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Demand for Green Data Centers Rises

Energy efficiency in computers and backup systems can save corporations money while positively affecting the environment, says a panel of experts.

By Cody Lyon | Updated on November 09, 2008

NEW YORK CITY-Corporate interests, architects, data center planners and regional leaders are coming together to address increasing demand for green data centers according to a group of experts who gathered this past Thursday night at the American Institute of Architects’ Center for Architecture in New York.

The roundtable event was co-sponsored by the group Wall Street West, a federal and state funded initiative to develop a back-up solution for companies in financial services, and the US Green Building Council’s New York Chapter. Architect Pat Sapinsley of GOOD Energies and a LEED AP moderated the event.

The heat-producing palaces of computer technology and crucial backup information use around 2% of the entire planet’s electricity, according to most estimates. Further, the US Department of Energy says that data centers are creating a serious burden on the US electric grid. According to a 2006 study from the Uptime Institute, by 2010, the estimated cost of the electricity used to cool and maintain energy supplies at data centers will be around $11.5 billion.

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