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(Image: Enchanted Rock) Microsoft will use a microgrid at a new data center in San Jose, Calif., which will use renewable natural gas (RNG) instead of diesel fuel to power its emergency backup generators. The project advances Microsoft’s goal of moving off of diesel fuel in its data center operations by 2030.
Data Center Microgrids: Microsoft announced plans to integrate a microgrid at a new data center in San Jose, Calif., using renewable natural gas (RNG) instead of diesel fuel to power its emergency backup generators. The project with Enchanted Rock advances Microsoft’s goal of moving off diesel fuel by 2030.
Microsoft will develop California’s largest microgrid that is fully supported by renewable natural gas (RNG) to provide its San Jose, California data center with back-up power to ensure continuous operations. With a goal of becoming carbon negative by 2030, Microsoft will work with Enchanted Rock to develop the microgrid.
The microgrid will provide Microsoft’s San Jose, CA, data center with back-up power to ensure continuous operations. “Today’s digital world relies on the uptime and continuity of data center operations,” said Thomas McAndrew, CEO of Enchanted Rock.
Microsoft will integrate a microgrid at a new data center in San Jose, Calif., which will use renewable natural gas (RNG) instead of diesel fuel to power its emergency backup generators. The project with Enchanted Rock advances Microsoft’s goal of moving off of diesel fuel.
The microgrid project is the latest addition to Microsoft’s strategy to make its backup power more sustainable. In July 2020 Microsoft said it will to eliminate its reliance on diesel fuel by the year 2030 as part of its goal to be carbon negative.
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