The Dulles Virginia technology corridor enjoys doubly redundant utility power generation. The Dulles Virginia technology corridor's electricity is supplied by two technologies. Each of the two technologies is redundant on its own:
Redundant Nuclear Power Plants
Among experts in the field of Utility electrical power generation, this technological solution is considered to offer perhaps the best combination for redundancy, reliability and cost effectiveness of Utility Electric Power Supply, a threshold issue for selection of a data center facility.
Customers with Mission Critical computer equipment demand that their data center is located in a jurisdiction which offers Electric Power Generation with the combined attributes:
Most other jurisdictions have had to endure many years of severe electric utility power cost increases due to the rising costs of natural gas. As a result, these colo customers are burdened with the severe risk of annual price increases.
Unfortunately, colo customers in some other jurisdictions endure a higher level of risk because of two factors:
The risks created by these factors are not preferable for Mission Critical computer equipment. More specifically, sophisticated colo customers know they should avoid these risks.
The Dulles Virginia technology corridor's low price per kWh is a crucial factor which drives data center business to the Dulles area. Moreover, Dominion Power is a regulated utility with Tariff controlled electricity prices.
Power lines come from two separate transformers for redundancy from the local power utility. This provides customers with a redundant electrical power supply in addition to the redundant back-up uninterruptible power supply (UPS). iTservercenter's Uninterruptible Power Supply stores enough diesel fuel for five days of operation without outside power.