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Inside Data Center Alley’s hot summer
Virginia has the largest data center market in the world, with more than 300 centers, earning the nickname “Data Center Alley.”
On average, data centers use roughly one kilowatt of power per square meter, but these buildings can be thousands of square meters each and consume energy 24/7. That’s a huge toll on the power grid for the state to deal with, but new ways to make it more efficient may be coming soon.
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News Incubator: What else to know today
• Barcamp is back! The innovation and community-focused unconference will be on Oct. 5 at The Wharton School. [Technical.ly/Ticket Leap]
• The United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey launched the Center for Leadership Equity to support Black nonprofit leaders. [BusinessWire]
• Yesterday’s newsletter highlighted Comcast SportsTech’s fourth cohort. Here’s the correct release about the startups securing 15 partnerships, pilots and commercial deals at the end of the program. [Comcast SportsTech]
• Lehigh University associate professor Amber Rice participated in a National Science Foundation-funded project to create an educational tool that helps middle and high schoolers learn about cross-breed and hybrid species. [Galactic Polymath]
🗓️ On the Calendar
• Ladies that UX is hosting a happy hour on Aug. 29. [Find out more]
• Code and Coffee Philly is having its usual meetup on Aug. 31 at the Capital One Cafe. [More info]
Sarah Huffman is a 2022-2024 corps member for Report for America, an initiative of The Groundtruth Project that pairs young journalists with local newsrooms. This position is supported by the Lenfest Institute for Journalism.Before you go...
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