Datacom (data centers and communications facilities) energy use and efficiency has moved
to the forefront of public policy, the IT (information technology) industry, and data center …

Background Data centers consume large amounts of electricity, of which there is an
increasing shortage at escalating prices. While the total magnitude of data-center energy …

The Alliance to Save Energy promotes energy efficiency worldwide to achieve a healthier
economy, a cleaner environment and greater energy security. Founded in 1977., the …

Energy consumption of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector has
grown exponentially in recent years. A major component of the today's ICT is constituted by …

Data Centers require enormous amounts of electrical energy to operate. The resultant
emissions in the form of heat, directly, and carbon, indirectly, are cause for concern among …

Data centers are prevalent in a wide range of industries, universities, and government
facilities. Energy demand in these facilities is thought to be growing as computing …

The distinction between demand and supply power consumption is valuable because
reductions in demand-side energy use cascade through the supply side. For example, in the …

Abstract Analysis of data center energy efficiency trends over the past decade, supported by
detailed power usage data from over 300 data centers, shows that significant improvements …

Nationwide, data centers are consuming power at an alarming rate and represent 1.5% of all
US electric consumption. The speed at which the growth is occurring challenges data center …

The Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) metric has become the de facto standard for
measuring data center energy efficiency. PUE compares the total power going into a data …