Yahoo's new energy-efficient data center in Lockport, New York.
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Search engine giant Yahoo (www.yahoo.com) announced on Monday it has opened what it calls one of the world’s most energy-efficient, environmentally friendly and cost-effective data centers in Lockport, Niagara County, New York.
First announced in June, the data center combines the data center’s hydropowered design with Lockport’s naturally cool climate and prevailing winds to keep the 155,000-square-foot building cool.
Yahoo is hosting a ribbon cutting event with Yahoo executives and elected officials, including Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, Yahoo executive VP of service engineering and operations David Dibble, US senator for New York Charles E. Schumer, New York governor David Paterson, US representative Christopher Lee, New York State senator George D. Maziarz, New York State assembly member Jane Corwin, and New York Power Authority president and CEO Richard M. Kessel.
“We’re thrilled to unveil our world-class data center in Lockport and take an active role in the community,” said Yahoo’s Carol Bartz. “Yahoo is serious about sustainability and is leading efforts to address climate change. That’s why we believe in creating highly efficient data centers that minimize the impact on the environment.”
The Lockport facility will have the first implementation of Yahoo!’s green data center design, called the Yahoo Computing Coop.
The energy-efficient design was recently recognized by the US Department of Energy with a sustainability grant of $9.9 million, making it the largest award given out in the history of its Green IT grant program.
The YCC design is dubbed the “Yahoo Chicken Coop” after its long, narrow design, resembling a chicken coop, to encourage natural air flow 100 percent of the time.
This results in an annualized average of less than 1 percent of the buildings’ total energy consumption being required to cool the facility.
Yahoo’s Lockport data center is among the most efficient data centers in the world, with a low power usage effectiveness of 1.08, compared with the industry average of 1.92.
The Lockport data center will consume at least 40 percent less energy, and at least 95 percent less water than conventional data center. NYPA will supply hydropower for the data center.
Yahoo supported up to 500 jobs throughout the construction process of the facility, and is expected to create up to 125 jobs total in the state of New York.
In addition to the data center, the site will also support a Yahoo Operations Center, which monitors the Yahoo infrastructure to ensure consistent uptime, and a global service desk, a 24-hour IT support center for Yahoo employees.
The Lockport facility will power the network of Yahoo! sites, including Yahoo! Mail, Messenger, Flickr, News, Sports, Finance, Answers.
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