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5 Facts to Know About Data Centers
The vast majority of Americans own a computer or use the internet on a regular basis
• Approximately 85% of American households have a computer, 70% are connected to the internet and 75% of American adults use social media.
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There are about 3 million data centers in the United States
• That’s 1 data center for every 100 people. Scattered across the nation, these energy intensive complexes require a lot of power and electricity to run the internet—at big costs.
Data center energy use has grown rapidly in recent years
• And it’s expected to continue to grow. In 2013, U.S. data centers consumed about 100 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, representing more than 2% of all U.S. electricity use
4. Data centers provide an opportunity for improving U.S. energy efficiency
• If all U.S. data centers were 20% more efficient, we could save more than 20 billion kWh by 2020 as a nation. That translates to roughly $2 billion in cost savings.
Better Buildings Challenge data center partners are leaders in their industry
• There are 21 partners pledging to improve the efficiency of data centers which altogether are currently consuming more than 120 megawatts of power.
• These partners include national laboratories, federal agencies such as EPA, DOD, SSA, and companies including CoreSite Realty Corporation, eBay inc., Facebook, and Staples.
• These partners join more than 200 organizations already partnering with the Department of Energy to achieve 20 percent portfolio-wide energy savings and share successful strategies that will maximize efficiency over the next decade.
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Source : http://energy.gov/eere/articles/10-facts-know-about-data-centers