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Author Archives: James Cerwinski
Are you over-cooling your Data Center?
You should consider the following steps if think you are over-cooling your data center or lab – this will likely result in significant energy savings. 1. Start monitoring – Deploy temperature and humidity sensors according to industry recommendations(the top, middle … Continue reading
ASHRAE – Colder is Not Better for a Data Center
If colder is not better and we agree you can save energy by increasing the temperature – why are data center managers still over-cooling? The reason is that many data center managers don’t have the information to safely increase the … Continue reading
ASHRAE – Colder is Not Better for a Data Center
In my last post, I explained that “it is widely accepted that you can save energy by avoiding over cooling a data center”. That seems like a fair statement to accept, but have had one person question this statement – … Continue reading
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Tagged ASHRAE, Cooling, Data Center
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Increase Temperature and Save Energy
Who is ASHRAE and how can they help data center mangers save energy? The American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (“ASHRAE”), founded in 1894, is an international organization with 51,000 persons. ASHRAE fulfills its mission of advancing heating, ventilation, … Continue reading
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Data Center World – October 4-7 2009
AFCOM’s Data Center World is scheduled for October 4-7, 2009 in Orlando Florida. The “Early Bird Rate Cut-Off Date” is tomorrow August 14, 2009.
Power IQ Data Center Energy Management System is GA
Power IQ Data Center Energy Management System Release 1.4 is GA. Power IQ 1.4 contains the following improvements over 1.3.1:
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Tagged Data Center Energy Management, Free Energy Management System, Power IQ
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Data Center Energy Incentive – New York
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) offers a Data Center Energy Efficiency performance based incentive to offset the cost of projects that improve energy efficiency in Data Centers. The Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS) has approved … Continue reading
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Tagged Con Edison Incentives, Data Center Efficiency
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PUE Reconsidered – AFCOM Regional Meeting
Data Center Efficiency Solutions Consultant – Henry Hsu – Presented an insightful take on the utility and the limitations of Power Usage Effectiveness (“PUE”) as a data center efficiency metric. His thought leadership presentation covers: Historical Basis for PUE – … Continue reading
Energy Resource Library – Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy is a leading electric company with regulated operations in 8 Western and Midwestern states including – Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. They have created an energy resource library with information on … Continue reading
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