Re-Energize Your Data Center
Puget Sound Energy’s Data Center Energy Efficiency Program will help you achieve significant energy savings through operational and infrastructure equipment improvements.
Why target data centers?
- The information and communication technology industry used more than 100 billion kilowatt hours in 2011, equaling approximately $7.4 billion and two percent of national energy use
- The Environmental Protection Agency projects data center energy use to grow by 9.6 percent annually through 2020
Our programs will help you:
- Improve the efficiency and performance of your facility by up to 40%
- Achieve significant, long-term energy savings
- Earn incentives of up to 70% of project cost to help offset the expense of energy efficiency upgrades
What are the benefits?
- Financial incentives for the installation of O&M measures, custom measures and lighting upgrades
- A FREE comprehensive data center facility audit
- Project management assistance to help you develop, implement and monitor energy efficiency projects
Available Incentives:
| O&M Measures1 |
Incentive Rate
(per kWh) |
|---|
| Hot/Cold Air Containment (non-structural) |
$0.05 |
| Adjusting Air Distribution |
$0.05 |
| Adjusting Set Point & Control Sequence Without Capital Cost |
$0.05 |
| Custom Measures2 |
Incentive Rate
(per kWh) |
|---|
| Hot/Cold Air Containment |
$0.30 |
| VFD Retrofit |
$0.30 |
| Cooling System Upgrade |
$0.30 |
| Server Virtualization |
$0.30 |
| UPS Upgrades |
$0.30 |
| Lighting Upgrades3 |
$0.20 |
1 O&M measure incentives not to exceed 70% of project cost
2 Custom measure incentives not to exceed 70% of project cost
3 Lighting incentives not to exceed 50% of project cost
Who is eligible?
- Customers with an IT load greater than 60kW or at least 1,000 square feet of data center space
- Customers being served on Rate Schedule 258 are NOT eligible for this program
How does the program work?
- Program is administered by CLEAResult on behalf of PSE
- Customer signs Participation Agreement
- Program team conducts free on-site data center audit to identify energy efficiency upgrade projects
- Customer signs Implementation Agreement
- CLEAResult completes project(s) with program team support
- Program team completes post-inspection, measurement & verification
- Customer receives incentives from CLEAResult
Contact us today at 1-877-826-6870 or psedatacenters@clearesult.com to learn more.