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.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Hurricane Sandy: Now It’s Personal

Reflections on a disaster hitting home

Peter V.K. Funk Jr. Ellen Zeifer

December 3, 2012

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Hurricane Sandy blasted dark clouds, high winds, and rain over the Northeast coast and left in its wake, not only a disaster but also an opportunity to assess the successes and failures of our disaster preparation, performance, and recovery.

On Demand This webinar will present the mechanical and electrical options for on-site energy storage for your mission critical environment. These options include grid-level battery storage, thermal energy storage, zero-net energy, solar, and critical power stored energy.

On Demand An edge data facility is still a data center. One still and must consider design, construction, and operational habits that result in high levels of system availability, maintainability, and resiliency. The disaggregation that edge poses will distribute compute and storage assets, and the challenge will be placing edge assets into sufficiently robust facilities or enclosures outside of traditional data centers where those local solutions can equally sustain those IT operations and systems.

Mission Critical Magazine

2019 January/February

Mission Critical Magazine’s 2019 January/February issue takes a deep dive into mission critical facility design as well as the challenges of managing capacity, and another installment of our panel discussion on the state of the data center industry with three industry thought leaders.

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