Prineville (ip-192.com): Facebook Thursday announced that it is building its first custom data center that will help the social networking site maintain performance levels for its growing legion of users. The 147,000-square-foot facility is estimated to cost $180 Million and will be located in Prineville, Oregon.
Facebook has more than 350 million users and wants more control over its data center space. Facebook said it will use several energy-efficient technologies, including an evaporative cooling system, airside economizer, a system to reuse server heat to heat office space, and a patent-pending UPS system designed to reduce power usage as much as 12 percent.
Tom Furlong, Facebook’s director of site operations, said the company underwent a “rigorous review process.” Prineville offered the best set of elements, including a good climate for environmental cooling, renewable power resources.
Facebook wants more control over its data center space. The social networking site announced plans to invest $180 million in a 147,000 square-foot facility in Prineville, Oregon. The image shows an engineer in a typical Network Operations Control Room of a data center. Photo: Public Domain
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