nanog mailing list archives

Re: Power, Data Centres ,and Iceland


From: David Lesher <wb8foz () nrk com>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:45:42 -0400 (EDT)


How much is power as a percent of data centre operating expense? What sort
of a range do you see?


A serial entrepreneur friend just closed his colo business.

He labeled it "reselling electricity, at a loss.."

If you have sea water available for cooling, that will 
further cut your power usage.



-- 
A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz () nrk com
& no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX
Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433
is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433


Current thread: