Dark smoke rose above a Virginia data center as a heat wave pushed the power grid close to its limits
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A large Digital Realty data center in Ashburn, Virginia turned on diesel generators over the July 4 weekend to deal with a strained grid.
Ashburn, Virginia, is in the heart of America's "data center alley." Over the July 4 weekend, diesel generators at a Digital Realty data center switched on as t...