U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Federal Energy Management Program

Resources on Data Center Energy Efficiency

FEMP offers resources to help Federal agencies reduce data center energy consumption. These resources are organized by:

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Publications

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Report to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency (PDF 1.8 MB): The EPA Report to Congress on Server and Data Center Efficiency discusses the state of data center energy consumption in response to Public Law 109-431.

Department of Energy and Green Grid Memorandum of Understanding (PDF 91 KB): The Department of Energy (DOE) and The Green Grid Association, a consortium of technology companies committed to data center energy efficiency, agreed upon a set of best practices, tools, and metrics to educate information technology managers on the technical and financial benefits of energy efficiency in data centers. This agreement took shape in the DOE and Green Grid Memorandum of Understanding.

Quick Start Guide to Increase Data Center Energy Efficiency (PDF 943 KB): In some cases, only half of the energy consumed by data centers is from computer operations. The rest is used by cooling systems or uninterrupted power supplies. The Quick Start Guide to Increase Data Center Energy Efficiency provides useful first steps towards increasing data center efficiency.

Data Center Dynamics Presentation (PDF 2.3 MB): Presentation given by Will Lintner of FEMP on DOE data center efficiency initiatives and activities.

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Related Links

DOE Industrial Technologies Program Save Energy Now in Data Centers: DOE work with U.S. computer data centers to reduce energy consumption.

EPA Enterprise Server and Data Center energy Efficiency Initiatives: List of ENERGY STAR enterprise server and data center energy efficiency initiatives.

Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory Data Center Energy Management: Overview of LBNL data center energy management information resources and applications.

DOE Transformational Energy Action Management (TEAM) Initiative Data Centers: Web site containing DOE data center efficiency resources and information as outlined by the TEAM Initiative.

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