Trello is running on a diesel generator and may go down at anytime

Re:Trello is running on a diesel generator and may go down a... by tzs on Tuesday October 30, 2012 @10:27PM (#4720845)

I can't tell for sure, but a little Googling seems to indicate that there is natural gas available in at least some New York neighborhoods.

Why aren't data centers built where natural gas is available? A natural gas powered generator could run from the gas lines, which should be more reliable than fuel that has to be trucked in.

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Re:Trello is running on a diesel generator and may go down a... by Spooky23 on Wednesday October 31, 2012 @12:41AM (#4721248)

Natural gas and steam are pervasive in NYC. I think they are used less often because you cannot control delivery and running big gas pipes in a retrofitted building is expensive.

Keep in mind that Manhattan has NEVER flooded before.

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Re:Trello is running on a diesel generator and may go down a... by ry0ohki on Tuesday October 30, 2012 @10:40PM (#4720879)

I suspect because Natural Gas Lines can fail in a disaster situation as well, where you can "always" truck in diesel. If I'm ever building an insane data center I'd do both now!

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Re:Trello is running on a diesel generator and may go down a... by decktech on Tuesday October 30, 2012 @11:03PM (#4720951)

NYU operates a CoGen plant under 251 Mercer that runs on natural gas and can fail over to diesel. It provides power, steam, and cold water for air conditioning to many of surrounding properties. The net result is that NYU servers frequently stay up during power outages, while their ISP usually goes down.

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