Not the kind you think.... it seems the vast arrays of servers required for data centers housing most major commercial sites suck up an enormous amount of electricity. Since local power prices can very significantly, some of the big guys are building data centers in the Northwest where they can get cheap hydro power....
Hiding in Plain Sight, Google Seeks More Power
And odd as it may seem, the barren desert land surrounding the Columbia along the Oregon-Washington border — at the intersection of cheap electricity and readily accessible data networking — is the backdrop for a multibillion-dollar face-off among Google, Microsoft and Yahoo that will determine dominance in the online world in the years ahead.
It's interesting to see the real-world needs of virtual companies are still important...
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