I received this e-mail. Dear Customer, I have some unfortunate news to share. Our primary data center, Peer1, in Lower Manhattan lost power yesterday at about 4:30PM local time. At that time, we smoothly made the transition to generator power and took comfort over the fact that we had enough fuel to last three to four days. (Peer1 stayed online during the last 3 major natural disasters in the area, including a blackout that lasted for days.) At 8:30PM yesterday, we received reports that the lobby in the data center's building was beginning to take on water. By 10:30PM, as is sadly the case in most of Lower Manhattan, Peer1's ...
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