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| 06/26/2017 |
Improving Energy Efficiency for Server Rooms & Closets A guide outlining effective methods to increase energy efficiency- ranging from low to high cost. |
 Improving Energy Efficiency for Server Rooms and Closets.pdf |
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| 06/22/2017 |
Quick Start Guide to Increase Data Center Efficiency (GSA) A Quick Start Guide compiled by the U.S. General Services Administration & D.O.E. FEMP that summarizes best practices for energy efficiency in data centers and how to get started. |
Quick Start Guide to Increase Data Center Efficiency (GSA) | |
| 06/22/2017 |
Top 12 Ways to Decrease the Energy Consumption of Your Data Center A brief brochure compiled by ENERGY STAR that reviews the top ways to decrease energy consumption in data centers. |
DataCenter-Top12-Brochure-ENERGY STAR.pdf Top 12 Ways to Decrease the Energy Consumption of Your Data Center |
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| 06/22/2017 |
ENERGY STAR Page on Enterprise Servers Overview of ENERGY STAR certified Enterprise Servers. |
ENERGY STAR Page on Enterprise Servers | |
| 06/21/2017 |
Better Buildings, Better Data Centers: Applying Best Practices Workshop Presentation Slides from Dale Sartor's presentation on best practices at the California Higher Education Sustainability Conference. |
CHESC Data Center Workshop 062017 (1).pdf Better Buildings, Better Data Centers: Applying Best Practices |
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| 06/09/2017 |
Best Practices for Data Center Energy Efficiency Presentation slides from the Shanghai Data Center Dynamics half day workshop on best practices for data center energy efficiency. |
Shanghai Data Center Dynamics Workshop 060917 (1).pdf |
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| 06/01/2017 |
Shining a Light on Small Data Centers in the U.S. This report analyzes the distribution of small data centers across the United States by geographic distribution and by building activity. |
Shining a Light on Small Data Centers in the U.S. | |
| 04/05/2017 |
Department of Energy(DOE) Energy Assessment Process Manual Featured Manual provides administrative step by step instructions for conducting an energy assessment (before, during, and after the assessment). |
Process Manual DOE v1.9 (3-31-2017).pdf |
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| 03/29/2017 |
Small Data Centers, Large Energy Savings(Presentation) Featured Slides from Steve Greenberg's webinar on Saving Energy in Your Small Data Centers. |
Small Data Centers, Large Energy Savings Presentation03292017.pdf |
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| 03/27/2017 |
Humidity Control in Data Centers Featured This report reviews the evolution of humidity control in data centers and makes recommendations on how to meet the current humidity control requirements in an energy-efficient manner. Guidance on the use of evaporative cooling is also provided. |
Humidity Control in Data Centers.03242017.pdf |
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| 03/27/2017 |
Small Data Centers, Big Energy Savings Featured The purpose of this brief guide is to present opportunities for small data center owners and operators that generally make sense and do not need expensive assessment and analysis to justify. |
Small Data Centers, Big Energy Savings.pdf |
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| 03/15/2017 |
How to be Cloud Smart: IAAS Considerations for the Data Center Community This whitepaper from the Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI) PMO, shares some of those lessons learned to provide a holistic view of cloud adoption and enable the federal data center community to be “cloud smart.” |
IAAS Considerations for the Data Center Community.pdf |
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| 02/07/2017 |
Data Center Metering and Resource Guide Featured Guide intends to help data center owners and operators implement a metering system that allows their organizations to gather the necessary data for effective decision-making and energy-efficiency improvements. |
DataCenterMeteringandResourceGuide_02072017.pdf |
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| 02/02/2017 |
FEMP's Covered Product Categories searchable table Federal agencies are required to purchase energy-efficient products. |
FEMP's Covered Product Categories searchable table | |
| 02/02/2017 |
ENERGY STAR Office Equipment web page ENERGY STAR page that includes links to purchase ENERGY STAR Certified servers, storage, UPSs, and large network equipment. |
ENERGY STAR Office Equipment | |
| 01/19/2017 |
DCEP Program Description |
DCEP Program Description01192017.pdf |
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| 01/19/2017 |
Energy Efficiency Assessment Report Template Featured Word template for a data center energy efficiency assessment report that can easily be tailored to actual site data. |
 AssessmentReportTemplate01192017.docx |
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| 12/19/2016 |
Accelerating Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers: Phase II White Paper This white paper is a condensed version of Accelerating Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers: Final Report for Phase II Activities. |
IndiaPhaseIIWhitePaper_CIILBNL2016.pdf |
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| 12/19/2016 |
Accelerating Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers: Phase II Final Report This report documents Phase II of the “Accelerating Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers” initiative, which built on Phase I findings related to international best practices and how existing energy efficiency standards in India could address data ce |
IndiaPhaseIIFinalReport_CIILBNL2016.pdf |
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| 12/06/2016 |
United States Data Center Energy Usage Report (Presentation) Slides from Arman Shehabi's webinar on the United States Data Center Energy Usage Report. |
EnergyUsageWebinar12062016.pdf |
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| 11/10/2016 |
Practical Considerations for Metering and Power Usage Effectiveness Slides presented by Dale Sartor to the Better Buildings Data Center Partners on November 2, 2016. |
Metering_PUE_Sartor112016.pdf |
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| 10/17/2016 |
CEE Data Centers and Business IT Program Summary Featured The Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE)'s Data Centers and Business IT Program Summary provides a downloadable Excel spreadsheet of the data center incentives that CEE members offer. |
Link to download list of incentives | |
| 10/13/2016 |
Applying Data Center Energy Efficiency Best Practices Presentation slides from Dale Sartor's session at the Designing, Deploying and Managing Efficient Data Centers Conference in Santa Clara, CA. |
SartorBest Practices_100816.pdf |
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| 10/06/2016 |
Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI) Website The DCOI website contains additional information including how to join the DCOI Community of Practice and the data center listserv. |
Datacenters.cio.gov | |
| 10/05/2016 |
FEMP's Energy Efficiency Resources for Data Centers Presentation slides covering the Federal Energy Management Program's data center-related resources. By Dale Sartor at the Data Center Optimization Initiative's Community of Practice meeting, October 2016. |
EEDCResources093016.pdf |