ENERGY STAR Low Carbon IT Champions

EPA ENERGY STAR recognizes Low Carbon IT “Champions” who are cutting costs and saving energy in the one of the fastest growing energy uses in the country – information technology. Please see the case studies and public service announcements (PSAs) recognizing their efforts below.

LCIT Champions Whose Data Center Earned ENERGY STAR Building Certification

BNY Mellon’s Critical Systems Group implemented energy–efficiency upgrades, like higher chilled water temperatures, at its Pennsylvania facility—the 2nd data center ever certified as an ENERGY STAR Building. Download their PSA (3.2MB) or read their case study (599KB).

RagingWire’s Critical Facilities Team installed numerous energy–efficiency measures at its Sacramento facility—one of the first colocation data centers to earn the EPA ENERGY STAR Building designation. Download their PSA (2.6MB) or read their case study (1.1MB).

Target’s Technology Center Engineering Team installed variable frequency drives and lowered generator standby temperatures. Target became the first company ever to have two data centers earn ENERGY STAR building certification. Download their PSA (1.7MB) or read their case study (611KB).

LCIT Champions Who Activated Sleep Settings on Their Computers

AT&T saves over $4 million annually through activating sleep settings on their computers. Download their PSA (1.4MB).

University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh used Windows 7 to power manage their computers to save over $70 thousand annually. Download their PSA (2.6MB) or read their case study (273.9KB).

Verizon saves over $7 million annually through power managing hundreds of thousands of computers. Download their PSA (253KB) or read their case study (756KB).

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