Solar panels can not only smooth the peak (peak AC use often coincides with peak solar output), but they can shade the building. You can also use them to shade your cooling towers & building transformers to pre-cool them.
Another option--use high-efficiency power supplies and make your colo customers use high-eff power supplies.
80plus.org
Here's a useful book I've used to cut my company's computer power load by almost 16%:
High Performance Data Centers, published by Rocky Mountain Institute.
High Performance Data Centers, published by Rocky Mountain Institute.
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Solar panels can not only smooth the peak (peak AC use often coincides with peak solar output), but they can shade the building. You can also use them to shade your cooling towers & building transformers to pre-cool them. Another option--use high-efficiency power supplies and make your colo customers use high-eff power supplies. 80plus.org Here's a useful book I've used to cut my company's computer power load by almost 16%: High Performance Data Centers, published by Rocky Mountain Institute. High Performance Data Centers, published by Rocky Mountain Institute.