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Was Thomas Edison Right about DC Power?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the menlo-park-mysteries dept.

Declan McCullagh writes "Everyone knows the alternating vs. direct current wars ended with Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla. But now DC power is being seriously considered for data centers. DC advocates say that plugging servers into AC power is inefficient, and switching to DC cuts down on waste heat and component failure. The University of Florida has even bought 200 DC servers."

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  1. That settles it. by SinGunner · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    If UF is doing it, it must be right, a-hyuck! GO GATORS!

    (No, I'm not proud of having graduated from FSU, but I am proud of having not graduated from UF)