A Close Look at Green Datacenters
A green data center is defined as “a repository for the storage, management, and dissemination of data in
which the mechanical, lighting, electrical and computer systems are designed for maximum energy efficiency
and...
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A Close Look at Green Datacenters
A green data center is defined as “a repository for the storage, management, and dissemination of data in
which the mechanical, lighting, electrical and computer systems are designed for maximum energy efficiency
and minimum environmental impact.
” Unlike a normal data center, the construction and operation of a green
datacenter include advanced strategies and technologies.
The credit for invoking the thought of green data centers goes to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
In 2007, it came up with a report on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency, which assessed the current
trends in energy use and energy costs of data centers and servers in the U.
S.
and recommended effective
measures to improve energy efficiency.
As per the report, in 2006, the energy costs of data centers were $4.
5
billion ($7.
4 billion projected by 2011) and the data center power consumption was 61 billion kWh (100
billion kWh projected by 2011).
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