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Should FaceBook’s investors be worried that the site is sourcing energy for its new data center from coal?

February 23, 2010 by Tom Raftery
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Photo credit The Sierra Club Should FaceBook’s investors be worries that the site is sourcing energy for its new data center from primarily coal-fired power? FaceBook is fourth largest web property (by unique visitor count) and well on its way to becoming third. It is valued in excess of $10 billion and its investors include... [read more]

Microgrids – Smart Grid Laboratories

February 15, 2010 by Christine Hertzog
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Back in September 2009 I blogged about six rules that tell you when you have a Smart Grid.  The third rule is:  You know you have a Smart Grid when the transmission and distribution portions of the grid are optimized for distributed energy generation/storage.  This rule becomes reality when microgrids are ubiquitous.... [read more]