Reply to post: Re: Speculation

Microsoft's Dublin datacenter to help take pressure off Ireland's renewable energy

teknopaul

Re: Speculation

What I don't get is why Microsoft have this massive storage system in case the electricity grid wobbles and are willing to use it exactly when it's most likely to be needed.

"We have this battery asset in the datacenter that is just sitting there,"

Should ask a few technical types what the Ups was actually purchased for.

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