Microsoft In Green Energy Deal Outside Chicago

Computer data centers can be a significant consumer of energy and tech giants are doing their part to make that energy is clean.  For instance, the NSA’s data center in Utah is expected to use 65 megawatts of electricity a year for an annual electricity bill of $40 million, according to a report in Forbes.

Microsoft announces deal to buy wind farm outside of Chicago

Unlike the NSA, however, US tech companies are searching for clean power to drive their data centers. While Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) are known for actively aggressively...