Assuming a fairly standard energy efficiency factor for new data centres for non-computer energy demand of 50 % gives you a 100MW data center... The size of the facility at 500,000 sq foot would also indicate a much larger power demand. (treehugger.com)
Even Microsoft joined the market this spring when it announced it would base two new data centres in Canada. (luigibenetton.com)
According to a recently released study by Persistence Market Research, companies will have spent more than $ 40.4 billion U.S. on the construction of new data centres around the globe this year. (nationalpost.com)