Data Center Storage Specification Version 1.0
The Version 1.1 ENERGY STAR specification for Data Center Storage has been finalized and will take effect on May 29, 2018. Materials related to the revision process are provided below. Partners and other interested parties with questions or concerns regarding these materials or the revision process can contact Ryan Fogle, EPA, at Fogle.Ryan@epa.gov. To be added to the contact list, stakeholders are encouraged to contact storage@energystar.gov with their contact information.
ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage Version 1.1 Updated Program Requirements – April 1, 2019
ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage Version 1.1 Updated Program Requirements Cover Letter (PDF, 143 KB)
ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage Final Version 1.1 Specification (Rev April 2019) (PDF, 506 KB)
ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage Final Version 1.1 Specification - May 29, 2018
ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage Final Version 1.1 Specification Cover Letter (PDF, 74 KB)
ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage Final Version 1.1 Specification (PDF, 278 KB)
ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage Version 1.1 Final Test Method - February 14, 2018
Data Center Storage Version 1.1 Final Test Method Cover Letter (PDF, 120 KB)
Data Center Storage Version 1.1 Final Test Method (PDF, 173 KB)
ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage Draft 1 Version 1.1 Specification - January 4, 2018
EPA Cover Memo (PDF, 113 KB)
Data Center Storage Version 1.1 Draft Specification (PDF, 315 KB)
Data Center Storage Version 1.1 Draft Test Method (PDF, 133 KB)
ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage Memo Regarding Version 1.0 Program Requirements Update - April 22, 2016
Data Center Storage Version 1.0 Update (PDF, 139 KB)
ENERGY STAR Data Center Version 1.0 Updated Program Requirements - March 6, 2014
Storage Version 1.0 Revised Program Requirements Cover Letter (Rev Mar-2014) (PDF, 45 KB)
Storage Version 1.0 Revised Program Requirements (PDF, 357 KB)
ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage Version 1.0 — August 28, 2013
Storage Version 1.0 Cover Letter (PDF, 126 KB)
Storage Version 1.0 Program Requirements (PDF, 356 KB)
Storage Version 1.0 Final Draft Comment Response Document (PDF, 143 KB)
ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage Stakeholder Comments Final Draft Version 1.0
EMC Comments (PDF, 352 KB)
European Commission Comments (PDF, 34 KB)
The Green Grid Comments (PDF, 322 KB)
HP Comments (PDF, 78 KB)
IBM Comments (PDF, 105 KB)
SNIA Comments (PDF, 238 KB)
Version 1.0 Storage Final Draft Webinar - July 9, 2013
EPA hosted a webinar to discuss the newly released Final Draft Version 1.0 ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage Specification and Test Method. The meeting was held on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, from 3:00 PM to 5:0 PM Eastern Time. Meeting materials are linked below.
Final Draft Webinar (PDF, 448 KB)
ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage Version 1.0 Final Draft Specification and Test Method - June 20, 2013
EPA welcomes your feedback on these documents. Comments on the Final Draft Specification and Test Method are due via email to storage@energystar.gov no later than July 15, 2013. EPA will host a webinar on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 from 1:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern Time. Please RSVP to storage@energystar.gov no later than July 5, 2013.
Final Draft Cover Letter (PDF, 30 KB)
Final Draft Specification (PDF, 241 KB)
Final Draft Test Method (PDF, 122 KB)
Draft 4 Comment Responses (PDF, 169 KB)
ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage Stakeholder Comments on Draft 4 Version 1.0
EMC Comments (PDF, 282 KB)
European Commission Comments (PDF, 42 KB)
HP Comments (PDF, 76 KB)
Huawei Comments (PDF, 394 KB)
IBM Comments (PDF, 117 KB)
NetApp Comments (PDF, 137 KB)
SNIA Comments (PDF, 146 KB)
Version 1.0 Storage Draft 4 Webinar - April 2, 2013
EPA hosted a webinar to discuss the newly released Draft 4 Version 1.0 ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage specification and test method. The meeting was held on Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Meeting materials are linked below.
Draft 4 Webinar (PDF, 515 KB)
ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage Version 1.0 Draft 4 Specification and Test Method - March 21, 2013
EPA welcomes your feedback on these documents. Comments on the Draft 4 Specification and Draft 2 Test Method are due via email to storage@energystar.gov no later than April 19, 2013. EPA will host a webinar on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 starting at 1:00 PM EST. Please RSVP to storage@energystar.gov no later than March 29, 2013.
Draft 4 Cover Letter (PDF, 42 KB)
Draft 4 Specification (PDF, 228 KB)
Draft 2 Test Method (PDF, 125 KB)
Draft 3 Specification Comment Response Document (PDF, 60 KB)
Proposed Path to Final Data Center Storage Version 1.0 - November 5, 2012
EPA held a discussion with stakeholders on September 5, 2012 to discuss the direction of Draft 4 of the Version 1.0 ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage specification. This document summarizes the approach EPA proposes to take for the Storage specification, including some significant proposed changes in testing requirements.
