Microsoft will run a small data center based in Cheyenne, Wyoming from energy created from a biogas setup in a pilot project that will launch sometime in March 2013. More...

In a new blog post, Microsoft has defended its energy practices that it uses for its data centers and says it is working harder to make its centers more energy efficient. More...

A new report claims that Microsoft deliberately wasted "millions of watts of electricity" at a data center in Washington in order to avoid paying a $210,000 fine for overestimating its power use. More...

Data centers could be mankind's most wasteful invention since the Hummer. By running at full power 24/7, they're wasting more energy than you'll use in a lifetime, and that's just for idling. More...

Two Greenpeace demonstrators dressed as iPhones ended up getting arrested in front of Apple's Cupertino HQ after projecting anti-Apple messages and climbing into a 'pod' bearing the Apple logo. More...

Microsoft plans to install solar panels on the roof of its new Internet data center in San Antonio to provide renewable energy for some of the facility's massive power requirements. The $550 million, 470,000 square... More...

In a century-old farming town in central Washington state, Microsoft has built a farm for the Internet age. But rather than corn or cows, this farm teems with computer servers and data storage systems that... More...