It appears with the growth of Internet companies and the larger demand for data centers hasa hit a new snag; there aren't enough diesel generators to supply the demand. Some sources are saying that it can take over a year now to get one delivered do to the high demand.
From Data Center Knowledge:
"Generator lead time for a nice 2 megawatt diesel engine is now up to a year for one generator," Josh Snowhorn of Terremark said in a panel at the NANOG conference earlier this year. "So we can build all the raised floor we want, and then sit around and wait six months for a generator."
Needless to say this was followed by :
On Sept. 5 Caterpillar said it would raise generator prices by 5 to 7 percent, while Cummins followed suit Sept. 25 with a 10 percent price hike.
So anyone having problems with getting generators, or is it just the data centers that are having problems?
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