Data centers connect our world, but at a massive energy cost. The critical equipment that they house and protect can easily make energy savings sound unimportant, but this type of thinking will miss fantastic cost savings opportunities. High energy consumption, high energy density, and 24/7...
EC plug fan retrofits are one of the most common and impactful ways that I find to reduce data center energy consumption. This article is meant for data center owners and operators of facilities served by CRACs or CRAHs[1] with constant speed fans. Here are...
There is an understandable temptation to overlook highly efficient data centers when searching for energy savings. Maybe you’ve gotten your PUE down to 1.2 so why not just focus all your efforts on facilities that are performing poorly? That may be the case, but I...