Peter V.K. Funk Jr.

Peter Funk is a partner at Funk & Zeifer where he practices in the area of energy law with a focus on energy generation and energy management\conservation projects. Funk’s column Legal Perspectives discusses legal issues pertaining to energy generation and conservation.

The Optimal Edge

Negotiating Power Supply Agreements For Edge Data Centers

There are many contractual considerations besides price that an EDC should consider in the course of negotiating power supply agreements.

Peter V.K. Funk Jr.

July 1, 2019

Clients are typically, and understandably, focused upon price when evaluating proposals for the purchase of electric power from a supplier other than the local electric utility. However, price is only one of several considerations that an edge data center (EDC) purchaser should consider.

Edge users and providers can benefit from this knowledge

The Optimal Edge

Lessons From The Distributed Energy Generation Industry For Edge Computing

Edge users and providers can benefit from this knowledge.

Peter V.K. Funk Jr. Ellen Zeifer

June 4, 2018

Edge users and providers can benefit from this knowledge.

Colocation Power Supply And Billing Disputes

Do your due diligence before signing a contract.

Peter V.K. Funk Jr.

October 2, 2017

The term “colocation” historically has more than one meaning. In current usage, colocation (or colo) commonly refers to a data center facility which rents space for servers and other computing hardware.

Are Islanded Microgrids Suitable For Mission Critical Facilities?

There are many factors to consider.

Peter V.K. Funk Jr.

February 2, 2016

Are microgrids that are not interconnected to utility grids (islanded) appropriate to power data centers? Islanded microgrids may be very beneficial to single owner data centers or other mission critical facilities.

NY In Focus

New York Incentives For Data Center Energy Efficiency Projects

Find the incentive that is right for you.

Peter V.K. Funk Jr.

August 12, 2015

Data center operators and owners in New York planning energy efficiency and other energy-related projects should check to see if they qualify for demand-based financial incentives.

Even Playing Field? Solving Utility Bill Disputes In Mission Critical Facilities

Peter V.K. Funk Jr. Ellen Zeifer

June 3, 2015

Prior issues of Mission Critical, including the January/February 2014 issue, make it clear that energy efficiency and conservation and other energy topics in data centers involving cooling are hot.

The Great Leap Backwards

From technical to legal

Peter V.K. Funk Jr.

August 7, 2014

Whether you like it or not, the path to energy conservation and sustainably is paved in contracts, compliance, and other legal considerations.

Allocation Of Risk In Power Purchase Agreements For On-Site Power

It is important that all parties involved understand their respective risks.

Peter V.K. Funk Jr.

December 3, 2013

This column discusses certain, but not all, of the important considerations for parties to consider when negotiating and entering into PPAs.

Energy Performance Contracts And Data Centers

Is it time?

Peter V.K. Funk Jr.

August 13, 2013

Energy performance contracts (EPCs), also called energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs), have long been employed by energy services com-panies (ESCOs) to perform projects that involve the installation of energy efficiency and conservation measures

Free Lunch? Maybe …

Free online services are anything but.

Peter V.K. Funk Jr. Ellen Zeifer

April 9, 2013

An old economic adage says “there is no such thing as a free lunch.” This saying was responsive to a common practice among nineteenth century pre-prohibition bars that provided a spread of food to draw lunchtime drinkers.

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