Go Back   Data Center, Colocation, Cloud Computing, Storage, Dedicated Servers Forums > General DataCenter Discussion Forum > Data Center Design, Development, Building Systems and Operations

Reply

 

Thread Tools
  #1  
Old 03-18-2012, 01:39 PM
KenB's Avatar
KenB KenB is offline
Administrator
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 468
Default Solar power for data centers

There is a lot to like about it, but James Hamilton (Amazon Web Services) analyzes some numbers from two recent high profile projects and concludes that present technology solar power doesn't seem to make economic or ecological sense for data centers: http://perspectives.mvdirona.com/201...rPowerBut.aspx


Ken
__________________
DR/BC Planner
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 03-22-2012, 10:05 AM
bell bell is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 77
Default

ah, i always wondered what the catch was. it really does not make sense to so much money for such small percentages of the total power.

great link. thank you for sharing.

btw, do the companies still rely on utility power despite spending so much on solar arrays?
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 05:58 AM.

Member Area



Data Center Industry Daily News


Cloud and Dedicated Hosting


Sponsors Managed Servers Sponsored by DedicatedNOW.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.