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Facebook Says Its New Data Center Will Run Entirely on Wind

November 14, 2013/

Facebook passed another milestone in the green data center arms race today with the announcement that its Altoona, Iowa data center will be 100 percent powered by wind power when it goes online in 2015.

This will Facebook’s second data center — after its Lulea, Sweden location — to run on all renewable power.

By Klint Finley

Full Story: http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/11/facebook-iowa-wind/

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