EPA releases first Energy Star requirements for
servers
May 18
The U.S. EPA has unveiled its first Energy Star requirements for computer
servers.
EPA Announces Energy Star label for Computer Servers
Contact: Enesta Jones, 202-564-4355 / 7873 / jones.enesta@epa.gov
(Washington, D.C. - May 18, 2009) For the first time, EPA announced Energy
Star requirements for computer servers that will protect the environment and
result in significant energy savings. On average, computer servers that earn
the Energy Star label will be 30 percent more energy efficient than standard
servers.
If all servers sold in the United States meet this new specification, energy
cost savings would grow to $800 million per year and prevent greenhouse gas
emissions equivalent to those from more 1 million vehicles.
Computer servers that earn the Energy Star label will include:
· Efficient power supplies that generate less waste heat, reducing the need
for excess air conditioning in the facilities where they are housed;
· Improved power quality, which provides building-wide efficiency benefits;
· Capabilities to measure real time power use, processor utilization, and
air temperature, which improves manageability and lowers total cost of
ownership;
· Advanced power management features to save energy across various operating
states; and
· A power and performance data sheet for purchasers that standardizes key
information on energy performance, features and other capabilities.
Awarding the Energy Star label to computer servers is part of a broader EPA
initiative to address growing national data center energy consumption.
More information on the new specification and all EPA’s data center
initiatives:
http://www.energystar.gov/datacenters
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