The Data Centres Powering Internet are Huge Energy Hogs

Do you know how much electricity is consumed by gigantic data centres powering the Internet? It’s huge when you realise that they emit as much carbon dioxide as the entire airline industry does. The companies that own these data centres need to use clean energy sources and make some dramatic improvements in energy efficiency in order to change this situation.
Today, all your data, movies and emails are stored in the cloud inside hundreds of huge data centres and all those data centres are taking their toll on the earth. In fact, some people like to define data centres as the digital age factories. You can find these featureless and windowless boxes across the globe in places as diverse as Bangalore, Des Moines, Las Vegas and Reykjavik. All these data centres power the digital services that have become a part of the life today all across the world. It is …