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Baronyx has announced that it plans to build a 28,000 sq ft data centre in Stratford, Texas that will be powered by wind turbines: 38,000 acres will be offshore, and 8,000 acres will be onshore turbines.  Initially, the data centre will be powered by 150 onshore wind turbines near the data centre, located in the Texas panhandle.  Each turbine will be capable of generating from 3.3 to 6 megawatts of power.

Over time, however, the data centre anticipates adding more machines, which will require more power.  Baronyx says it will then add 450 additional offshore turbines, which will be located in the Gulf of Mexico, and generate significantly more power.

Source: Fudzilla

Power usage is one of the biggest concerns for a data centre, particularly because it involves so many other aspects of operations, such as heating and cooling, network efficiency, and monitoring. Here are 10 ways to reduce power use without negatively affecting the data centre.

Do an onsite audit & modelling: An audit can help identify areas of inefficiency, says Greg Stover, senior vice president of sales at NER.The audit should take into account items such as room layout, rack-by-rack IT equipment densities, CRAC type and location, total equipment power consumption, point temperatures throughout the room, cutouts, and leakage. Stover says, “Next, a modelling process with many iterations and scenarios can help you develop a complete thermal solution for the data centre that prevents excess power use.”

Source: Processor