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PowerSecure International, Inc. (Nasdaq: POWR) today announced it has expanded and enhanced its strategy to serve customers in the large and growing Data Center and Hospital markets with mission critical power systems. The Company’s sharpened focus includes the hiring of two industry executives to lead the Company’s sales and marketing efforts in each of the Data Center and Hospital categories. Additionally, the Company has introduced a new industry-leading version of its PowerBlockTM proprietary generator system that runs on a combination of natural gas and diesel fuel, is Tier 4 Interim emissions compliant, and improves redundancy. The Company’s decision to enhance its resources and introduce new technology for these markets comes on the heels of strong success with dozens of multi-million dollar installations of Interactive Distributed Generation® (IDG®) Systems for data center and hospital facilities over the last several years. (Read Full Article)

The IT industry is responsible for around 2% of the world’s carbon emissions and data centers are the fastest growing part of that footprint. While energy efficiency has not traditionally been a major emphasis for IT organizations, the industry is now highly focused on implementing solutions that will reduce energy expenses and carbon emissions associated with data center operations. According to a new report from Pike Research, the investment in greener data centers will experience rapid growth over the next five years, increasing from $7.5 billion in global revenue to $41.4 billion by 2015, representing 28% of the total data center market. Read more: http://www.bradenton.com/2010/08/05/2484227/green-data-center-market-to-reach.html#ixzz0vjnl3trN (Read Full Article)