Congress Passes Energy Efficient Server Initiative

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday July 14, 2006 @02:15AM from the make-them-look-better dept.

Krishna Dagli writes to mention a News.com article about a just-passed Congressional initiative. On Wednesday the House passed legislation instructing Americans to make energy efficiency a priority when purchasing computer servers. From the article: "Washington politicians voted 417-4 on Wednesday to tell American purchasing managers that it's in their 'best interests' to pay attention to energy conservation. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican, also directs the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct a three-month study 'of the growth trends associated with data centers and the utilization of servers in the federal government and private sector.'" Well, at least if they're doing this they're not passing 'real' laws, right?

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Re:I'm all for being an earth concious consumer... by kjorn · 2006-07-14 02:28 · Score: 5, Funny

Why don't they start pushing to have government offices 50% reliant upon solar (or other green power) by 10 years from now?

Better yet, powered by hot air?