(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center operator Fortune Data Centers (www.fortunedatacenters.com) announced on Monday that it has received an incentive award of over $900,000 from PG&E (www.pge.com) to partially offset the premium costs of the energy efficiency design improvements which Fortune implemented.
Fortune’s participation in PG&E’s High Tech Energy Efficiency program has saved enough energy to save 10,448,592 Kilowatts per year, which is equivalent to powering 1,500 homes annually or the reduction of 4,200 tons of CO2, as calculated by PG&E.
PG&E’s High Tech Energy Efficiency program provides technical services and analysis of energy efficiency measures to companies like Fortune Data Centers.
The California utility awards incentives for a range of technologies, including virtualization/consolidation, massive array of idle disks data storage systems, high efficiency power conditioning and delivery equipment, PC network management software, and strategies for lowering air conditioning energy use and costs.
An independent engineering firm analyzed the design documents for Fortune’s flagship data center project in San Jose, then provided Fortune and PG&E estimates of energy savings.
The company’s energy-efficient, “green” data center opened in April, and when completed, will span 140,000 square feet in three buildings on a 9.26-acre campus.
Fortune Data Centers reconstructed a former clean room facility and built it into a highly efficient data center with an exceptional Power Usage Effectiveness rating of 1.37. This rating is far better than the industry average PUE of 2.0, or the EPA’s 2011 target PUE of 1.45 for state-of-the-art enterprise-class data centers.
To achieve such a rating, the company invested in highly-efficient infrastructure components, selecting critical components such as Uninterruptible Power Supplies based on their energy efficiency ratings.
Mechanical improvements included Fortune’s redesigning the cooling system to reduce the power required for air distribution. For instance, instead of using a traditional raised floor, Fortune supplied cold air from an overhead plenum to take advantage of the natural density of cold air and the buoyancy of hot air, as well as changed the coils in the air handlers to improve energy efficiency.
“We are firmly committed to energy efficiency while minimizing our impact on the environment, which is exemplified in our San Jose facility,” says Fortune Data Centers CEO, John Sheputis. “And, a big priority is reducing costs for our customers. Our data center is one of the most advanced, energy-efficient data centers in Silicon Valley and allows us to pass along significant cost savings to our customers.”
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