A Google data center seen from the air on Friday north and west of 56th Street and I-80 in Lincoln.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
Google’s Lincoln data center, north and west of 56th Street and Interstate 80, is effectively online, accounting for 11% of LES retail revenue and driving 423 megawatts of new wind energy.
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LES CEO Emeka Anyanwu speaks at a press conference announcing new funding that will scale energy efficiency in affordable housing throughout the city at Nebraska Public Media Studio in September.
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Google’s Lincoln data center, north and west of 56th Street and Interstate 80, is effectively online, accounting for 11% of LES retail revenue and driving 423 megawatts of new wind energy.
LES CEO Emeka Anyanwu speaks at a press conference announcing new funding that will scale energy efficiency in affordable housing throughout the city at Nebraska Public Media Studio in September.
