Data center efficiency projects such as virtualization, consolidation, power and cooling upgrades all have pretty strong business cases and ROI. The reduction in hardware means lower operating and managing costs for your organization.
Many utilities are now sweetening the deal and offering rebates and incentives that put an extra bang into your business case. Some of these rebates are paid out per kilowatt hour saved (usually 5 – 11cents per kw) and others are a percentage of the overall project costs (anywhere from 35 – 50% of your project cost paid for)
Why would they do this? Utilities are encouraging and rewarding the reduction of electricity demand in data centre operations because the energy consumed by them is growing at an alarming rate. Many projects require a significant financial comittment upfront in order to benefit from the long term energy savings, so rebates and incentives like this are helping organizations take advantage of these technologies sooner and with less financial risk.
What types of technologies are eligible for rebates? That depends. Continue reading »
