International PUE agreement reached

An international agreement on power usage effectiveness (PUE) for measuring data center efficiency has been reached.
Source: internet.com -- Consulting-Specifying Engineer, 4/7/2010 8:54:55 AM

As more attention is focused on data centers and the amount of energy it takes to power them, more companies are finding the commercial and public relations value in undertaking Green IT projects, according to an internet.com blog by T. Lau. The problem, as I've blogged about previously, is that there is very little standardization on how to measure Green IT effectiveness and preventing outlandish or unprovable claims when it comes to how green a data center actually is. The EPA's forthcoming Energy Star for Data Centers program will go a long way towards establishing this common standard, but the program is for U.S.-based data centers only.
Over the weekend, news emerged of an international agreement to establish data center energy efficiency. The agreement is between The Green Grid (U.S.-based industry group), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the European Commission Joint Research Centre, the Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and the Green IT Promotion Council (Japan-based industry group). For now the agreement is limited to these three regions, but could expand to include others such as China and India in the future.

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