Proposed Path to Final Data Center Storage Version 1.0 (PDF, 153 KB)
Data Center Storage Testing Discussion Document — August 27, 2012
Data Center Storage Testing Discussion Document (PDF, 206 KB)
Version 1.0 Draft 3 Webinar - July 11, 2012
EPA hosted a webinar to discuss the newly released Draft 3 Version 1.0 ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage specification and Draft Test Method. The meeting was held on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, from 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM Eastern Time. Meeting materials are linked below.
Draft 3 Webinar (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Draft 3 Webinar – Supplemental Material (PDF, 229 KB)
Version 1.0 Draft 3 Specification - June 22, 2012
EPA welcomes your feedback on these documents. Comments on Draft 3 and the Draft Test Method are due via email to storage@energystar.gov no later than July 27, 2012. EPA will host a webinar on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 starting at 1:00 PM EST. The agenda will be focused on changes introduced in Draft 3 and also include discussion of other issues relating to the ENERGY STAR program such as verification testing. Please RSVP to storage@energystar.gov no later than Tuesday, July 3, 2012 with the subject "RSVP – Storage Draft 3 specification meeting."
Draft 3 Cover Letter (PDF, 39 KB)
Draft 3 Specification (PDF, 239 KB)
Draft Test Method (PDF, 38 KB)
EPA Memorandum on Best Foot Forward Approach - December 2, 2011
EPA developed a memorandum explaining the potential use of an industry developed Best Foot Forward (BFF) approach to categorizing product families and configurations in data center storage systems. This document summarizes the benefits of BFF, as well as additional considerations that must be addressed to meet the goals of the ENERGY STAR program.
ENERGY STAR Comments on Best Foot Forward (PDF, 103 KB)
Stakeholder Comments on Version 1.0 Draft 2 Specification
Dell Comments (PDF, 23 KB)
EMC Comments (PDF, 284 KB)
European Commission Comments (PDF, 65 KB)
The Green Grid Comments (PDF, 331 KB)
Hitachi Comments (PDF, 22 KB)
HP Comments (PDF, 47 KB)
IBM Comments (PDF, 46 KB)
ITI Comments (PDF, 287 KB)
SNIA Comments (PDF, 40 KB)
Version 1.0 Draft 2 Stakeholder Meeting - October 13, 2011
EPA hosted an in-person stakeholder meeting to discuss the newly released Draft 2 Version 1.0 ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage specification. The meeting was held on Thursday, October 13, 2011, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM Eastern Time, at the JW Marriott Orlando Grand Lakes Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Meeting materials are linked below.
Draft 2 Stakeholder Meeting Presentation (PDF, 805 KB)
Version 1.0 Draft 2 Specification - October 6, 2011
EPA welcomes your feedback on this document. Comments on Draft 2 are due via email to storage@energystar.gov no later than November 4, 2011.
Draft 2 Cover Letter (PDF, 40 KB)
Draft 2 Specification (PDF, 170 KB)
SNIA Technical Symposium Presentation - July 19, 2011
EPA presented an overview of the Data Center Storage specification development at the SNIA Technical Symposium in Chicago, Illinois.
Storage SNIA Technical Symposium Presentation (PDF, 235 KB)
Stakeholder Webinar - February 23, 2011
EPA hosted a webinar to discuss EPA's interest in additional energy performance data for storage products that are currently being considered for inclusion in the Version 1.0 ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage specification and to respond to stakeholder questions.
ENERGY STAR Storage Webinar Presentation (PDF, 68 KB)
Supplemental Data Cover Memo (PDF, 46 KB)
Supplemental Data Procedure (PDF, 177 KB)
Supplemental Data Sheet (EXCEL, 69 KB)
Draft 1 Version 1.0 Stakeholder Meeting - July 20, 2010
EPA hosted an in-person stakeholder meeting to discuss comments received on the Draft 1 Version 1.0 ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage specification and to initiate the next round of storage data collection. The meeting was held on Tuesday, July 20, 2010, from 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM Pacific Time, at the Sainte Claire Hotel in San Jose, CA. Meeting materials are linked below.
ENERGY STAR Presentation (PDF, 328 KB)
Stakeholder Comments on Draft 1 Version 1.0 Specification
CEE Comments (PDF, 114 KB)
CSCI Comments (PDF, 117 KB)
Dell Comments (PDF, 65 KB)
EMC Comments (PDF, 360 KB)
European Commission Comments (PDF, 63 KB)
Google Comments (PDF, 51 KB)
The Green Grid Comments (PDF, 64 KB)
Hitachi Comments (PDF, 20 KB)
HP Comments (PDF, 23 KB)
IBM Comments (PDF, 29 KB)
Oracle Comments (PDF, 215 KB)
SNIA Comments (PDF, 90 KB)
Stakeholder Meeting to Discuss Preliminary Data Analysis & Draft 1 - April 15, 2010
On April 15, 2010, EPA hosted a stakeholder meeting and conference call to discuss preliminary data analysis and the recently released Draft 1 Version 1.0 ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage specification. Meeting materials and a copy of the ENERGY STAR raw data set from the first round of data analysis are linked below.
