Google Explains Why It Became an Energy Trader 112
angry tapir writes "Google has explained how it might use its status as an energy-trading company to increase the use of renewable energy sources in its data centers. In February, the company's Google Energy subsidiary received approval from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to buy and sell power on the wholesale market."
Re:Explaination (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Explaination (Score:3, Funny)
Actually, Google plans to cause rolling blackouts globally, in an energy scheme they are calling "Night and Day".
Re:More crazy US laws. (Score:1, Funny)
Guys, seriously? Welcome to hyperbole 104. We will teach you to exaggerate in ways that are believable, but still carry impact. For instance, in the example, we see someone clearly talking out their ass. This speaker has forgotten that this is a techie site, and that thermodynamics isn't negotiable. We might say instead, "often generating significant portions of the original energy input". Now, we might also want to give it a bit more kick. So we could say "often generating huge amounts of power" This of course ignores the fact that it takes absolutely massive amounts of power in the first place, but what the read doesn't know, won't cause them to think you are a moron.
Re:What is Greenpeace smoking? (Score:4, Funny)
Ooh, Greenpeace Mad-Libs! I love it!
"In the twenty years since the Chernobyl tragedy, the world's worst nuclear accident, there have been nearly ONE NUCLEAR DISASTER!"
Hmm, not Armaggeddonist-y enough. Ah, here we go.
"In the twenty years since the Chernobyl tragedy, the world's worst nuclear accident, there have been nearly FIFTY RECORDED TYPE 1-A SUPERNOVAE, WHICH IS A FUSION REACTOR EXPLODING WITH THE POWER OF A STAR EXPLODING!"
Still think nuclear power is safe? Huh?!