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A few years ago I remember reading about this on slashot. If I remember correctly, their electricity bill has something to do with the move as well, as I think
by ImprovedSilence 15y ago
A few years ago I remember reading about this on slashot. If I remember correctly, their electricity bill has something to do with the move as well, as I think the NSA accounts for 1/4 of the electricity supplied to Maryland.
[edit] I looks like I was off, they really just maxed out BG&Es power grid. here's the slashdot article from 09: http://developers.slashdot.org/story/09/07/02/0333202/nsa-to-build-20-acre-data-center-in-utah http://developers.slashdot.org/story/09/07/02/0333202/nsa-to...
- sounds 15y agoAs worrying as the NSA's antics are, I also find it alarming that the US electric grid is a limiting factor for big data. E.g. Silicon Valley's electricity prices rule out most data centers there. (Maybe it's an ironic twist that the NSA must spread out simply due to grid capacity constraints...)
- maxerickson 15y agoOne definition of excess capacity is waste (I'm not insisting it is always a correct definition). I imagine the regulatory environment surrounding generation in California and local opposition to big ugly infrastructure are much bigger factors in the prices than the technical capacity to actually upgrade the power grid there.