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RE: Looking for advice on datacenter electrical/generator
From: "Matthew Kaufman" <matthew () eeph com>
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 16:09:54 -0800
The goal of the generator is to keep the datacenter running when the power fails. Power around here fails because of storms and earthquakes, both of which have a demonstrated history of also taking out natural gas at times. This means that at least one of your generators (around here) should run on something you store on-site. And thus, if you can only afford one, that one must be in that category. By your logic, the fact that electricity is _usually_ available on tap eliminates the need for a generator altogether. Matthew
-----Original Message----- From: Bill Woodcock [mailto:woody () pch net] Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 4:04 PM To: Matthew Kaufman Cc: 'David Lesher'; 'nanog list' Subject: RE: Looking for advice on datacenter electrical/generator On Fri, 4 Apr 2003, Matthew Kaufman wrote: > natural gas has been off for multiple days in a row twice. > So for the last datacenter I built, I went with diesel. I'm not following your logic... How does the fact that natural gas is _usually_ available on-tap, and diesel _never_ is make diesel preferable? -Bill
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