by Rebecca Walker — May 25, 2009—Some computer servers will soon carry the Energy Star label, thanks to new specifications finalized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently.
Computer servers are the workhorses of the Internet, serving up text, image, and video files each time someone visits a Web page. To earn the Energy Star label, servers will have to employ efficient power supplies that don’t degrade power quality and will have to include advanced power management features.
To help server owners minimize their energy consumption, servers must also be able to measure their real-time power use, processor utilization, and air temperature, and server manufacturers must provide purchasers with information on their server’s energy performance and energy-saving capabilities. On average, computer servers that carry the Energy Star label will be 30% more energy efficient than standard servers. Energy Star is joint program of DOE and the EPA.
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