In September 2010, former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed AB 2408 into law, launching an effort to consolidate the state's data centers and save the cash-strapped government hundreds of millions of dollars per year through increased energy efficiency.

Just over six months after that law went on the books, the state has already cut its energy use by enough to power 2,000 homes for a year.

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