Microsoft Builds New Datacenter In Quincy Washington

All this power and storage boggles the mind. Has anyone else noticed that the 'net' seems slower the past year? Perhaps these upgrades will bring some of the responsiveness back.

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Microsoft is building a new data center on 74 acres in the town of Quincy in central Washington. The six-building complex will include about 1.5 million square feet covered in rows of server racks to power current and future online services. The site includes a electrical substation and a diesel-powered generator for backup power just in case there is an interruption in the 48 megawatts of power drawn from the local power grid.