http://blogs.msdn.com/b/see/archive/2012/04/18/thinking-off-the-grid-independence-for-today-s-data-centers-via-data-plants.aspxQuestion. Why do data centers need to be connected to a dirty, expensive, unreliable electrical grid? Answer. They don't and they don't want to be either. Integrating a data center directly into the power plant -- what we are calling our Data Plant programen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)