Tools and Resources

Learn national industry standards for measuring and publishing values for Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) at data centers here. This document provides recommendations on how to measure and report overall data center infrastructure energy efficiency, based on agreed upon guiding principles.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expanded the ENERGY STAR program to address industrial energy efficiency in 2000. Since then, the program has helped manufacturers strengthen their energy management practices and has engaged entire manufacturing sectors in focused energy efficiency efforts. The results demonstrate that energy efficiency is a cost-effective strategy for reducing GHG emissions in the manufacturing sector.

This is EPA's real-time registry of ENERGY STAR certified buildings. Look up facilities by location, building type, owner, and more. View properties on a map, read detailed profiles of certified buildings and plants, or export results to Excel.

In response to a 2007 Congressional request, EPA developed this 133-page report to assess current trends in energy use and energy costs of data centers and servers in the U.S., and to outline existing and emerging opportunities for improved energy efficiency. It provides particular information on the costs of data centers and servers to the federal government and opportunities for reducing those costs through improved efficiency.

This is a sample of the application needed to apply for ENERGY STAR certification. It consists of an overview of the overall property, the property use details, and energy consumption. A Verifying Professional needs to sign and stamp the application to verify the validity of the data.