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U.S. to spend $3.9 billion on smart grid
Source: Reuters, June 26, 2009
DOE Secretary Steven Chu has announced $3.9 billion in smart grid funding. More
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Yahoo soups up data center efficiency
Source: Rich Miller, Data Center Knowledge, June 25, 2009A cold-aisle containment system with cooling-optimized "podules" gives the Yahoo data center a PUE of 1.21. More -
Pure Power
By Consulting-Specifying Engineer Staff, June 25, 2009Pure Power is a quarterly publication for engineers and contractors involved in electrical control systems, emergency building systems, fuses and circuit breakers, surge-suppression devices, motor controls and drives, wiring and electrical distribution systems, power monitoring devices, UPS, and lighting systems. More -
Smart grid standards open for public review
Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology, June 24, 2009NIST has released the report on smart grid issues and will accept public comments before issuing its Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Roadmap this fall. More -
Smart grid gets a boost
Source: Wall Street Journal, June 24, 2009Current Group hires utility veteran Ray Gogel to promote smart grid vision. More -
Core4 cuts data center cooling costs by 72%
Source: Jeff St. John, Greentech Media, June 23, 2009System's first customer saved $12,000 in monthly electric bills and cut water use by 28%. More -
Data center receives solar panel facelift
Eli Kaberon, June 22, 2009I/O Data Centers announced plans to construct solar panels on the roof of their Phoenix ONE center-potentially generating 4.5 MW of power. More -
Increase of solar and wind power heading to Calif.
Source: Reuters, June 19, 2009Southern California Edison has acquired 960 MW of solar thermal and wind power, with plans of opening plants in the coming years. More
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Business Briefs for the Week of June 29, 2009
Source: ecmweb.com
Date: 6 hours 42 minutes 56 seconds ago.Microsoft To Open Two Huge Data Centers In July
Source: www.crn.com
Date: 06-30-2009 21:39:00 GMTAzure Services Platform coming to Europe
Source: blogs.msdn.com
Date: 06-30-2009 12:11:31 GMTAPC by Schneider Electric Partners with IVI to Deliver Sustainable Datacentres
Source: www.it-director.com
Date: 06-30-2009 09:00:00 GMTMicrosoft Readying Two "Mega" Data Centers
Source: www.webpronews.com
Date: 06-29-2009 18:27:16 GMT
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