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EPA Updates Energy Star Specifications for Data Center Equipment

January 9, 2012 — As the industry works towards improving data center energy efficiency, the US Environmental Protection Agency recently updated the energy efficiency requirements for a handful of Energy Star qualified products and equipment for data centers.

Yellow Pages Subsidiary Partners with Rackspace, Environmental Groups

June 3, 2011 — Environmentally friendly search engine and directory Yellow Pages Goes Green  announced on Friday it has joined the Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partners, Rackspace’s GreenSpace web hosting initiative, and the Green Chamber of Commerce, in an effort to further advance its environmental sustainability agenda.

Web Host Datapipe Converts San Jose Data Center to Renewable Energy

March 9, 2011 — Web hosting provider Datapipe announced on Wednesday that all of its US based data centers are now powered by 100 percent renewable energy.

Citi Midwest Data Center Earns ENERGY STAR

September 15, 2010 — Citi announced on Wednesday that its Midwest data center has earned EPA’s ENERGY STAR label for its energy performance.

EPA Announces Energy Star Rating for Data Centers

June 7, 2010 — The US Environmental Protection Agency announced on Monday that data centers can now earn the Energy Star label.

Andrew Fanara Leaves EPA for Private Sector Job

April 20, 2010 — Andrew Fanara, team leader of Energy Star product specifications at Environmental Protection Agency, is leaving the organization to take a private sector job, according to a report by Data Center Knowledge.

CGI Federal Wins Two US Government Contracts

October 9, 2009 — In two separate announcements, IT services firm CGI Federal revealed this week it has won two high-profile contracts with US government agencies, the US General Services Administration and the US Environmental Protection Agency.

Green Grid Calls for Adoption of Green Tactics

October 2, 2009 — The Green Grid, an organization of IT companies that work toward advancing energy efficiency in data centers, announced on Friday it has released new tools and reports to help business leaders and data center managers globally improve efficiency in their operations.

Microsoft and EPA to Speak at DatacenterDynamics 2009

July 30, 2009 — Representatives from Microsoft and the US Environmental Protection Agency will be speaking at the second annual DatacenterDynamics conference, held in Seattle on August 6.

EPA Launches Energy Star for Servers Specs

May 15, 2009 — Environmental watchdog group, the US Environmental Protection Agency, announced on Friday it has launched its Energy Star for Enterprise Servers certification, which is the organization’s latest initiative to improve data center energy efficiency.