1. DOE Data Center Energy Efficiency Program and Tool Strategy
Paul Scheihing
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Industrial Technologies Program
December 18, 2007

2. Typical Data Center Energy End Use
Power Conversions
& Distribution
100 Units
Cooling Equipment
35 Units
Server Load /Computing Operations
33 Units Delivered

3. Data Center Cooling and Power Conversion Performance Varies
Cooling & Power Conversions
Cooling & Power Conversions
Server Load /Computing Operations
Server Load /Computing Operations
Typical Practice
Better Practice

4. Green Grid - DOE Energy Savings Goal; 10.7 billion kWh/yr by 2011
DOE-Green Grid Goal for Energy Savings
Goal is 10% overall US data center energy savings by 2011
10.7 billion kWh
Equivalent to electricity consumed by 1 million typical U.S. households
Reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 6.5 million metrics tons of CO2 per year
Green Grid - DOE Energy Savings Goal; 10.7 billion kWh/yr by 2011
Source: “Report to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency Public Law ” US EPA, August 2, 2007

5. Vision for Energy Efficiency in Data Centers
Establish metrics for overall data center energy intensity
IT and infrastructure
Energy cost ($), source energy (Btu), and carbon emissions (M tons)
Specified Best-in-Class targets for various types of data centers
Create tools and guidelines to drive continuous improvement
Support third-party certification process to validate energy intensity improvement and Best-in-Class
Provide recognition for data centers that achieve a certain level of energy savings

6. Save Energy Now: Products & Services
Tools
Information
Process Heating
Steam Systems
Plant Energy Profiler
Motors & Pumps
Fans
Website
Information Center
Tip Sheets
Case studies
Webcasts
Assessments
Training
Basic
Advanced
Qualified Specialist
Energy Savings Assessments
Industrial Assessment Centers

7. 450 Save Energy Now Assessments Were Completed Across United States in 2006 and 2007
ITP chose to focus on the largest manufacturing plants for the 2006 Energy Savings Assessments. In the US, industrial energy use is highly concentrated, with the largest energy users consuming 58% of all industrial energy. We reached 75 of the largest energy users in 2006. 7

8. DOE Save Energy Now Data Center Program
Major Program Elements
1. Develop Software Tool Suite
2. Create consensus metrics
3. Create and publicize Save Energy Now case studies through performing pilot energy assessments
4. Create best practice information and a training curriculum
5. Develop Qualified Specialists program for Data Centers
6. Create guidelines for “Best-in-Class” data center in various classes of data centers, including strategies for incorporating distributed generation technologies

9. Industrial Technologies Program
Tool suite & metrics
Energy baselining
Training
Qualified specialists
Case studies
Certification of continual improvement
Recognition of high energy savers
Best practice information
Best-in-Class guidelines
Federal Energy Management Program
Best practices showcased at Federal data centers
Pilot adoption of Best-in-Class guidelines at Federal data centers
Adoption of to-be-developed industry standard for Best-in-Class at newly constructed Federal data centers
Industry
Tools
Metrics
Training
Best practice information
Best-in-Class guidelines
IT work productivity standard
EPA
Metrics
Server performance rating & ENERGY STAR label
Data center performance benchmarking

10. Tools and Metrics Help to Find Energy Efficiency Opportunities
Better air management
Move to liquid cooling
Optimized chilled-water plants
Use of free cooling
Load management
Server innovation
Power Conversion & Distribution
Server Load/ Computing Operations
Cooling Equipment
On-site generation
CHP applications
Waste heat for cooling
Use of renewable energy
Fuel cells
High voltage distribution
Use of DC power
Highly efficient UPS systems
Efficient redundancy strategies
Alternative Power Generation

11. Develop Software Tool Suite
Tools to define baseline energy use of data center and identify key energy-saving opportunities
Determine general performance of the data center
Benchmark subsystems
Assess energy savings potential
Track energy intensity improvement
Provide quantification of key metrics including cost ($), primary energy (Btu), and carbon

12. Develop Software Tool Suite
Complete 10 pilot assessments to test the Tool Suite,
Release beta version
Hold industry tool and metrics workshop
Complete beta testing and release Version 1.0
Q4 2007
Q1 2008
Q2 2008
Q3 2008
12/18/2007
04/01/2008
08/01/2008
Projected Timeline

13. Thank You! Paul Scheihing US DOE paul.scheihing@ee.doe.gov www.eere.energy.gov/datacenters