Energy Solutions Drive $19 Billion in Federal Spending

earthtimes.org (Jun 16 2010) Carbon Footprint , Cloud Computing

1. Federal IT and building technology contractors will be key to the federal government meeting its energy efficiency goals. Federal Technology Strategies for Energy Efficiency, 2010?2015, a new report from INPUT, discusses the technology solutions that agencies are turning to help reduce the federal government's energy consumption and carbon footprint, and analyzes the legislative and budget considerations driving energy policies. INPUT estimates that spending associated with the key approaches being used ? cloud computing, virtualization, green hardware, and building management systems ? will reach $19 billion by 2015. The report follows on the heels of the General Services Administration's recent announcement of Eleni Reed as its Chief Greening Officer. Reed will be in charge of reducing the environmental impact of more than 9,000 federal facilities, which consume an estimated $7 billion in energy costs annually, according to the Department of Energy. This is the latest step in a long ... (Read Full Article)

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