Focus on Energy offers many solutions to help you improve energy efficiency and your bottom line while maintaining, and even improving, system reliability. Here are just a few examples:

Server Virtualization
Virtualization is a software solution that allows multiple physical servers to be “transformed” into software. Instead of using a separate physical server for each application - each with its own power-hungry CPU, RAM, hard disk and network controller - multiple machines can be linked together so that one server does the work of many.

This way, numerous servers which are each underutilized can be reduced to a much smaller number of fully utilized machines. Since a single underutilized server uses almost as much electricity as a server running many virtual machines, energy use can be substantially reduced.

ENERGY STAR® Qualified Enterprise Servers
The Environmental Protection Agency is currently developing new product specifications for enterprise servers. Expected to launch this year, the new qualification will allow consumers to easily differentiate energy efficient equipment. For the latest information on the new specifications, visit www.energystar.gov.

Cooling Systems
Chillers and computer-room air conditioners (CRAC units) often represent more than 25 percent of a data center's electric load. After first reducing your electric load by one or more of the energy efficiency measures described here, your facility's cooling needs may be substantially less, enabling the shutdown of one or more cooling units. Focus offers prescriptive incentives for high-efficiency air-cooled and water-cooled chillers, and unitary and split-system air conditioners. Download the HVAC form and electric chiller application form to get started now.

PC Network Energy Management
These software-based energy management products allow a PC network administrator to remotely set the power management features and turn off computers and monitors when they are not needed. Focus on Energy offers prescriptive incentives for PC network energy management systems and pays cash for each computer controlled, up to 50 percent of the project cost. Refer to the specialty measures application form for more information.

Power Distribution
Supplying a highly reliable source of electricity to data-center equipment consumes substantial amounts of energy. Uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), transformers, inverters, and other power-distribution equipment often consume over 10 percent of a data center's total energy needs. Using energy efficient UPS devices, converting to DC power delivery, and other measures can substantially improve efficiency.

Efficient Electronic Data Storage Systems
Since data storage is cumulative, electrical load dedicated to electronic data storage is rapidly expanding. Save electricity and improve storage through a massive array of idle disks (MAID). MAID is a storage system that allows long-term storage to be taken off spinning disk drives by systematically powering them down individually or in groups when not needed. Depending on projected energy savings compared to standard data storage options, Focus on Energy may be able to help your business invest in more efficient data storage systems.

Custom Solutions and More
For custom projects, work with an energy advisor early in your project planning process to get started. Call Focus on Energy at 800.762.7077 for more information. Or consider these options to take your savings to the next level:

• Air management
• Air-side economizer
• Centralized air handling
• Cooling plant optimization
• Direct liquid or gas cooling
• Free cooling via water-side economizer
• Heat recovery for use in other parts of a facility
• Humidification controls
• Lighting upgrades and occupancy sensors

Contact Focus on Energy today!