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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	HP announces Dynamic Power Capping for ProLiant servers SearchDataCenter.com | 04 Nov 2008 ARTICLE - The new Dynamic Power Capping feature enables data center managers to set a power threshold based on how much power a server uses.

	Data center cooling: Air-side and water-side economizers SearchDataCenter.com | 29 Sep 2008 ARTICLE - Air-side and water-side economizers can provide cost savings for data centers feeling the heat from rising energy bills.

	NEC treads on HP, IBM et al.'s x86 server turf SearchDataCenter.com | 03 Sep 2008 ARTICLE - Japanese server manufacturer NEC has brought its server portfolio to the North American market and introduced two new blade servers geared for energy efficiency and virtualization.

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	Chilled-water production optimization for data center cooling 09 Sep 2008 TIP - Optimizing chilled-water production is an often-unnoticed step that data center managers can take to reduce energy consumption in their facility.

	DC Pro: a breakdown of a data center efficiency tool 31 Jul 2008 TIP - Here is a step-by-step guide on how to navigate DC Pro, a new online tool by the U.S. Department of Energy meant to help data centers determine their energy efficiency.

	Economizer performance: Applying CFD modeling to the data center's exterior 25 Apr 2008 TIP - CFD is not only useful for modeling airflow within a data center, it can improve air economizer performance external to a building, preventing unwanted contaminants from entering.

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	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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