Equinix's Fix For High Power Bills? Hotter Data Centers
Networkworld, December 14th, 2022
Equinix is considering a multi-year project to run its data centers at higher temperatures to conserve energy.
Data-center giant Equinix has found a low-tech solution to high data-center electric bills: turn up the thermostat.
Guidance from the American Society of Heat, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) recommends a temperature range for data-center servers from 59 degrees F (15 degrees C) to as high as 89 degrees F (31.6 degrees C). Equinix is looking at setting the temperature at 80 degrees F (26.6 degrees C), up from the current setting of 73 degrees F (22.7 degrees C).