The company will qualify these comprehensive data center efficiency upgrades for utility incentives, a first for New England.
The company analyzes clients’ existing data center equipment efficiency and operation on a component level, including cooling, UPS, and lighting systems, and then recommends equipment restructuring and replacement that maximizes return on investment.
The company’s Data Center Services Division will provide the following services:
Cooling System Optimization;
Equipment Monitoring Controls;
Ultrasonic Humidification;
Lighting System Design;
Utility Incentives and Tax Benefits.
The Data Center Services Division is being directed by Adam Fairbanks, a technology industry veteran and a VMWare Certified Professional. Prior to joining Bluestone, Fairbanks was a Principal Software Engineer with Cisco Systems.
“Currently, corporate data centers are responsible for 1.5% of the nation’s electrical usage, and this value is expected to double in the next five years,” said Adam Fairbanks, Bluestone’s vice president of Data Center Services. “It is important to understand that creating a green data center not only reduces carbon emissions, but is cost-effective, and in many cases will qualify for economic incentives from local utilities. It’s a win-win proposition given the current economic climate.”
The company is working with a number of companies in New England and the greater Chicago area on data center efficiency projects.
According to a recent Gartner Report, data centers can save one million kilowatt hours annually by implementing eleven best practices, which include installing blanking panels, improving under-floor airflow and utilizing free cooling technologies. All of the best practices that Gartner lays out are cost-effective, can be implemented by Bluestone’s Data Center Division, and in many cases can qualify for utility incentives and credits.
The company is a preferred engineering partner for NSTAR’s energy conservation projects and was recently recognized by National Grid as a Project Expeditor.
