Data center power consumption and savings

MUST READ EPA finishes draft report on data center power consumption ARTICLE - The Environmental Protection Agency has completed its study of data center power consumption and is soliciting public comments before it issues a final report to Congress in June. Data center shaves 10% off yearly electric bill ARTICLE - San Francisco-based 365 Main data center saved $70,000 off its annual electrici bill by participating in PG&E's Critical Peak Pricing program. RMI: Reduce data center power consumption through better engineering INTERVIEW - Chief Executive Officer of the Rocky Mountain Institute says companies need to reduce data center power consumption through better engineering in this interview. Measuring server energy efficiency TIP - Increasing power densities and soaring energy costs make measuring the energy efficiency of servers more important than ever.

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	Data center managers plan for power density jumps SearchDataCenter.com | 16 Jun 2009 ARTICLE - A survey by the Data Center Users Group finds that data center managers are designing facilities to accommodate twice as much power per rack than they do on average today.

	Schneider: IT and energy management control systems bring efficiency SearchDataCenter.com | 08 Jun 2009 ARTICLE - A new Schneider Electric initiative offers green data center design templates and encourages IT to work more closely with energy management control systems.

	Grow a green business: Cut costs and improve energy efficiency with green IT SearchDataCenter.com | 12 May 2009 ARTICLE - Improve energy efficiency and cut costs by reducing energy usage throughout data centers and IT infrastructure.

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	Measuring data center energy consumption in watts per logical image 22 Jun 2009 TIP - An expert proposes measuring data center energy consumption in watts per logical unit, which he says is a more accurate metric than PUE or DCIE.

	The TPC Energy Specification: Energy consumption vs. performance and costs 22 Jun 2009 TIP - The upcoming TPC Energy Specification will compare energy consumption, price and performance to help data centers reduce power costs and increase efficiency.

	Preventing a data center power outage 30 Mar 2009 TIP - Monitoring data center power and other strategies to reduce power demand can save a data center from a costly outage.

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	Backup power in a shipping container: Active Power's PowerHouse SearchDataCenter.com | 16 Jun 2009 VIDEO - Active Power demonstrates PowerHouse, its data center backup power product in a shipping container, at the HP Technology Forum in Las Vegas.

	APC exec discusses data center voltage options SearchDataCenter.com | 08 Oct 2008 VIDEO - Rob Bunger of APC discusses different voltage options for data centers, including alternating current (AC) options to increase power distribution efficiency.

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	power usage effectiveness (PUE) 01 Apr 2008 WORD - Power usage effectiveness (PUE) is a metric used to determine the energy efficiency of a data center. PUE is determined by dividing the amount of power entering a data center by the power used to run the computer ...

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