Data Center Toolkit Webinar Series: A Suite Of Energy Assessment Tools

This webinar introduces a comprehensive toolkit for identifying energy-saving opportunities in data centers, in furtherance of statutory and administrative requirements that federal agencies reduce their energy use and ensure energy resilience for critical infrastructure. Putting these tools in the hands of federal data center operators and energy managers enables achievement of those objectives.

The most sought-after resources at the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) sponsored Center for Expertise for Energy Efficiency in Data Centers are a set of tools and documents aimed at characterizing energy use and identifying energy conservation measures in data centers. These tools include data center-wide energy efficiency diagnostics, analytics for electric power components and air management, and a master list of energy efficiency actions for data centers--an encyclopedia of efficiency measures and implementation tips. Together with guidance documents, a data collection tool, and a reporting template, these resources constitute a publicly available, comprehensive toolkit for conducting a data center energy self assessment.

Nearly every component of the Data Center Energy Efficiency Toolkit has been updated or upgraded within the last year with particular attention to integrating, standardizing, and consolidating the components and adding a new information technology (IT) efficiency tool.

This webinar--the first in a four-part series--will introduce version 2.0 of the toolkit, including a brief tour through each component and its role in the energy assessment process for data centers. As time allows, the webinar also will include mentions of other Center of Expertise resources and technical assistance opportunities. Subsequent webinars in the series will take a deeper dive into tools focused on air management, the electric power chain, and IT efficiency.