are phoenix data centers addressing climate change? (slideshare)
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Here we’ll look at some perfect examples of how Phoenix data centers are being eco-friendly
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and minimizing their impact on global warming
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Renewable Energy Resources
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Apple recently announced a $2 billion data center project in Mesa, Arizona
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to overhaul a 1.3 million square foot factory into a command center for their global network of data center facilities
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The entire facility is being equipped to run on solar energy
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Apple is no stranger to innovation,
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however it has never built a solar energy farm to create 70 megawatts (MW) of power before
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The i/o Data Center in Phoenix was thought to have made great advances in solar energy about five years ago
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when it installed enough solar panels to create about 4.5 MW of power
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The Phoenix One Googleplex has about eleven acres of roof real estate and it is covered in solar panels
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Despite the abundance of sunny days in the Arizona desert region,
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solar power is more than twice as costly to source as grid power
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Greenpeace has criticized Amazon and Twitter for their data centers
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They have applauded Apple’s commitment to solar power with the data center in Mesa
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Green Energy in Phoenix
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Other Phoenix data centers which have been equipped with green energy for power or cooling include:
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• GreenGeeks (Wind power)
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• Edgeneering (Virtualization for power use optimization)
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• Phoenix NAP (Solar power, water cooling, zero ozone depletion)
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In many cases, companies which adopt sustainable data center strategies
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can access tax breaks on equipment from the Arizona state government
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Construction on the Apple data center is still about a year and a half away,
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however it is predicted it will employ about 150 full time employees in the area
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Phoenix data centers which are built for minimal climate change are entering a new era of opportunity
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Would your Phoenix data center be willing to invest in equipment to have less of an impact on climate change?
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Tell us about it in the Comments section below
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