8 | THE DATA CENTER JOURNAL
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Data centers account for an estimated 3% of all power consumption in
the U.S. That's equivalent to the power used by over nine million average
American homes for a year. And this figure is growing constantly. A 2016
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory report estimates a 4% increase
in energy use from 2014 to 2020—the same rate as the past five years. The
authors said, "U.S. data centers are projected to consume approximately
73 billion kWh in 2020."
DCIM
BY MARK GAYDOS
Can Increase Data Center
Energy Efficiency
