1. Solar Power at Data Center Scale

    Data Center Knowledge (Jun 16 2009) Solar , Cloud Computing , Servers

    1. Solar Power at Data Center Scale Solar Power at Data Center Scale Solar power has finally reached data center scale. Phoenix IT infrastructure provider i/o Data Centers is installing a huge array of solar panels on the 11-acre roof of its new Phoenix ONE data center. The company says the photovoltaic panels will generate up to 4.5 megawatts of power to supplement the energy needs of the massive facility. The installation planned for Phoenix ONE will dwarf all previous efforts to integrate solar power into a working data center. Its output will be nearly three times the 1.6 megawatts produced by the solar panels covering the roof of the Googleplex. (Read Full Article)

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