ENERGY STAR Storage Data Analysis & Draft 1 Presentation (PDF, 598 KB)
ENERGY STAR Storage Raw Data Set (EXCEL, 152 KB)
Draft 1 Version 1.0 Specification - April 9, 2010
EPA welcomes your feedback on this document. Comments on Draft 1 are due via email to storage@energystar.gov no later than May 21, 2010.
Draft 1 Cover Letter (PDF, 92 KB)
Draft 1 Specification (PDF, 524 KB)
Meeting MaterialsThe Green Grid Technical Forum - February 2, 2010
Servers (10:00 AM to 12:30 PM):
ENERGY STAR Servers Version 2.0 Development Update (PDF, 523 KB)
Storage (1:30 PM to 4:00 PM):
Data Center Storage Version 1.0 Development Update (PDF, 340 KB)
Stakeholder Information Session Meeting Announcement
Representatives from the US EPA will be in attendance at The Green Grid Technical Forum in San Jose, CA on February 2, 2010, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM PT, at the San Jose Marriott. Please RSVP to storage@energystar.gov or servers@energystar.gov no later than Friday, January 22. Indicate in your response whether you will be participating in person or via Webinar, and which of the two sessions you plan to attend.
ENERGY STAR Servers & Storage Stakeholder Information Session Meeting Announcement (PDF, 22 KB)
Data Collection Procedure - December 28, 2009
The U.S. Environmental Production Agency (EPA) would like to invite interested parties to test the energy performance of storage products that are currently being considered for inclusion in the Version 1.0 ENERGY STAR Data Center Storage specification. Please review the attached cover letter, data collection procedure, and test data collection sheet for further information. Stakeholders are encouraged to submit test data via e-mail to storage@energystar.gov no later than Friday, February 12, 2009.
Storage Initial Data Collection Cover Letter (PDF, 37 KB)
Storage Initial Data Collection Procedure (PDF, 249 KB)
Storage Initial Data Collection Data Sheet (EXCEL, 65 KB)
Draft Data Collection Procedure for Review - November 3, 2009
On November 3, 2009, EPA distributed the following first draft data collection procedure and data sheet for stakeholder review and comment. Stakeholders are welcome to submit comments to storage@energystar.gov no later than December 4, 2009.
Storage Initial Data Collection Cover Letter - DRAFT (PDF, 72 KB)
Storage Initial Data Collection Procedure - DRAFT (PDF, 396 KB)
Storage Initial Data Collection Data Sheet - DRAFT (EXCEL, 46 KB)
Storage Testing Workshop - October 15, 2009
On Thursday, October 15, 2009, the US EPA hosted a working session to discuss test procedures and plans for preliminary testing of data center storage products. Several industry representatives presented their perspectives on energy efficiency test procedures for storage. Stakeholders are welcome to submit comments and proposals to storage@energystar.gov. Meeting materials are posted below:
ENERGY STAR Presentation (PDF, 588 KB)
CSCI Presentation (PDF, 435 KB)
IDC Presentation (PDF, 231 KB)
SNIA GSI Presentation (PDF, 635 KB)
SNIA Japan Presentation (PDF, 440 KB)
SPC Presentation (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Wikibon Presentation (PDF, 715 KB)
Stakeholder Meeting - July 20, 2009
On July 20, 2009, EPA hosted the first stakeholder meeting to review feedback on the Specification Framework Document. Presentation materials from the meeting are posted below.
Stakeholder Meeting RSVP (PDF, 173 KB)
Stakeholder Meeting Presentation (PDF, 947 KB)
Stakeholder Comments on Specification Framework Document
3PAR Comments (PDF, 39 KB)
British Telecom Comments (PDF, 39 KB)
Climate Savers Computing Initiative Comments (PDF, 110 KB)
Deutsche Bank Comments (PDF, 12 KB)
Dot Hill Comments (PDF, 25 KB)
EMC Comments (PDF, 161 KB)
European Commission Comments (PDF, 73 KB)
Fujitsu Comments (PDF, 53 KB)
Hewlett-Packard Comments (PDF, 44 KB)
Hie Electronics Comments (PDF, 287 KB)
Hitachi Data Systems Comments (PDF, 61 KB)
IBM Comments (PDF, 69 KB)
Intel Comments (PDF, 18 KB)
LSI Comments (PDF, 54 KB)
Microsoft Comments (PDF, 67 KB)
NetApp Comments (PDF, 27 KB)
SNIA Comments (PDF, 711 KB)
StorageIO Comments (PDF, 1.5 MB)
Sun Microsystems Comments (PDF, 264 KB)
The Green Grid Comments (PDF, 60 KB)
United Kingdom Comments (PDF, 69 KB)
Western Digital Comments (PDF, 53 KB)
Wikibon Comments (PDF, 91 KB)
Data Center Storage Specification Framework Document - June 4, 2009
Cover Memo (PDF, 45 KB)
Enterprise Storage Framework Document (PDF, 186 KB)
Announcement Letter - April 23, 2009
Enterprise Storage Announcement (PDF, 74 KB)
Applicable Specifications:
Electronics and Office Equipment: Data Center Storage (PDF, 278 KB)