IT – AN ENERGY HOG

IT – AN ENERGY
HOG
IT ENERGY USE RISING
USA : McKinsey Report (2009)
• 3.6%/yr growth in electricity
consumption from office equipment,
data centres and misc. commercial
load
• 9.6%/yr estimated growth in energy
use by data centres through 2020
(EPA estimate)
• Up to 30% of servers operating at less
than 3% daily utilization
www.mckinsey.com/USenergyefficiency
So. . .WHY WORRY?
COSTS RISING
Source: IDC
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2/3 ENERGY LOST IN
TRANSMISSION
100 Units
Source
Energy
Typical Data Center Energy End Use
Power Conversions
& Distribution
35 Units
Power Generation
Cooling
Equipment
Server Load
/Computing
Operations
33 Units
Delivered
Source: DOE EERE
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So. . .WHAT TO DO?
UNLOCK ENERGY
SAVINGS
Energy
Efficiency
•Cost savings
•Lower Emissions
BFF: BEHAVIOUR &
TECHNOLOGY
MONITORS AND COMPUTERS
Turn it off
Activate low-power and
sleep mode software
options
Right-size equipment
• Thin client & small networking
reduce hardware needs
• Lap-tops may use 5X less energy than desk-tops
EFFICIENCY IN THE
DATA CENTRE
With the Cascade Effect, a 1 Watt savings
at the server component level creates a
total of 2.84 reduction in facility energy
consumption
The Cascade Effect
Server
Component
1 Watt
saved here
-1.0W
DC-DC
-1.18W
AC-DC
-1.49W
Saves an additional and .31 W here
.18 W here
Power
Distribution
and .04W here
-1.53W
UPS
= Cumulative saving
and .14W here
1 Watt saved at the processor
saves a total of 2.84 Watts of total
consumption
Source: Emerson Network Power, “Energy Logic”
-1.67W
Cooling
and 1.07W here
-2.74W
Building
Switchgear/
Transformer
-2.84W
and .07W here
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DATA PROCESSING &
STORAGE
Virtualize, consolidate
Turn off under- or non-utilized servers
Consider alternatives:
• Cloud, centralization, sharing w. like
organizations
Right-size
Choose efficient models
Listen to Gary Westaway
Sounds good but. . .
SO MANY BARRIERS!
Busy IT Managers
Silos
• IT vs. Building Operations vs. Management
vs. Landlords vs. . . .
Variable needs: Google to small office
Mutable and multiple technologies &
solutions
LOOK FOR THE
®
ENERGY STAR
LOOK FOR
THE ENERGY STAR®
It’s Easy
• Buyers can easily identify equipment which delivers
performance while USING LESS ENERGY
• Buyers can compare models and systems
Provides Information and Transparency
• Defined specifications, developed through broad
consultation with stakeholders
• Qualified product lists
It’s Up to Date and Rigorous
• 3rd Party Certification and Verification of performance
measures NEW!
• Prioritized specification updates
SPECIFICATION
UPDATES
COMPUTERS
V. 6 release October 2011
• Same scope, including Desktops,
Notebooks, Workstations and
Small-scale Servers
Plus
• Ultra-low Energy Mobile (ULEM) Computer
product classification, combining netbook &
slate
• Investigate addition of “Ultra-Thin”
• Include Mobile “Thin”
DISPLAYS
V.6 release for December 2011
• Includes monitors ≤ 30” & >30”
Proposed:
• removal of resolution from spec
• improvement of test for
automatic brightness control
(abc)
• possible default test luminance
SERVERS
V.2 release for November 2011
• Improvements to product family structure
• 5-point Pre-defined configurations = broader range
of products
• Data-set being assembled for blade & 3-4 socket
servers
• Server Efficiency Rating Tool (SERT) under
development
UPS – new
V.1 draft under development: release August 2011
• Qualification criteria for UPSs based on output power
and input dependence (i.e., VFI, VI, or VFD).
• Similar qualification criteria for smaller
UPS consumer and small business
settings) and larger UPS (data center
environments)
• Loading profile based on current data
center trends
• Possibility of Power and Performance
Data Sheet PPDS) for UPS
STORAGE
2nd draft spec distributed for comment in May 2011
• Considers: relationship between hardware/software
configuration and energy performance in active and idle
states.
• Narrow focus to key hardware variables identified in
Round 1 of consultations
• pursue meaningful Product Family definition to ensure
program integrity with minimal test burden
• consider simulated (modeled) data to reduce
test burden
WHERE TO FIND
SPECIFICATION UPDATES
Qualified IT equipment, including specification
details, can be found on the ENERGY STAR
website www.energystar.gov . Click on Find a
product and choose Business & Government
from the banner menu.
Lists and calls for involvement are updated
regularly.
GET INVOLVED!
DATA CENTRES
• Builds on existing ENERGY STAR platform
(1-100 scale)
• Score of 75 or higher qualifies for ENERGY STAR
label
• Applies to both stand-alone data centers & those in
an office or other building
• Assess performance at a holistic, building level
EPA & NRCan co-operating to improve
Canadian accessibility to Portfolio Manager
FEDERAL ACTION
The Government of Canada has committed to:
• A 17% reduction in GHGs by 2020
• A 60 to 70% reduction by 2050
• Inclusion of IT equipment and servers in Green
Procurement Policy
• Federal Data Centre energy efficiency on the
agenda, NRCan a pioneer (audit of NRCan data
center completed in August 2009).
IT – AN ENERGY HOG
QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?
ENERGY STAR Canada portal:
http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/residential/energystarportal.cfm
or
Liz Westbrook-Trenholm
[email protected]
613-947-1219
THANK YOU