Characteristics of low-carbon data centres

Eric Masanet (), Arman Shehabi and Jonathan Koomey
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Eric Masanet: McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University
Arman Shehabi: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jonathan Koomey: Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, Stanford University

Nature Climate Change, 2013, vol. 3, issue 7, 627-630

Abstract: Increased use of IT services can contribute to reducing carbon emissions, given the improvements in efficiency of IT devices and data-centre operations. However, credible metrics to reward the data centres for minimizing carbon emissions are still lacking. This Perspective identifies the characteristics of low-carbon data centres and the factors that govern carbon performance.

Date: 2013
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