A new article in Sustainable Business Oregon says new research finds that the greening of data centers will ramp up over the next five years, with companies increasing their investment from $7.5 billion last year to $41.4 billion by 2015. It specifically mentions the new Facebook data center being built in Prineville as well as EasyStreet’s own expansion now underway.
EasyStreet’s Rich Bader is quoted as saying, ”I did the calculations and the electricity we’re saving is equivalent to eight train car loads of coal each year. That gives you a sense of scale.”
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