Reduce Electricity Use
Smarter computers and design
- Low power CPUs
- DC distribution: only a few large efficient AC/DC converters
- Chilled water directly into racks
- Efficient scheduling:dynamically shift load to areas with lower costs
- Bandwidth: lower overhead network protocols
Smarter 'Hotel' load
- 'Hotel' (mostly cooling) loads are 30%
- KW = $ with time of day pricing -- makes a difference when you use power
- can be much smarter with Thermal Storage, phase change materials, pre chillers
- Colocation with facilities with low grade heat for absorption chillers
- Geothermal Heat dumps for suitably located datacenters
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