Comments on: US data centers consuming as much power as 5 million houses http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/07/25/us-data-centers-consuming-as-much-power-as-5-million-houses/ Ramblings and tech news from the Pingdom team Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:34:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Sam http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/07/25/us-data-centers-consuming-as-much-power-as-5-million-houses/comment-page-1/#comment-358128 Sam Tue, 08 Sep 2009 06:19:32 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=327#comment-358128 And in other news, rain is wet, the pope is a Catholic, and bears generally prefer wooded areas in which to take a dump. And in other news, rain is wet, the pope is a Catholic, and bears generally prefer wooded areas in which to take a dump.

]]> By: Cloud Computing – Dominance and Cost — Shooting at Bubbles http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/07/25/us-data-centers-consuming-as-much-power-as-5-million-houses/comment-page-1/#comment-338290 Cloud Computing – Dominance and Cost — Shooting at Bubbles Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:24:37 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=327#comment-338290 [...] data and that is the electrical power required to run these massive server farms. The folks over at Pingdom did some number crunching and the one usage example they gave and based on stats for 2005 the amount of power used by all US [...] [...] data and that is the electrical power required to run these massive server farms. The folks over at Pingdom did some number crunching and the one usage example they gave and based on stats for 2005 the amount of power used by all US [...]

]]> By: IT Consumes 6% of US Energy, but Incentives for Green Computing Increase http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/07/25/us-data-centers-consuming-as-much-power-as-5-million-houses/comment-page-1/#comment-308602 IT Consumes 6% of US Energy, but Incentives for Green Computing Increase Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:58:19 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=327#comment-308602 [...] percent of the world’s power, and in the US alone, they used enough to power the entire state of Mississippi in 2005. While IT represented 2-3 percent of US energy consumption in 2000, it was up to 6 percent [...] [...] percent of the world’s power, and in the US alone, they used enough to power the entire state of Mississippi in 2005. While IT represented 2-3 percent of US energy consumption in 2000, it was up to 6 percent [...]

]]> By: Can You Believe It? With the Financial Markets in Turmoil, the Hosting Industry Continues to Thrive! | ScienceLogic http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/07/25/us-data-centers-consuming-as-much-power-as-5-million-houses/comment-page-1/#comment-295704 Can You Believe It? With the Financial Markets in Turmoil, the Hosting Industry Continues to Thrive! | ScienceLogic Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:16:36 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=327#comment-295704 [...] green initiatives are more than just a trend as datacenter owners who don’t figure out how to maximize power [...] [...] green initiatives are more than just a trend as datacenter owners who don’t figure out how to maximize power [...]

]]> By: Robert http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/07/25/us-data-centers-consuming-as-much-power-as-5-million-houses/comment-page-1/#comment-248512 Robert Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:36:18 +0000 http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=327#comment-248512 "Servers (and their cooling) in US data centers use the equivalent of a full year’s output from five 1,000 megawatt power plants." The phrase "a full year's" is inappropriate: You are talking about POWER not ENERGY. POWER is the RATE of using energy. You could use a Megawatt for a fraction of a second, or continue for years. “Servers (and their cooling) in US data centers use the equivalent of a full year’s output from five 1,000 megawatt power plants.”

The phrase “a full year’s” is inappropriate: You are talking about POWER not ENERGY. POWER is the RATE of using energy. You could use a Megawatt for a fraction of a second, or continue for years.

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