Thirty U.S. states, Washington, D.C. and two territories all have active renewable or clean energy requirements as part of their climate change mitigation plans. What this means: A portion of all energy used in the state must come from renewable sources like solar,...
Data center operators regularly monitor energy usage and efficiency but have not traditionally tracked their carbon footprint. In an industry that is experiencing rapid growth, energy efficiency is a top priority to improve the bottom line. Data centers use 10 to 50...
Whether heading back to K-12 or university, our educational facilities are in full swing, which means they are consuming vast amounts of energy to function. Energy costs are the second largest expenditure for school budgets after personnel costs. The US EPA estimates...
“The greenest energy is the energy we never use” – Tarak Mehta, President, Motion Business Area, ABB This quote was taken from a press release where ABB, a leading global technology company, announced that Microsoft has joined their Energy Efficiency...
Data centers have a voracious appetite for energy. Despite the trend toward cloud computing, legacy corporate data centers remain major power users. With the escalated energy prices the market is experiencing, data center stakeholders must act now to reduce...
Solar batteries are an important component in the drive toward zero carbon. By combining solar panels and on-site batteries, it is possible to reduce the energy drawn from the grid drastically. The most obvious benefit is savings over fluctuations in utility rates....
