2 google datacenter articles in as many days, both including quotes from the chief of DC ops? why the big PR push all of a sudden from what's normally a quiet division?
i'm guessing google has a big datacenter PR disaster that they think is going to leak soon, or else Mr Kava is looking for a raise.
I think it's more that it's technically kind of interesting, and keeping them in the press (which is cheap) lets them recruit more easily (across all infrastructure, not just datacenter ops), and more importantly, retain staff.
"Green Google" also is a halo for the company overall, and might be heading off negative press about how Google alone uses more electrical power than all the households in (several lightly populated states, chosen to mislead).
i'm guessing google has a big datacenter PR disaster that they think is going to leak soon, or else Mr Kava is looking for a raise.