“To
achieve significant and long-lasting energy conservation, the GDCA
believes it is necessary to view the data center from five distinct
disciplines: engineering & facilities, information technology,
finance, governance, and process,” said Derek Schwartz, executive
director and founder of the GDCA. “Our membership strongly believes
that decision in each category can have a tremendous impact on over
energy consumption. The most effective strategy for increased data
center productivity must encompass all areas.”
“Controlling
energy in data centers is essential for reducing operating costs and
helping New York achieve the significant reductions in our energy
use,” said NYSERDA president and CEO Francis J. Murray Jr. “By
providing data center operators with a roadmap to increase energy
efficiency, the Alliance’s work will help New York achieve the
ambitious energy reduction goals that will protect New York’s
environment and strengthen our energy security for the future.”
“This funding will bring the data center
owner and NYSERDA together with the common goal of energy
conservation,” said Daniel Skutelsky, chief framework architect.
“Today, the industry’s answer to efficiency is replacement of
components. Our view is to take a holistic and systematic approach.
By evaluating needs from multiple perspectives and identifying
opportunities, starting with the ‘low-hanging fruit,’ we can help
transform today’s best practices into cost-effective standard
practices.
This program aligns with New York
State’s goal of reducing statewide electricity consumption by 15
percent by year 2015 and with NYSERDA’s mission of advancing
innovative energy solutions in ways that improve New York’s economy
and environment.
“We share NYSERDA’s
vision; to ‘serve as a catalyst-advancing energy innovation and
technology, empowering people to choose clean and efficient energy as
part of their everyday lives’,” added Schwartz. “Both NYSERDA
and the GDCA view this program as a win for the State of New York and
the utilities and data center industries as a whole.”
