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EPA Sends Data Center Power Study to Congress

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the turns-out-we-use-a-lot-of-juice dept.

BDPrime writes "We've all been hearing ad nauseum about power and cooling issues in the data center. Now the EPA has issued a final report to Congress detailing the problem and what might be done to fix it. Most likely what will happen is the EPA will add servers and data centers into its Energy Star program. If you don't feel like reading the entire 133-page report, the 14-page executive summary is a little easier to get through."

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  1. Summery by Average_Joe_Sixpack · · Score: 3, Funny

    If you don't feel like reading the entire 133-page report, the 14-page executive summary is a little easier to get through.

    Still too long. Can anyone reduce it to a single phrase or word? Thanks in advance

  2. Grampa Simpson: by obergfellja · · Score: 2, Funny

    "... EPA!!! EPA!!!"

    1. Re:Grampa Simpson: by Apocalypse111 · · Score: 3, Funny

      I have two buttons on my screen. One of these buttons will supply humorous moderations to your post. The other will release the hounds.

      Plead your case.

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    2. Re:Grampa Simpson: by obergfellja · · Score: 1, Funny

      Please open up and look into your heart...

    3. Re:Grampa Simpson: by TooMuchToDo · · Score: 2, Funny
      Mr Apocalypse, I ask you to look into your heart....

      *runs from the hounds*

  3. Mandatory Madonna reference by Ancient_Hacker · · Score: 2, Funny

    Having any Govt investigate efficiency is about as practical as the Madonna Commission On Chastity and Modesty. Computers are doing just fine at reducing their power consumption by many percent a year without the govt's "help".

    1. Re:Mandatory Madonna reference by Nezer · · Score: 5, Funny

      Having any Govt investigate efficiency is about as practical as the Madonna Commission On Chastity and Modesty.


      Which Madonna?
  4. cogeneration by MonorailCat · · Score: 3, Funny

    Move all the data centers to Minnesota or Canada and use them to heat people's houses.

    Or better yet! DatacenterBurgerKing with CPU-broiled whoppers.

  5. Re:Great scott! by nharmon · · Score: 4, Funny

    That amount of power can be easily generated with one DeLorean. I'm going back to sleep...

  6. Congress will act by MobyDisk · · Score: 4, Funny

    No doubt our congress will act swiftly by moving daylight savings time to conserve power.

  7. Federal Guidelines for Clock Speed Limits by infonography · · Score: 3, Funny

    55 Mhz that's the law, exceed it and your looking at a speeding ticket.

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    1. Re:Federal Guidelines for Clock Speed Limits by archen · · Score: 2, Funny

      I didn't see the turbo button was pushed officer! Honest!

  8. Re:wow by wcspxyx · · Score: 3, Funny

    Can you please state that in units us Slashdotters can understand? Like how many Libraries of Congress would we have to burn to get that much energy?

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