ROCKY MOUNTAIN

May Lunch Meeting

May 10, 2012

High Performance Data Centers Inc. Energy Use and Project Details

The energy savings from advanced data center cooling strategies will be covered.   Data center performance metrics such as Power Utilization Effectiveness (PUE) will be explained.  By 2020, the carbon footprint of data centers is expected to exceed that of the airline industry.  NREL’s new data center design included multiple energy saving techniques that is resulting in 90% annual savings. CU’s National Snow & Ice data center was a retrofit that included multiple energy saving techniques that is also resulting in 90% annual savings. The case studies will cover data center features, performance (energy, temperature), and other project details.
NCAR will discuss their new high efficiency data center in Cheyenne, WY.

The NWSC in Cheyenne is slated to be 89% more efficient than typical data centers, and up to 10% more efficient than state of the art facilities operating today. One of the most significant advantages is that the NWSC is designed from the ground up around its mission, which allows it to be vastly more efficient than retrofitting existing buildings. NCAR and the project partners estimate that the NWSC will be four times more efficient than the current Mesa Laboratory computing facility.

Where: Indian Tree Golf Course 7555 Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada from 11:30 to 1:00

Register: To register online click on Lunch Registration. If you need a vegetarian entrée please click on vegetarian.