Energy Efficiency
Greener Energy Solutions
Data centers are the second largest consumers of electrical energy in North America. And given accelerating technology adoption curves, total energy consumption by data centers will continue to increase — as will its impact on IT operational costs.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION: A FEW FACTS AND FIGURES
- In 2006, servers and data centers in the US consumed 1.5% of the country’s electricity, which is twice the amount used in the year 2000. This amount is expected to double again by 2011. (Source: www.energystar.gov)
- For each kilowatt consumed by critical load (e.g. IT and telecom equipment), one additional kilowatt is needed to cool a server room.
- With the arrival of blade servers on the market, the power needed for a rack of high-density blade servers can be between 10 and 15 times higher than the power needed for a rack of traditional IT equipment.
- Global data center floor space will have a compound annual growth rate of 5 to 7% over the next 5 to 10 years.
- Half of all existing data centers have insufficient power and cooling capacity to meet the demands of high-density equipment.
KEY STEPS TOWARD OPTIMIZING ENERGY CONSUMPTION
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Benchmark your data center's energy efficiency
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Benchmarking by Symetrix enables you to understand your data center’s current level of efficiency. And as you implement additional efficiency best practices, it helps you monitor the impact of your efficiency efforts.
- Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) is a widely accepted benchmarking standard. The Green Grid™ (a consortium of information technology companies and professionals) defines PUE as Total Facility Power / IT Equipment Power.
- By today’s standards, a PUE of 2 is considered inefficient.
- Symetrix can design data centers with a PUE of less than 1.3
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Implement energy-efficient solutions
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Symetrix is committed to being a leader in developing energy-efficient solutions for the greening of existing data centers.
- We help businesses achieve energy efficiency through the combination of the most relevant energy-efficient technology, partnerships with best-in-class equipment vendors and energy-optimizing professional services and tools.
- It is possible to rapidly improve the energy efficiency of your data center at low cost, or to build a new one with optimal PUE and in accordance with LEED Canada standards (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).
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Here’s how Symetrix can help
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Symetrix can contribute to the greening of your data center in a number of ways.
- Re-use of the heat produced by existing equipment
- Recycling or disposal of obsolete equipment
- Use of alternative energy sources such as hydrogen fuel cells, wind and solar power
- High-efficiency geothermal cooling
- Peak shaving thermal storage
- Electrical equipment efficiency monitoring
- Water consumption efficiency
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