Facebook's Oregon Data Center Uses As Much Power As Entire County

Posted by Unknown on Monday January 30, 2012 @10:07PM from the zynga-unveils-reactor-ville dept.

1sockchuck writes "The first phase of the Facebook data center in Oregon uses 28 megawatts of utility power, local officials said this week. That's not extraordinary for a facility of that size in most data center hubs. But it stands out in Crook County, Oregon where all the homes and business other than Facebook use 30 megawatts of power. The economics of Facebook's presence in Oregon are outlined in a new study, which asserts that the Prineville facility has brought tens of millions of dollars into the local economy. The second phase of the Facebook project is now underway, and the local utility grid is being expanded to add capacity." The study claiming economic benefits was commissioned by Facebook (reader beware).

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All this.. by undulato · 2012-01-30 22:26 · Score: 5, Funny

..so that you can tell people what you had for your breakfast. And then show them.
You know there's something wrong with computing... by carlhaagen · 2012-01-30 22:39 · Score: 5, Funny

...when it costs more energy to blog about your breakfast than it does actually cooking it.
Re:Energy per user by Anonymous Coward · 2012-01-30 23:03 · Score: 5, Funny

Does the ridiculous figure you come up with not make you question your working? 35 electric fires constantly on per user of facebook? In one datacentre? Are you high?
I pray you are not in any science or engineering disciplines ...
0.035 Watts/user you spoon