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We operate a data center facility in Toronto Canad...

2010-01-07T16:05:49.442-05:00

We operate a data center facility in Toronto Canada. The facility is designed for toronto Coloction. (For those of you how don't know what a data center is, basically is a large computer room, filled with hundreds / thousands of servers).

99.9% of all Data Center facilities around the world do very little in terms of free energy.

Our facility, has been optimized. We get at least 6 months of cold weather. So, in order to help reduce our carbon footprint, and reduce our electrical load on the power grid, we turned to Free Cooling.

We have so many systems that take advantage of this cold climate. The largest and most evident system is that our Chillers that cool down the water(glycol) that is used for the air conditioners basically are shut down for almost 80% of the time now.

We introduce large outdoor cooling grids of pipes that basically expose the pipes to the cold climate, and thus through the heat transfer of the metal pipes, the warm / hot water in the pipes gets cooled down, and returns back into the loop.

The chillers that would normally cool the water in hot climate temperature are basically non utilized now because of the cold ambient weather.

This is just one example of what we have done to take advantage of Free Cooling, and helping save the world with utilization of Free Energy.

to read more about this, visit us at www.datacenterscanada.com under the facilities section.

Paul @ Data Centers Canada
Toronto Colocation Facilities

Thoughtful article. I've never really bought into...

2010-01-07T10:19:41.809-05:00

Thoughtful article. I've never really bought into the idea of "scientific consensus", and whenever I hear words to the effect of "Science has discovered...", etc, I always have to question, "which scientists? And what agenda are they pushing?"

Liberals do not think things through... about this...

2009-12-13T00:03:59.587-05:00

Liberals do not think things through... about this you are correct. They do not consider cause and effect or, if they do, they discount effect and concentrate on cause only, which they chalk up to greed and ignore human nature and the corrupting power of government.

I sure as hell don't care and am tired of hearing ...

2009-11-30T19:27:14.749-05:00

I sure as hell don't care and am tired of hearing about Tiger Woods.

Being a baby boomer - I remember those cartoons as...

2009-11-26T23:47:12.268-05:00

Being a baby boomer - I remember those cartoons as well and the junior high school science projects we were all forced to do about the coming ice age. Junk science then...junk science now.

Great post. I too am for health reform - just not...

2009-11-24T18:05:57.574-05:00

Great post. I too am for health reform - just not the kind this government is trying to push on us. If they really want to reform the health care system - they need to make access to healthcare affordable - your suggestion is one way to do that. Forcing citizens to BUY a consumer product is not the answer.

"Florida, Utah, Maine, Vermont, Colorado, and Hawa...

2009-11-20T00:03:15.849-05:00

"Florida, Utah, Maine, Vermont, Colorado, and Hawaii have passed laws restricting the rights of local authorities to stop residents using clotheslines. Another five states are considering similar measures, said Lee, 35, a former lawyer who quit to run the non-profit group."

This is fucking ridiculous!!!

Well of course my post was insulting because it wa...

2009-11-02T10:20:37.872-05:00

Well of course my post was insulting because it was meant to be because it was based on the truth. Something which you obviously do not like.

If you don't thing enviro-whackos are not getting in the way with all this "free" energy then you need to take trips to PA, MA, VT, TX, CA, WA and other states where wind farms and solar farms have been proposed but blocked or limited.

You should stop FEELING insulted and actually get mad at those who are in the way of building such alternative sources. I am sure T Boone Pickens would welcome your support for wind power.

You see, Mr. Pickens cant get his wind farms built either. Although it is mostly government that is getting in his way this time, but that government is supported by enviro-whackos.

I have been a huge advocate of alternative energy. But every where I look it seems some environmental group is blocking, forcing a scale back or in some other way hindering the progress of such sources. Save an owl and a tree to save a sea gull to save a lizard, all have prevented alternative power generating sources from being built.

Maybe you should stop and think before you comment. But thanks for reading.

