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Metering for increased energy efficiency

02Sep

Using electrical power efficiently is fundamental to any data centre operator looking to reduce energy costs and meet sustainability goals. William Darby, Managing Director of Carlo Gavazzi UK explains how a robust metering strategy is the key to energy optimisation in a data centre.

As the number of internet users has grown globally, so too has the demand for data centre services. The electricity used by these IT devices ultimately ends up as heat, which must be removed from the data centre by cooling equipment that also runs on electricity.