Published on January 15, 2009
The federal government spends more than $479 million
a year to power its data centers, which house more than 599,000
computer servers, HP and Intel estimate. The companies’ cost-savings
projections assume each server uses 2,000 kilowatt-hours of energy
per year at a cost of 10 cents per kilowatt-hour. Running the servers
accounts for one-quarter of the cost, while cooling the systems
accounts for half of the cost.
Unless agencies improve the efficiency of their data
centers beyond current trends, EPA said the government’s electricity
cost for servers and data centers could reach $740 million a year
by 2011.
In a time when the US Federal Government is looking
for ways to save and help generate new work the movement to energy
efficient data centers is a no brainer.
To read further, please visit the Data Center Journal
website:
http://datacenterjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2445&Itemid=43
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