This post is difficult to respond to because you'r...

2009-10-30T19:56:37.707-04:00

This post is difficult to respond to because you're insulting, yet we agree on the sources of energy that should be used.

Wind, solar and geothermal are exactly the types of energy "environmentalists" want, support and are trying to get our government to invest in. The United States is by far the slowest industrialized country in the world to move to clean energy sources.

Many, many other countries across the world ARE using these types of energy. Heck, if you go to Germany you can visit entire cities that are running off of 100% clean, renewable energy, mainly wind and solar. Every building has solar panels on them. It is pretty amazing.

You clearly dislike "liberals and democrats," but you completely agree with us on the types of energy we should be moving to, not just for the United States, but globally.

I am happy to see, even though you insulted democrats a number of times in your post, that you at least have the right ideas, even on why nuclear is probably a bad idea, as I, and many other democrats have.

As far as the "cap and taxing" stuff, that's not really the preferred way to change to clean energy, however, it does have some benefits. Ideally, the cap is put in place, which will stimulate competition between businesses. Utility rates should not sky rocket because of allowances for utility companies, however, as there is no official legislation out yet, it's hard to say what will or will not happen.

I also find it strange you're saying that proof keeps coming out that disproves climate change is real and man made, whereas, everything I see and read, from reliable sources, even from Non-partisan sources, show that it is completely real, it's getting worse and is already affecting us now.

Anyway, before you throw out a barrel of insults, I would suggest, maybe, making sure you don't actually have pretty much exactly the same perspective on the topic as those you are insulting. :)

The funny thing to me is that I have taken pay cut...

2009-10-27T12:34:24.771-04:00

The funny thing to me is that I have taken pay cuts and am still surviving but not spending.

So, I am doing nothing for the economy, which is what the government should be doing.

Good stuff, mate :)

JLancaster
http://www.taxtipsfordemocrats.com

Very interesting post. Glad I saw it. I wrote ab...

2009-10-12T22:47:55.378-04:00

Very interesting post. Glad I saw it. I wrote about the Peace Prize today also.

Van Jones was chosen because he shared Obama's vis...

2009-09-08T23:11:58.138-04:00

Van Jones was chosen because he shared Obama's vision. As scary as that sounds, it gets worse, you can be sure that the lions share of the other czars share that vision too. This celebration will have to be brief, we got a lot more work to do.

Van Jones did it to himself; He used radical langu...

2009-09-06T21:43:42.686-04:00

Van Jones did it to himself; He used radical language to describe himself and his beliefs. Good riddance to Mr. Jones.

We the People have won a victory with the resignat...

2009-09-06T12:18:42.815-04:00

We the People have won a victory with the resignation of Jones but we have to stay vigilant and continue looking into the lives of the other czars and speak the truth about them.

Thank God for people like Glenn Beck and the truth he speaks!

God bless.

The incident with the drunk driving and drowning a...

2009-09-02T08:35:07.762-04:00

The incident with the drunk driving and drowning a woman will always be one of the main things that I think of when I remember Ted Kennedy

I recently came accross your blog and have been re...

2009-04-02T10:17:00.000-04:00

I recently came accross your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I dont know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

Kaylee

http://www.craigslistpostingtools.info

I think he control everything sooner. Its my belie...

2009-04-01T11:07:00.000-04:00

I think he control everything sooner. Its my belief on the new and young American President.

I want to thank you for a very long winded comment...

2009-03-09T21:51:00.000-04:00

I want to thank you for a very long winded comment. And to say you obviously did not read my post very well.

True states control STATE taxes. Obama controls FEDERAL taxes. And frankly if you are a President giving out tons of cash to states and such, you have to get that money from some place and often in order to do that, there are tons of Federal Un-Funded Mandates that states end up having to pay for. Thus they have to raise your taxes to pay for those Un-Funded Mandates.

