For each watt consumed in data processing (a search on the net for instance), another half watt is required for cooling the microprocessors. That explains Google’s race for cheap electricity. In 2006, American data centers used more power than televisions sets. Energy supply is so critical for the data processing industry that Microsoft will build its next unit in Siberia.
> story about Google in Harper’s
> and about Microsoft’s Siberia project, in Kommersant
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