eatuePics com uses Solar Array Panels to Keep Servers Running

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Released on: 9, December 2006
, Author: FeaturePics.com
, Audience: Internet related

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Santa Cruz, CA Â December 8, 2006. A power outage that beganat about 6:00 p.m. Friday December 8, 2006 left most of the downtown Santa Cruz without lights, according to Loren Kallevig, representative for rMeter(www.rmeter.com), an energy monitoring system for commercial enterprises and solar-powered telecenters in remote areas of theworld. PG&E workers had power restored within an hour after an outage.

rMeter is a part of the SolarQuest enterprise which was establish to promote use ofthe solar energy for the periods of power outage and as a means of reducingdependence on oil and other carbon based fuels.

rMeter solar system was installed on the Squire Servers in Santa Cruz, CA about fouryears ago and have since been delivering electricity to power up systems of severalweb enterprises such as a stock photography web site www.Featurepics.com. Rollingblackouts became a norm within Silicon and Santa Cruz Valleyes during the summermonths as well as during excessive changes in weather. The rMeter system wasdesigned to deliver a consistent power output during such black-outs as well as tosave power when the local energy grid is functioning properly.

Maintaining an environmentally friendly and dependable server set-up has always beena priority for FeaturePics.com, which was using the servers to host its mainoperations.  We always were aware of the fact that solar panels are an excellentsolutions for generating power to run our servers, says Elena Orel, FeaturePics.comTech leader  When we heard the reports of power outage we were particularly gratefulto have this peace of mind. FeaturePics.com also uses other means of serviceback-up in addition to having well-maintained power options in order to serve itsclients internationally 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  Due to the sheer number ofphotographers and customers looking for stock images, having a smooth serverresponse is part of good business, said Elena  Having solar system back-up will bea requirement for all our future server expansion as we go forward. Prime EdgeAsbuilt Services (www.primeedge.com) is currently conducting a site survey whichwould be used to determine feasibility of the future solar panel array expansion.

The solar electric set-up which was performed by SolarQuest of Santa Cruz CAconsists of efficient solar modules that convert sunlight directly into electricity.Solar electric system such as these help sustain the environment from loadsemissions such as carbon dioxide which is a major contributor to recent reports ofglobal warming. According to Loren Kallevig installations which use energymonitoring software such as rMeter effectively increase usage and efficiency ofsolar installation which helps reduce operating costs as well as provides aninvaluable data about systems pay-back period and other economic and environmentaldata.

Companies such as FeaturePics.com and SolarQuest understand that solid businessprospective requires an environmentally conscious approach in order to besuccessful.

rMeter is one of the key tools which was developed by SolarQuest as part of itscommitment to being a responsible environmental company not only in the areaswithout steady power source, but also within its own community. SolarQuest continuesto do its part to implement the latest technologies to protect the environment andcommunity as part of its business.

To learn more about rMeter and FeaturePics.com please contact via following:

rMeterhttp://www. rMeters.com

FeaturePics.comh ttp://www.FeaturePics.com

Pri me Edge Asbuilt Serviceshttp://www.primeedge. com


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