This should not come as a surprise. It's not uncommon for Texas DCs to do this in the Summer to reduce load on the grid during very hot days. They are often notified a few days in advance and compensated for it beyond fuel cost and equipment wear & tear. With all the hubbub lately, they knew this was coming. It serves 2 purposes: A, a data center can basically be paid to run on generators, and B, they can control when and how gracefully they transfer load (can give generators the opportunity to warm up, a luxury they seldom have) because they may end up losing utility at some point regardless. - Matt On Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 7:31 AM Keith Stokes <keiths@salonbiz.com> wrote:
Equinix DA-2 reported loads transferred 3-4 a.m.
------------------------------ *From:* NANOG <nanog-bounces+keiths=salonbiz.com@nanog.org> on behalf of Robert DeVita <radevita@mejeticks.com> *Sent:* Monday, February 15, 2021 4:51 PM *To:* Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuhnke@gmail.com>; nanog@nanog.org list < nanog@nanog.org> *Subject:* Re: Infomart Dallas is on generator
Hopefully the other 400mw in Dallas follow their lead.
Robert DeVita Founder & CEO Mejeticks c. 469-441-8864 e. radevita@mejeticks.com ------------------------------ *From:* NANOG <nanog-bounces+radevita=mejeticks.com@nanog.org> on behalf of Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuhnke@gmail.com> *Sent:* Monday, February 15, 2021 4:10:32 PM *To:* nanog@nanog.org list <nanog@nanog.org> *Subject:* Infomart Dallas is on generator
I have now heard from two reliable sources that Infomart Dallas is presently on generator, and is likely to remain so until the cold weather/electrical supply emergency in Texas has abated. No network impact seen yet.
-- Matt Erculiani ERCUL-ARIN