eBay to Power Data Center with Renewable Energy as Primary Power Source

eBay announced plans to build the next phase of its flagship data center with renewable energy as its primary power source. Partnering with Bloom Energy, eBay is building the country's largest non-utility fuel cell installation. Renewable energy typically supplements the electric grid, but eBay is designing renewable energy into the core of its global commerce platform, incorporating 30 Bloom Energy servers into the new data center's energy architecture. The electric utility grid will be used only as backup. eBay CEO John Donahoe said, "We believe the future of commerce can be greener. Technology-led innovation is changing retail and revolutionizing