Wind powers Minneapolis data centre
4 Aug 2020
US data centre services company DataBank is powering one of its facilities in Minneapolis with 100% renewable electricity from wind.
The company has signed an agreement with utility provider Dakota Electric Association to purchase 100% renewable energy to meet all 6MW of critical IT load for the MSP2 data centre for the next five years.
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