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.