Facebook's Prineville Datacenter

Facebook's Prineville Datacenter
Prineville, Oregon (OR), US
In 2010, Prineville was selected as the location for a new data center for Facebook. This center has been met with notable criticism from environmental groups such as Greenpeace because the power utility company contracted for the center, PacifiCorp, generates 70% of its electricity from coal. On February 21, 2012 Apple announced that it would open a "Green Data Center" on a 160 acre tract of land owned by the company
In 2010, Prineville was selected as the location for a new data center for Facebook. This center has been met with notable criticism from environmental groups such as Greenpeace because the power utility company contracted for the center, PacifiCorp, generates 70% of its electricity from coal. On February 21, 2012 Apple announced that it would open a "Green Data Center" on a 160 acre tract of land owned by the company
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By: jbottero

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