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Google, Microsoft Respond to Greenpeace
April 5th, 2010 : Rich MillerGoogle and Microsoft respond to a Greenpeace report asserting that cloud computing will contribute to climate change. Their response: the Internet is mighty green, and our data centers are getting greener all the time. Read More
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PUE Goes Global
April 5th, 2010 : Rich MillerThe Green Grid today is announcing that leading data center consortiums in the U.S., Europe and Japan have agreed to make Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) "the industry’s preferred energy efficiency metric." Read More
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Guiding Principles for Energy Efficiency Metrics
April 5th, 2010 : Rich MillerHere is the full text of the agreement between data center industry consortiums in the U.S., Europe and Japan that designates Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) as the industry’s preferred energy efficiency metric. Read More
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The SEC and Your Data Center
April 2nd, 2010 : Rich MillerIn January the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ruled that public companies must disclose to investors the risks they face related to climate change. What does that mean for the data center? Read More
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Greenpeace: Cloud Contributes to Climate Change
March 30th, 2010 : Rich MillerIn a report today on the carbon impact of cloud computing, Greenpeace called on data center operators to power their data centers using renewable energy and use their business clout to pressure utilities and Congress to make renewable energy more readily available. Read More
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Datapipe Taps Wind Power for NJ Site
March 24th, 2010 : Rich MillerManaged hosting provider Datapipe said today that it will offset the carbon impact of its data center in Somerset, New Jersey by purchasing renewable energy certificates (RECs) based on wind power. Read More
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LEED Gold for Allstate Data Center
March 23rd, 2010 : John RathAllstate Insurance Company announced that its new data center in Rochelle, Illinois has been awarded LEED gold certification as an energy efficient building. Read More
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Bay Area Gets $750,000 Energy Rebate
March 17th, 2010 : Rich MillerBay Area Internet Solutions (BAIS) will receive a $750,000 rebate from Silicon Valley Power for the energy-efficiency measures the company has implemented in its newest colocation facility in Santa Clara. The incentive s the maximum available from Silicon Valley Power. Read More
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Inside HP’s New Green UK Data Center
February 19th, 2010 : Rich Miller
We've put together a photo feature providing a look inside HP's new Wynyard data center along the North Sea in the UK, which documents the facility's innovations in cooling and airflow design, which have helped the data center record an estimated PUE of 1.2.
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