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Google Inc. has received regulatory permission to sell power from the energy of the United States. This company has become easier to procure renewable energy to operate its own massive data centers.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on February 18, 2005, customers who want to purchase and resell power Google has announced that an application for approval.

Google spokeswoman previously a subsidiary of the Google Energy "Google reduces energy costs, to manage," he said to ask the FERC permit.

FECR is a written approval, Google has pointed out that the facilities are not owned or maintained power for electricity to be sold to wholesale power market.

Google is the company's power plant and said that the only purpose is to supply power for its facilities and emergency backup power.

Some companies also have to use other power-hungry, to manage energy costs have received FERC approval of the sale from the same power.

FERC has, Google has a subsidiary company has about obtaining approval for the sale of power at market prices and also a list of 1500's Web site has been published. Among them, Alcoa, the commodities sold Safeway, Wal-Mart will include.

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, Google data center, such as IT equipment, which consumes annually about 1,200 million kwh of electricity. The overall power consumption of 3 percent in the United States.

U.S. data center industry has grown rapidly, to accommodate the expected increase in demand for electricity is expected to be two per year in new large power stations based on need.