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Has datacenter power redundancy undergone any sort of revolution with grid storage becoming industrial scale? I wonder if a lot of AWS dc design in this area p
by AtlasBarfed 5y ago
Has datacenter power redundancy undergone any sort of revolution with grid storage becoming industrial scale?
I wonder if a lot of AWS dc design in this area predates the battery grid storage revolution with (what my impression is) a far faster adaptation/switchover time than a generator spin up, and possibly software systems that work to detect and switch over quickly?
AWS can claim it will be best of breed, but they aren't going to throw out a DC power redundancy investment (or threaten downtime) that they can't wring more ROI on.
- tyingq 5y agoI'd be surprised. Data centers eat a lot of energy, and it's hard to beat the energy density of diesel (120 MJ/kg vs ~1 for batteries) and the ability to have nearby tanks or scheduled trucks. Tesla apparently did some early pilot stuff: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/teslas-powerpack-proposes-battery-power-for-data-centers/ https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/analysis/teslas-powerp...
- Gravityloss 5y agoWhen deciding data center locations, companies certainly have in mind the quality of the electrical infrastructure in that country or region... Maybe it could affect people buying services as well.