Energy Efficiency in Data Centers

The Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) encourages agencies and organizations to improve data center energy efficiency in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget's Smart Cloud Strategy and M-16-19 Memorandum.

Data centers offer a tremendous opportunity for energy and cost savings.

FEMP helps agencies construct and maintain energy-efficient data centers by providing resources through its Center of Expertise (CoE) for Energy Efficiency in Data Centers and encouraging participation in the Better Buildings Challenge and Data Center Accelerator.

Read FEMP's Data Center Energy Efficiency fact sheet.

Best Practices Guide for Energy-Efficient Data Center Design

Revised for 2024, FEMP's design best practices provide efficiency benefits for a variety of data center scenarios.


 

In the data center, water rushes through tubes and computer racks, providing a warm-water cooling system and keeping the high-performance computers from overheating.

Case Study: Sandia National Laboratories

Learn how Sandia used a holistic design to integrate energy- and water efficiency, flexibility, and resilience into their data center.

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