Lockport, N.Y.
Yahoo opened the 155,000-sf Computing Coop data center in Lockport, N.Y., in September of 2010. Using 40 percent less energy than a conventional data center, the facility features long narrow hallways angled in the direction of local winds for natural cooling. The airflow eliminates the need to use circulated water for equipment cooling, resulting in a 95 percent reduction in water consumption. The project was supported by $9.9 million in funding from the Department of Energy.
