Data-Driven Energy Analysis
How the world's energy systems actually work
Analysis of power grids, data center energy, and renewable infrastructure. No spin, just data.
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Data-Driven Energy Analysis
Analysis of power grids, data center energy, and renewable infrastructure. No spin, just data.
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Data center energy analysis and insights on the power demands of modern computing infrastructure. We cover electricity consumption trends, power usage effectiveness (PUE), cooling efficiency, and the growing energy footprint of cloud services, AI training, and hyperscale facilities.
Key Takeaway PUE measures how efficiently a data center uses energy. A PUE of 1.0 is perfect (all power goes to IT equipment),...
What Edge Computing Means Edge computing is an architectural approach that moves data processing and storage closer to where data is generated and...
Why Data Centers Use Water Water is one of the most efficient and cost-effective mediums for removing heat. Many data center cooling systems...
Why Grid Connection Is the Bottleneck A data center is only as useful as its power supply. Before a single server can be...
What Redundancy Means in Data Centers Redundancy in a data center means having backup components and systems that can take over if primary...
What Determines Data Center Location Data center developers evaluate four primary factors when choosing a location: power availability, network connectivity, land and construction...
Why Cooling Matters Every watt of electricity consumed by a server is ultimately converted into heat. A data center with 50 megawatts of...
Defining Hyperscale A hyperscale data center is a facility designed to support massive, rapidly scalable computing workloads. While there is no single official...
What Colocation Means Colocation is a data center model in which a facility owner provides the building, power, cooling, and physical security, while...
Current Data Center Electricity Consumption Data centers in the United States consumed approximately 176 terawatt-hours of electricity in 2023, roughly 4.4% of total...
