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"As IT technology’s importance in the Japanese infrastructure has risen, so, too, has its power consumption. It has become an urgent priority for enterprises to grasp and strategically manage their total energy consumption due to the setting of carbon emission targets required by the Kyoto Protocol and the issuance of the amended Energy Conservation Law resulting from the. In addition, the Japanese government is requiring a 15 percent decrease in power consumption as a measure to combat the domestic electricity shortage this summer caused by the Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake. There is serious concern that the stoppage of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant and postponement of restarts at other nuclear power plants will cause nation-wide power shortages.

I fully agree that enterprises like Fujitsu should be commended for taking proactive measures to seek energy efficiency. We are finding organizations can find savings opportunities of much more than 15 percent in their data centers, in some cases 50 percent, without having to raise the thermostat (http://www.joulex.net/Joulex_Press_Releases/bid/53712/JouleX-Releases-Revolutionary-Data-Center-Energy-Management-Solution). There is certainly much to be learned from how Japan is responding to their energy crisis. Thanks for a great article and for enlightening the rest of the world.


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