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Data Centers as Microgrids
by Robert Sty on August 2, 2017 11:12 pm
The U.S. Department of Energy reported that in “2014 the total power consumption of data centers was estimated at 70 billion kWh, which equated to approximately 1.8% of the the total U.S. electrical energy consumption.” [1] It is not unreasonable to see data centers constructed with the capacity to support over 100 MegaWatts of power,… Read more Data Centers as Microgrids
Mechanical Engineer with 20 years experience in consulting for the A/E/C industry. Currently the Director of Data Center Design for a global engineering firm, M+W Group. Involved in many professional engineering societies (ASHRAE, AFCOM, Infrastructure Masons, 7x24), and been in the data center design industry for over ten years.
