Green Grid - Announces Global Agreement on PUE as Standard
Posted by Eric Kraieski on Mon, Feb 15, 2010
Latest PUE Standards News from Green Grid
The Green Grid recently announced agreement by global world governments on using PUE as the primary measurement of data center efficiency:
"A group of global leaders met on February 2, 2010 to agree on data center energy efficiency measurements, metrics, and reporting conventions. Organizations represented were the U.S. Department of Energy's Save Now and Federal Energy Management Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR Program, European Commission JRC Code of Conduct, Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan's Green IT Promotion Council, and The Green Grid."
"The collective groups are in agreement on the following guiding principles, as an interim step toward the desired outcomes (1. b.). It is recommended that data centers begin to measure PUE according to these principles... "
Here is the announcement from Green Grid: