• The Wall Street Journal, Sunday, January 10, 2010 11:25 PM

Google's data centers must put a massive drain on energy, with all the power it takes to process the data people search through. So, Google has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for approval to buy and sell bulk electricity.

Last month the company filed the application through its Google Energy LLC subsidiary, telling the commission the change will help it better manage supplies for its own operations and give it greater access to renewable energy sources, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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