1. Commercial Buildings Guzzle 37% of CA’s Energy

    Explore Article environmentalleader.com (Jul 15 2010)

    Commercial Buildings Guzzle 37% of CA’s Energy ...cording to a new report by Next 10. Related Stories Energy Star Commercial Buildings Up 25% In 2007 DOE: 50% Energy Savings Possible Without Solar L.A., San Fran, Houston Top EPA’s Energy Star Building List Related Topics Construction Construction & Refitting Economics Efficien...... commercial building equipment technicians, building operators, and energy auditors. Meanwhile, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a new pilot program to further improve energy efficiency in ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   CA   Department of Energy   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  2. Energy Star for Data Centers: Help or Hype?

    Explore Article Data Center Knowledge (Jul 6 2010)

    Energy Star for Data Centers: Help or Hype? ...to grow as communications, information processing and storage demand increase rapidly. In 2006, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimated that data centers represented approximately 1.5 percent of the United State’s total elec......ports or snapshots won’t cut it. Hype or Help? The Energy Star program, a joint venture between the EPA and DOE, claims to have saved Americans approximately $17 billion on their utility bills since the program’... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency   Data Center Knowledge   Department of Energy

  3. Energy Efficiency Metrics Going Global

    Explore Article Relocate (Apr 8 2010)

    Energy Efficiency Metrics Going Global ...erning energy efficiency metrics for data centers. Parties to the agreement include segments of the U.S. Department of Energy, as well as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Energy Star program, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, the European Union Code of Conduct, and variou... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Cisco   The Green Grid   IBM

  4. US, Europe, Japan agree on data center efficiency ...

    Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Apr 2 2010)

    US, Europe, Japan agree on data center efficiency ... ... Orchestrated by the Green Grid, an industry consortium in the U.S., the agreement is backed by the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the European Union Code of Conduct and the Japan Ministry of Economy, according to a statement fro......ollows several meetings of stakeholders and interested parties. In January representatives from the EPA met with several data center industry groups from the U.S., including 7x24 Exchange ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Europe   The Green Grid   ASHRAE

  5. New federal data center energy-efficiency guidelines on tap

    Explore Article Data Center (Feb 26 2010)

    New federal data center energy-efficiency guidelines on tap ...veloping widely accepted standards for measuring a data center's energy efficiency. Along with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is working with six data center industry groups: 7x24 Exchange, the American Society of Heating, R... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   The Green Grid   Uptime Institute   ASHRAE

  6. Top Data Center Groups Meet, Discuss Efficiency

    Explore Article Data Center Knowledge (Feb 4 2010)

    Top Data Center Groups Meet, Discuss Efficiency ...f The Green Grid, the 7×24 Exchange, The Uptime Institute, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star Program, the U.S. Green Building Council, and the HVAC industry group ASHRAE. * Top D......d reduce energy consumption,” according to an announcement by ICF International on behalf of the EPA. “Member organizations are committed to applying and promoting these guidelines to their programs.”... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   The Green Grid   Uptime Institute   ASHRAE

  7. AT&T Joins U.S. Effort to Reduce Energy Usage Intensity

    Explore Article Yahoo! Finance (Dec 3 2009)

    AT&T Joins U.S. Effort to Reduce Energy Usage Intensity T&T* yesterday joined the U.S. Department of Energy's Save Energy Now LEADER initiative, which asks that companies pledge to reduce their energy intens......he following additional steps toward greater energy efficiency: Through Save Energy Now LEADER, the DOE is setting energy reduction targets that it believes will create demand for energy efficient techno... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   The Green Grid   Department of Energy   Steven Chu

  8. Arra, Modernization Drive Greater Energy Efficiency

    Explore Article Government Computer News (Nov 10 2009)

    Arra, Modernization Drive Greater Energy Efficiency ...rage national retail price of electricity for the commercial sector of $11.07/KwH, (compiled by the U.S. Department of Energy, August 2008), the average annual cost to power a single desktop government PC is $266.58. “With ......islation to either directly mandate the reduction of federal IT power consumption or to empower the EPA and/or DOE to oversee reductions in energy consumption,” Brasen explained. While the DoE has reported that the federal ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Department of Energy   Apple   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  9. Uncle Sam wants green data centers - by Doug Mohney

    Explore Article Views and Opinions on Green IT (Oct 28 2009)

    Uncle Sam wants green data centers - by Doug Mohney ...ings since the government owns around 10 percent of the country's centers and servers based upon an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimated generated on 2006 data. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is now in the proc......rnment with multiple agencies agreeing to pool resources? Technology-flavored agencies such as the Department of Energy, the EPA, and NASA don't have a problem working together, but it is unlikely we'll see the ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Barack Obama   Department of Energy   Doug Mohney

  10. The Green Grid Calls for Widespread Adoption of Data Center Energy ...

    Explore Article businesswire.com (Oct 2 2009)

    The Green Grid Calls for Widespread Adoption of Data Center Energy ... ...globally improve efficiency in their operations. Representatives from The Green Grid, United States Environmental Protection Agency and United States Department of Energy, along with executives from a variety of industries, shared their challenges with data center energ......med by their data center(s) and identify the best opportunities for savings. The Green Grid and the U.S. Department of Energy Save Energy Now program are working together to enhance the Department of Energy's ... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Europe   Norway   United Kingdom

  11. Keeping your data center lean, mean, ...

    Explore Article Relocate (Sep 2 2009)

    Keeping your data center lean, mean, ... ...tion as they are already in the range of $3.3 billion annually, according to IDC. As a result, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Department of Energy are now creating standard ratings for energy efficiency benchmarks, forcing companies to be more co... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Uptime Institute   Interactive Data Corporation   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  12. Gundersen Lutheran Hospital Strives for 100% Renewable Energy

    Explore Article environmentalleader.com (Jul 30 2009)

    Gundersen Lutheran Hospital Strives for 100% Renewable Energy ...on energy efficiency, said Clark Reed, Director of the Healthcare Facilities Division, Energy Star, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “Gundersen Lutheran is very aggressive in its targets,” Reed said. “We salute them, because they c......said Arndt, who represents the interests of smaller health care facilities from his position on the Department of Energy’s hospital energy alliance subcommittee. Arndt recommends that all health care organizations make a... (Read Full Article)

    Comment on Article Mentions:   U.S. Environmental Protection Agency   Department of Energy

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