eBay has installed a 100 KW solar array on its data centre in Denver. That’s not enough power to run a data centre, but Tom Price, eBay’s Global Data Centre Services manager, said the system, which was completed last November, is delivering benefits.
The solar array is taking up approximately 18,000 square feet of the 21,000-square-foot data centre roof. In an interview, Price outlined the project.
How is the power being used? The power runs non-critical loads, meaning it is being used to supply office space power. This includes equipment such as the desktops used by the data centre’s 35 employees. The office power is segregated from the data centre loads — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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