[90844] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: WSJ: Big tech firms seeking power
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Lesher)
Fri Jun 16 20:28:53 2006
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From: David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu (nanog list)
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 20:39:52 -0400 (EDT)
Reply-To: wb8foz@nrk.com
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Speaking on Deep Background, the Press Secretary whispered:
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> > I wonder just how much power it takes to cool 450,000 servers.
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> KwH = $111,000 /month in cooling.
I don't know the area; but gather it's hydro territory?
How about water-source heat pumps? It's lots easier to cool
25C air into say 10-15C water than into 30C outside air.
Open loop water source systems do have their issues [algae, etc]
but can save a lot of power....
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