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environmentalleader.com - 1/19/2009

Advanced Data Centers Receives Utilities Reward

— environmentalleader.com — Advanced Data Centers (ADC) has announced that it has been rewarded by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District... (SMUD) for their McClellan Park wholesale data center, which focuses on energy efficiency. The reward, called “Savings by ... (more) Advanced Data Centers Receives Utilities Reward

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Advanced Data Centers Claims Super-Efficiency
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