RECOMMENDED FOR YOU:Lessons from the Texas Winter Storm
In mid-February, 2021, the state of Texas endured the most catastrophic winter event in its history. As power grids started to fail, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) ordered rolling blackouts in an effort to reduce the strain brought on by overwhelming demands for heating and energy.
For data centers and data center owners in Texas, the winter storms proved to be a major test of their resiliency, and their ability to keep their facilities operational and maintain uptime.
In this white paper, we’ll take an in-depth look at the Texas winter storms, and the lessons that data centers learned from this experience. |