Yahoo will be officially opening its energy-efficient data center in upstate New York today, a facility that will get almost all of its cooling from outdoor air, meaning that it’ll boast some serious eco-credentials. The data center which is capable of holding 50,000 servers will boast a power usage effectiveness rating of 1.08, which is significantly below the industry average of 1.92. The building will be using what the company calls the Yahoo Chicken Coop design, which is a long, narrow building that makes it easier to circulate in outdoor air, and the building itself is also positioned to take advantage of the prevailing winds. The data center is touted to use 40 percent less electricity than typical data centers and will only spend one percent of its energy bill on cooling. Yahoo is currently seeking a patent for its Chicken Coop design that it could use for other data centers.
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