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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
May. 02, 2016
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
David Tennyson Harper, III, Seattle, WA (US);
Eric C. Peterson, Woodinville, WA (US);
Shaun L. Harris, Sammamish, WA (US);
Christian L. Belady, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, unknown;
Abstract
A method described herein includes an act of receiving data that is indicative of predicted weather conditions for a particular geographic region, wherein the particular geographic region has an energy generation system therein, and wherein the energy generation system utilizes at least one renewable energy resource to generate electrical power. The method also includes the act of scheduling a computational workload for at least one computer in a data center based at least in part upon the data that is indicative of the predicted weather conditions for the particular geographic region.