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Date	Title	Files and Links
04/01/2022	Department of Energy(DOE) Energy Assessment Process Manual The process manual provides administrative step-by-step instructions for conducting an energy assessment (before, during, and after the assessment).	DOE_LBNL Data Center Energy Assessment Process Manual DOE v3_032222.pdf
11/02/2020	Building the Business Case for Energy Efficiency in Data Centers The energy intensity of data centers means that energy efficiency improvements have the potential to deliver substantial energy (and monetary) savings to an organization.	Building the business case for energy efficiency in data centers.pdf
10/01/2020	Creating a Data Center Efficiency Plan This white paper demonstrates how to create a data center energy efficiency plan by outlining the required steps, overcoming common challenges, looking at what information is important and relevant in determining savings, and what factors to consider wh	FRE-Data-Center-Efficiency-Planning-Whitepaper.pdf
10/01/2020	Small Data Center Webpage Resource constrained data centers face unique challenges in their energy efficiency journey.
10/01/2020	Getting to "Yes" for Energy Efficiency Implementing a cost-effective energy efficiency project requires passion and a willingness to invest some time and little money. Even if you are the key decisionmaker, making an energy efficiency project happen can be complex. This Guide offers a variet	YesforEnergyEfficiencyGuide_000.pdf
08/13/2020	Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Model for Data Centers Data centers are mission-critical components of all large enterprises and frequently cost hundreds of millions of dollars to build, yet few high-level executives understand the true cost of building and operating such facilities.	(TUI3011B)SimpleModelDetermingTrueTCO.pdf
08/13/2020	Why your CFO needs to meet your IT department Article on the benefits of involving CFOs in IT decisions.
08/13/2020	Discovering hidden costs in your data center - a CFO perspective IBM report on what efforts forward-thinking CFOs are doing to properly account for energy costs and more efficiently manage their data centers.	Discovering hidden costs- CFO perspective.pdf
07/13/2020	DCEP Training
07/13/2020	Best Practices for Modernizing Vintage Data Centers This white paper discusses the benefits and challenges of upgrading the data center’s infrastructure components and outlines best practices for successfully planning, implementing and testing those renovations.	Best practices for modernizing vintage data centers.pdf
02/01/2008	The Green Data Center: Steps for the Journey This guide summarizes practical steps that project champions can take as they seek to establish and advance their data center's energy efficiency strategy.	m06-IBMred-GreenDataCenterJourney (1).pdf