As I have mentioned in previous posts, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA’s) Industrial and Process Efficiency – Data Center program, provides financial incentives to data center owners and operators to increase energy efficiency in their data centers.
Like many others in our industry, a handful of my colleagues recently attended DatacenterDynamics (DCD) Enterprise conference in New York City last month.
Microgrids are a hot topic due to several market and business drivers that include decentralized energy investment and positive financial impact of on-site power generation at data centers..
For the last 40 years, engineers and designers have turned to the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ (ASHRAE) Standard 90.1 for guidance in designing energy-efficient building systems.
Beyond the sparkling clean hallways, painstakingly temperature-controlled hot and cold aisles, and the glitter of the flashing lights through server racks, there are considerable safety hazards in any data center.
In last week’s blog post we talked about three ways that DCIM can help with data center consolidation — from energy monitoring to asset tracking to proof of improvement.