Microsoft's new Dublin data center will send power back to the grid - The Verge

Microsoft’s new data center in Dublin, Ireland, will be able to supply the power grid with backup electricity from its lithium-ion batteries. Microsoft thinks the strategy could help bring more renewable energy online.

Dublin, Ireland, will be the companys first commercial test case A server room at a Microsoft data center. Data centers like this have lithium-ion batteries that keep their systems running in the ev… [+3800 chars]

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