Data Centers
Better Buildings Accelerator: Data Centers
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Organizations participating in the Data Center Accelerator commit to reducing the infrastructure energy intensity of one or more of their data centers by 25 percent over a period of five years. Federal agencies, national laboratories, higher education facilities, and private businesses will work with DOE to meter and track both their IT and infrastructure energy usage during the commitment period, aiming to develop creative and cost effective energy efficiency improvements to reach their energy savings goals. |
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Better Buildings programs host interactive webinars featuring a variety of topics exploring cost-effective ways to integrate energy savings into their daily building operations.
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A blog profiling Better Buildings partners as well as the ins and outs of energy savings projects.
Accelerators News
The latest Energy Department breaking news, announcements, and updates featuring Better Buildings Accelerators.
Other Resources
FAQ
Read about the importance of accelerating energy efficiency in our nation's data centers, including frequently asked questions and an overview of the available partnership programs.
Fact Sheet
This factsheet provides information on the program and how your organization can join and become a data center accelerator partner.
Partnership Agreement
Better Buildings Data Center Accelerator Partnership Agreement Partnership Agreement
Federal agencies, national laboratories, higher education facilities, and private businesses will work with DOE to meter and track both their IT and infrastructure energy usage during the commitment period, aiming to develop creative and cost effective energy efficiency improvements to reach their energy savings goals.
Presentations
Data center managers are increasingly looking to renewable forms of energy to power their operations. This presentation gives an overview of different types of renewable energy, places to go for assistance in developing renewable projects, and analytical...
IT Energy Efficiency Opportunities Presentation
IT equipment can be a significant driver for energy use in data centers. This presentation describes new trends and advancements in IT energy efficiency that can help data center managers cut energy costs.
Intelligent metering is a prerequisite to effectively managing energy use in data centers. This presentation details metering options for different data center configurations to help facilities managers calculate their data centers' power usage...
Sustainable Data Centers Presentation
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) boasts the most energy efficient data center in the world. This presentation describes the data center, its energy efficient features, and how it was built.
Priorities
Partners
A-Z
Argonne National Laboratory | Defense Health Agency (DHA) | Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory |
Georgia Institute of Technology | Indiana University | Lawrence Berkeley National Lab |
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | Los Alamos National Laboratory | National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory | Oak Ridge National Laboratory | Stanford University |
State of Michigan | U.S. Department of Defense - Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) | |
U.S. Department of Justice – Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) | U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) | University of Colorado |
University of Iowa | Virtustream | Waste Management |
Location
California
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center |
Stanford University |
Colorado
National Renewable Energy Laboratory | University of Colorado |
District Of Columbia
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) | U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) |
Georgia
Georgia Institute of Technology |
Illinois
Argonne National Laboratory |
Indiana
Indiana University |
Iowa
University of Iowa |
Maryland
U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) | Virtustream |
Michigan
State of Michigan |
Missouri
U.S. Department of Justice – Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) |
New Mexico
Los Alamos National Laboratory |
North Carolina
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
Tennessee
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
Texas
Waste Management |
Virginia
Defense Health Agency (DHA) | U.S. Department of Defense - Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) |
Washington
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory |