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Reducing consumption has become a top priority for Microsoft, and the company says it has cut power consumption in Windows Server 2008 by some 40 percent. Using the data center-in-a-box configuration, Microsoft expects to improve power efficiency from between 400 and 450 watts per foot in its active data centers, to around 1200 watts per square foot.
Microsoft's 470,000 square foot data center in Quincy, Wash., which opened in April, is situated next to a hydroelectric plant, which helps reduce the environmental impact of the center's power consumption.
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