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Article: ENERGY DIET FOR DATA CENTERS
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- Building Operating Management
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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CopyrightCopyright Trade Press Publishing Company Jan 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Experts say it's POSSIBLE TO SLIM DOWN bloated energy bills while maintaining reliability
A data center is a bit like an incandescent light bulb. Both have improved and accelerated the development of modern civilization. Both also give off significant waste heat and use too much electricity by today's standards.
Edison's 120-year-old invention might be legislated out of existence in the next several years, replaced by fluorescent fixtures and light-emitting diodes. But data centers - a comparatively new phenomenon with an astonishing appetite for energy - aren't going to be shut down anytime soon. They provide critical services to the modern economy.
Just how much power do they use? In ...