Recently, 1E's own resident engineer Pete Smith, attended the West Coast Energy Management Congress. Here are his thoughts..

 Energy efficiency is a major issue on the West Coast, as highlighted by Governor Scharzenagger’s welcoming letter to the event.  The West Coast Energy Management Congress, organized by the Association of Energy Engineers, attracted over 2,000 delegates.  The level of interest in proven energy efficiency technology in these difficult economic times clearly shows that organizations of all types see cutting energy costs through efficiency is both an economic and environmental imperative. 

IT energy management is a whole new area for many energy management professionals, and can significantly enhance building energy management programs.  1E showcased the market-leading NightWatchman PC Energy management software, which has proven energy efficiency gains of on average 40%, saving over $35 and 440 pounds of CO₂ emissions per PC per year.  The new technologies breakfast presentations were very well attended. where1E also provided more information on the eagerly anticipated NightWatchman Server due out in late summer, which is expected to have a transformative effect on Data Center energy management, both through its unique software-based energy measurement system that allows effective rationalization of Data Center hardware, and active energy management – the only tool on the market that automatically reports on and manages energy use by every server in the system. 

As well as the energy savings made by NightWatchman, many delegates were extremely interested in its advanced measurement and reporting features, along with the rapid and verifiable return on investment (typically 6 months).  Being able to verify energy savings and build a cast-iron business case is one of the many features that attracted delegates to NightWatchman and 1E’s market leading software products.  Another feature that attracted a great deal of interest is NightWatchman’s eligibility for Utility rebates, such as those offered by Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas and Electric, as part of their demand management and energy efficiency programmes, which brings the return on investment down to 1-2 months. 

With the overall theme of energy efficiency, 1E opened up a whole new perspective to many delegates by showing that IT equipment is not a black box, but are devices whose power can be actively managed to make significant energy savings.

To find out more about 1E's drive for IT Energy Efficiency, cick here.