I don't believe for a second you are a conservative but it is your right to think the way you do. And for the record, Obama is now spending worse than MA or CA ever thought about spending. So is the Fed headed the way of CA?

States can borrow like the Fed, they issue bonds and such just like the Fed although on a smaller scale. But states have the same borrowing tools as the Fed does.

As for Obama not raising taxes? He is going to do it by letting current tax rollbacks expire. That is a tax hike. He is gonna raise capitol gains taxes. He is looking at other fees - which is nothing more than a tax.

Oh yea he is coming after your wallet and I stand behind my post and title. Maybe you would be happier reading a liberal rag like the times but as for me, I am right and you will see in short order.

With all due respect, the title of your posting re...

2009-03-07T13:19:00.000-05:00

With all due respect, the title of your posting reminds me of the New York Times - misleading and politically driven.

Barack Obama does not control state taxes, nor did he ask the governors to raise their taxes. Even if he had, they are not bound to do so. Remember that it was Barack Obama who insisted that the Stimulus Bill include millions of dollars for states to help relieve the strain on their budgets. States like Mass. and Calif. which have been spending recklessly still had to raise additional revenue to balance their budgets. (States can't borrow like the Federal Government). If you were listening to Obama's State of the Union address, he said that this is not the time to be raising taxes. So his proposal included a tax reduction for the overwhelming majority of citizens.

Unfortunately, those people who have political agendas, can't even give him credit for doing the right thing. They were probably the same people who were cheering GWB's desertion of Republican principles by running up the largest deficits in this country's history.

Which side were you on during those debates?

Now our country and our President are facing extraordinary times. I'm not sure anyone knows exactly what to do, but let's give our new President and his administration a little time to see if they can get us out of this mess.

...and try to be a little more forthright in your criticism. I hate comparing a fellow Republican to the New York Times.

OK, OK, OK, enough already, I can’t take any more ...

2009-01-29T13:31:00.000-05:00

OK, OK, OK, enough already, I can’t take any more hoaxes: First we have Al Gore’s global warming, next comes Obama being a constitutionally qualified President, followed by Obama’s stimulus plan, but now we have Robert Reich telling us why we need stronger unions. Are we heading for Saturday Night Live 24/7?

It is very funny and strange that Obama is the onl...

2009-01-29T10:13:00.000-05:00

It is very funny and strange that Obama is the only one he is not holding accountable to the American People. Have you seen this guy walk lately? Arrogance has a new face and it is Barrack Obama.

Stimulus bill moves us closer to nationalized heal...

2009-01-29T05:42:00.000-05:00

Stimulus bill moves us closer to nationalized health care and rationing

The House of Representatives approved an $819 billion economic stimulus package Wednesday. The party line vote was a blow to Barack Obama's alleged desire for bipartisanship. All the Republicans and 11 democrats voted against the bill. One thing in the bill that went mostly unnoticed was a new bureaucracy called the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research.

Obama says his "recovery plan will include UNPRECE...

2009-01-29T01:45:00.000-05:00

Obama says his "recovery plan will include UNPRECEDENTED measures that will allow the American people to hold [his] administration ACCOUNTABLE" yet Obama refuses to be held ACCOUNTABLE to the same American people for his UNPRECEDENTED refusal to show his actual birth certificate.

this is only the second time today that i've read ...

2009-01-26T05:30:00.000-05:00

this is only the second time today that i've read about obama's beliefs regarding china's money. however, as i said in a different blog site, i'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. i think he's got everyone's interests at heart and we'll just have to see what will happen before we make our judgments about him

Ted, you have a number of good points. One cannot...

2008-12-21T23:08:00.000-05:00

Ted, you have a number of good points. One cannot argue with logic but those who hate our Constitution will try. The point is, if Obama does not meet the standard as set fourth in the Constitution, then someone who is a true American that knows the truth and has the proof, needs to step forward, NOW. If they do not, they are nothing more than traitors in my book. And they should be treated as such. Is the Gov of HI paying attention?