Data center cooling system designs influence both energy efficiency and water consumption. This session presents new analyses of monthly PUE and WUE performance using operational data from multiple facilities. The findings indicate that both…
A new framework from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) creates a classification system for data center demand response capabilities to help promote grid flexibility and, in turn, support the continued growth of digital infrastructure.
Can batteries transform how data centers power AI and connect to the grid? To do so, BESS technologies will need further economic and technical improvements to unlock faster interconnections, cleaner energy and smarter power control.
Operators in most geographies should reconsider hastily-set commitments to reach 24x7 carbon-free energy consumption. Instead, they should adopt more realistic goals.
New flagship AMD and Intel servers with high core counts push performance boundaries while improving efficiencies. This report breaks down and visualizes improvements based on an analysis of SERT data.
An exclusive focus on densification and DLC (as if they were inevitable) risks becoming tunnel vision that ignores costs and alternative choices. For IT infrastructure not fully transitioning to DLC, keeping densities moderate may make more sense.
By integrating new natural gas electricity generation with carbon capture, operators can safeguard net-zero targets threatened by a reliance on fossil power — but initial adoption will be costly and limited to specific geographic locations.
The 16th edition of the Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey highlights the experiences and strategies of data center owners and operators in the areas of resiliency, sustainability, efficiency, staffing, cloud and AI. The attached data files…
Cooling systems with similar energy performance can vary significantly in water consumption. An analysis of facility data confirms that evaporative cooling's efficiency advantage may be limited and dependent on unacceptable levels of water use.
The European Commission published the draft data center rating scheme, including a public label template, and amendments to EU 2024/1364. The regulation has been improved, but critical issues remain unaddressed.
Some countries are attempting to create capacity headroom for new facilities by applying efficiency limits to existing data centers. In Singapore, reducing PUE will be expensive for operators.
Net-zero commitments are becoming more common across the data center industry, but power demand growth and stricter carbon accounting rules are reshaping expectations.
Cloud and AI growth are straining power systems, and the US GRID Act could make expansion more difficult. The industry will need greater transparency on projected energy and water use, project plans, and incentives.
Uptime Intelligence analysis shows that minimum thresholds for IT power utilization misrepresents server work capacity utilization. These thresholds can unintentionally incentivize operators to disable server energy efficiency features.
Operators are proposing behind-the-meter power systems to accelerate the buildout of new AI data center infrastructure. Executing this strategy requires regulatory changes in many jurisdictions and new data center design approaches.
Dr. Rand Talib
Jay Dietrich
Dr. Tomas Rahkonen
Peter Judge
Daniel Bizo
Paul Carton
Anthony Sbarra
Laurie Williams
Douglas Donnellan