location: near Arctic circle
total area: 5 acres
buildings: 3, each with an area of 300,000 square feet
power requirement: 120MW - all from hydropower
backup power: 14 diesel gen sets which can generate 4MW
completion date: 2014
estimated construction cost: up to USD760 million (more than RM2 billion)
- Facebook's 1st data center outside the US
- exploits cold air outside as chiller for 8 months a year
- Currently, Facebook's other data centers are located in California, Virginia and Oregon. It is also building another facility in North Carolina.
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