Energy Consumption Mgmt.Beyond the Cap and Trade Debate: The Advantages of Reducing Your Carbon Footprint
The idea of measuring, monitoring and ultimately conserving energy used to be the exclusive province of environmentalists and power companies.
Today, however, you don't have to be a vocal advocate of saving the Earth to appreciate the value of reducing your data center's carbon footprint:
* Reducing the energy needed for temperature and humidity management could save your department thousands of dollars.
* Managing your energy usage more effectively can free up power for future data center growth.
* Reducing energy usage now will also position your company to better accommodate future government restrictions and conservation efforts.
Indeed, the increased demand for energy is becoming a primary concern in companies across the country and around the world. Since data center energy costs can be 100 times higher than those for typical buildings, the challenge, therefore, is managing the data center in such a way that it will use existing energy more efficiently.
Learn More:
The Green Grid
Data Center Energy Management (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
U.S. Green Building Council
The Energy and Environmental Building Alliance
Green Building Initiative
Sustainable Buildings Industry Council
ASHRAE
