For all IT folks who are concerned with measuring energy efficiency in the data center — as we are at EasyStreet — it looks like the Green Grid Consortium is refining its data center efficiency metric known as PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness). The group will also make a free PUE Calculator and a Power Efficiency Estimator available on their web site by March 2010.
Here’s a link to the press release about the new tools and other new Green Grid initiatives.
An article on SearchDataCenter.com quotes Green Grid vice chair, Jon Haas, who is director of eco-technologies at Intel Corp. Haas says there can never be too many tools when it comes to managing data center efficiency. “The power efficiency estimator is really to look at power topologies and allows you to do comparisons across different topologies and architectures so you make the right decisions.”
Finally, this PCWorld article provides more information about the new Green Grid tools, including an email address for providing feedback.