High Tech - Central Plant

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Your IT counterpart has given you "fair warning" that more racks of servers will be added to the data center in upcoming months, but you know that your existing central plant simply can't meet new load. What to do? PG&E can help you identify strategies that can help meet your load requirements, lower your energy usage, and reduce equipment operating hours. Start with air-side and water-side economizer measures, which get you "free cooling" for as many as 6000 hours per year. Upgrade your air handling equipment with variable speed drives, and work with your IT partner to improve airflow management in the data center. Results? Raise your supply air temperature, lower your airflow delivery rate, and save a bundle on utility costs. Get information and technical support from your trusted energy partner - PG&E.

• Central Plant Best Practice
  Too many facility executives think improving energy efficiency means putting reliability at risk. Energy Star, Lawrence Berkeley Lab and others are working to dispel that notion. By Abigail Gray.
• Data Center Guideline Summary (PDF, 49 KB)
  A quick overview on how to make the data center a more energy efficient work environment. Word doc written by Bliss Dennen. August 2006.
• Demand Response Rebate & Incentive - Link to Demand Response Application/Instructions
  For new construction projects and energy saving retrofits of existing equipment and systems.

For detailed information on all rebate and incentive programs, see Rebates, Incentives, and Design Assistance.

Please contact the HTEE Team for more high tech energy efficiency information. For all other energy efficiency or rebate programs, please call our Business Customer Center at 1 (800) 468-4743 or contact your account representative.