By purchasing Renewable Energy Credits equal to the cost of powering and cooling the servers the data center in Houston Texas is now 130% wind powered.
Data centers are one of the largest consumers of power. Just leave a full size computer on at home 24 /7 and you will see a noticeable increase in your hydro bill.
Just for this one data center the environmental effect will be equal to:
- Removing 444 cars from the road for a year, or
- Powering 321 homes with clean energy for a year, or
- Saving 5,654 barrels of oil, or
- Protecting 551 acres of forest for a year
