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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · S. 2012 (Engrossed in Senate) — To provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, and for other purposes. · Sec. 1011

Sec. 1011. Energy efficient data centers

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Section 453 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17112 ) is amended— in subsection (b)— in paragraph (2)(D)(iv), by striking the organization and inserting an organization ; and by striking paragraph (3); and by striking subsections
(c)through
(g)and inserting the following: The Secretary and the Administrator shall carry out subsection
(b)in consultation with the information technology industry and other key stakeholders, with the goal of producing results that accurately reflect the best knowledge in the most pertinent domains. In carrying out consultation described in paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Administrator shall pay particular attention to organizations that— have members with expertise in energy efficiency and in the development, operation, and functionality of data centers, information technology equipment, and software, including representatives of hardware manufacturers, data center operators, and facility managers; obtain and address input from the National Laboratories (as that term is defined in section 2 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 15801 )) or any institution of higher education, research institution, industry association, company, or public interest group with applicable expertise; follow— commonly accepted procedures for the development of specifications; and accredited standards development processes; or have a mission to promote energy efficiency for data centers and information technology. The Secretary and the Administrator shall consider and assess the adequacy of the specifications, measurements, and benchmarks described in subsection
(b)for use by the Federal Energy Management Program, the Energy Star Program, and other efficiency programs of the Department of Energy or the Environmental Protection Agency. The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016 , shall make available to the public an update to the report submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1 of the Act of December 20, 2006 ( Public Law 109–431 ; 120 Stat. 2920), entitled Report to Congress on Server and Data Center Energy Efficiency and dated August 2, 2007, that provides— a comparison and gap analysis of the estimates and projections contained in the original report with new data regarding the period from 2007 through 2014; an analysis considering the impact of information technologies, including virtualization and cloud computing, in the public and private sectors; an evaluation of the impact of the combination of cloud platforms, mobile devices, social media, and big data on data center energy usage; an evaluation of water usage in data centers and recommendations for reductions in such water usage; and updated projections and recommendations for best practices through fiscal year 2020. The Secretary, in consultation with key stakeholders and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall maintain a data center energy practitioner program that provides for the certification of energy practitioners qualified to evaluate the energy usage and efficiency opportunities in Federal data centers. Each Federal agency shall consider having the data centers of the agency evaluated once every 4 years by energy practitioners certified pursuant to the program, whenever practicable using certified practitioners employed by the agency. The Secretary, in consultation with key stakeholders and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall establish an open data initiative for Federal data center energy usage data, with the purpose of making the data available and accessible in a manner that encourages further data center innovation, optimization, and consolidation. In establishing the initiative under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider using the online Data Center Maturity Model. The Secretary, in consultation with key stakeholders, shall actively participate in efforts to harmonize global specifications and metrics for data center energy and water efficiency. The Secretary, in collaboration with key stakeholders, shall facilitate in the development of an efficiency metric that measures the energy efficiency of a data center (including equipment and facilities). The Secretary and the Administrator shall not disclose any proprietary information or trade secrets provided by any individual or company for the purposes of carrying out this section or the programs and initiatives established under this section. .
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  • Pub. L. 109-431
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Sec. 1011
Energy efficient data centers
U.S.C.§ 17112
U.S.C.§ 15801
Pub. L.Pub. L. 109-431
Stat.120 Stat. 2920
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