Data Center Energy Efficiency Best Practices Workshop
Data centers are extremely energy intensive facilities. They account for approximately 1.5 percent of the United States' power consumption, and their demand is growing at 12.5 percent per year. Consequently, the federal government, as well as private companies, have placed a greater emphasis on increasing the energy efficiency of data centers. Furthermore, Executive Order 13514 instructs data center operators to implement best management practices in data centers. This workshop will show you how to get started!
This full-day workshop, led by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), will focus on opportunities for improving the energy efficiency of data center facilities. The workshop supports DOE's vision to create guidelines for continuous improvement by inspiring data center owners to take action now to begin reducing energy use. The workshop will address:
- Data centers' unique challenges
- Cooling services and systems
- Electrical services and systems
- Information technology requirements, interfaces, etc.
- Data center efficiency programs to support federal projects
Workshop attendees will receive a workbook with copies of all presentation slides.
Note: This workshop is modeled off of the ASHRAE/DOE Save Energy Now Data Centers Workshop.