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From: Frank A. Coluccio	6/22/2012 3:30:35 AM
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EBay Plans Data Center That Will Run on Alternative Energy Fuel Cells By JAMES GLANZ \| NY Times \| June 21, 2012 EBay plans to build a data center to handle its billions of dollars in retail transactions that will draw its power from alternative energy fuel cells rather than the national power grid, which is heavily dependent on coal plants. It will be the first major tech company to use alternative power as a primary source for energy-hungry data centers, although the new center will connect to the electricity grid for backup. Environmental groups have issued a series of rebukes to Internet companies because of their heavy reliance on coal-fired power to run their centers. Cont.: nytimes.com -- FAC: hm.. a commentary that aligns with my own thinking on this and similar initiatives comes from West Coast energy efficiency consultant Mark Bramfitt: mark17.typepad.com ------

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