Located in Heilongjiang province , the northernmost region of China , Harbin Data Centre is the largest structure in the “ Ice CIty ” of Harbin . Covering 7.1 mn sq . ft , the facility , owned and operated by China Mobile , is one of the company ’ s flagship operations for telecommunication data and cloud-based computing . Harbin consumes 150 megawatts of electricity . Like most data centres in China , 0 % of the centre ’ s power comes from renewable sources .

The Citadel , still awaiting completion , lies near Reno in the North of Nevada . The facility covers 7.2 mn sq . ft and , when fully operational , will consume 650 Megawatts of power , 100 % of which comes from renewable sources . Build and owned by Switch , the Citadel takes advantage of the company ’ s hyperloop network to deliver nine millisecond latency to Los Angeles and San Diego , with a seven millisecond connection to the company ’ s core facility , according to Computer World UK . The facility is also among the most innovative in the world , with over 260 patented innovations included in its construction and operation . www . citadeldc . com

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