Top 5 reasons to REALLY care about Energy Efficiency

While energy efficiency solutions involve expenditures, the return on investment can be just a couple of months depending on the initiative! If these 5 reasons alone aren't enough to convince you, we don't know what will.

• It saves you money.
  In a 3 year old data center or lab with 1000 servers, the proper energy efficiency tools can save up to $240,000 a year in energy costs¹.
• It can save you money.
  ASHRAE has expanded the recommended data center temperature to 18 degrees Celsius to 27 degrees (64.4 degrees Fahrenheit to 80.6 degrees) from 20 degrees to 25 degrees (68 degrees Fahrenheit to 77 degrees). With the expanded temperatures, there is more potential for energy savings without jeopardizing your IT assets. It is estimated that a 1% increase in temperature in your data center and lab can decrease your energy bill by 4%.
• It can prevent the loss of money.
  The EPA estimates that 90% of companies will experience interruption of data center operations caused by power failure and limits on power availability. Being energy efficient can help ensure power availability and prevent unnecessary downtime and lost of revenue and productivity.
• It WILL save you money.
  Government pressure is starting to escalate on environmental regulations. The federal government already took its first formal step to regulate global warming pollution by issuing final rules for greenhouse gas emissions for automobiles and light trucks. In February 2010, CA Governor Arnold Swarzenegger issued an executive order calling for a 30% reduction in IT energy use by all state Agencies by 2012. In Europe, government has already mandated reductions in companys' carbon footprint. Be prepared now to avoid costly mandatory retrofits and technology refresh in the future.
• It gives you money.
  Many utilities companies such as PG&E have formal programs to give companies rebates for energy efficient solution implementation. Depending on the project, the rebates can pay for a significant percentage of the project.

Mirapath offers a complimentary review of your current data center or lab infrastructure and can help you in kickstarting your Energy Efficiency Initiatives.