@inproceedings{27186,
  author = {Sanyukta Raje and Hermant Maan and Suprotim Ganguly and Tanvin Singh and Nisha Jayaram and Girish Ghatikar and Steve E Greenberg and Satish Kumar and Dale A Sartor},
  title = {Data Center Energy Efficiency Standards in India: Preliminary Findings from Global Practices},
  abstract = {<p>Global data center energy consumption is growing rapidly. In India, information technology industry growth, fossil-fuel generation, and rising energy prices add significant operational costs and carbon emissions from energy-intensive data centers. Adoption of energy-efficient practices can improve the global competitiveness and sustainability of data centers in India. Previous studies have concluded that advancement of energy efficiency standards through policy and regulatory mechanisms is the fastest path to accelerate the adoption of energy-efficient practices in the Indian data centers. In this study, we reviewed data center energy efficiency practices in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Using evaluation metrics, we identified an initial set of energy efficiency standards applicable to the Indian context using the existing policy mechanisms. These preliminary findings support next steps to recommend energy efficiency standards and inform policy makers on strategies to adopt energy-efficient technologies and practices in Indian data centers.</p>},
  year = {2015},
  journal = {e-Energy Conference},
  address = {Bangalore},
}