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The Greening of IT
114 How Companies Can Make a Difference for the Environment

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Figure 7.4 SPEC power and performance for Intel Supermicro 6025B-TR+ ptg

EPA Metrics

As discussed in Chapter 4, “The Government’s Role—Regulation and
EPA Activity,” the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has more
than a decade of history in advancing energy efficiency in IT equipment as
well as commercial buildings, beginning with the first ENERGY STAR
specifications for computers established in 1992. Through the ENERGY
STAR program, the EPA now qualifies a wide array of IT products, including
personal computers, imaging equipment, printers, and monitors. In 2008,
the EPA created a draft of ENERGY STAR specifications for enterprise com-
puter servers. SPEC created feedback on the EPA’s draft specifications. This
feedback is mentioned here to again indicate the significant collaboration
among many organizations on green IT.

SPEC’s Feedback on EPA’s First Draft of the ENERGY
STAR for Servers Specification
This feedback on the EPA’s first draft of the ENERGY STAR for Servers
Specification was given in March 2008. The feedback was in the form of a