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solution-level monitoring, 192-194 Pearson, Gerald, 274
thermal camera, 191 penetration of wind power, 265-266
Mouchout, Auguste, 277 penstock (in hydroelectric power),
multicore processors, 144 defined, 256
PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric Company)
N–O case study, 148-149
collaboration with, 43-44
Native Energy, 82 energy efficiency incentives, 70
networks. See computer networks High Tech Energy Efficiency Incentives
Neuwing Energy, 51 program, 74
New York State Energy Research and Utility IT Energy Efficiency Coalition,
Development Authority (NYSERDA), 71-72
67, 75
Web site, 37
Nirvanix, 242 photovoltaics, 273-275
notebook computers. See laptop physical resource requirements
computers
Nutritious Rice for the World project effect of virtualization on, 171
reducing, 7
(grid computing), 184-186
NYSERDA (New York State Energy planning stage, Columbia University case
study, 164
Research and Development population relocation, hydroelectric power
Authority), 67, 75
NYSERDA Clean Power Estimator, 225 and, 259
power companies. See utility companies
O’Neal, Jeff, 134 power generation methods (renewable)
O’Neill, Molly, 55 cost of, 254 ptg
offshore windfarms, 266-267 hydroelectric power, 255-261
Ohl, Russell, 274 advantages of, 257-258
operating system level virtualization, 93 comparison with other generation methods, 260
optimization, 11-12, 207-208 disadvantages of, 258-259
of air flow in data centers, 137-138 environmental impact of, 258-259
of workloads, 24-25 greenhouse gas emissions and, 257, 259
organizational issues in green IT, 17-18 population relocation and, 259
Osram Sylvania, 81 related activities surrounding, 258
outside air systems in data centers, small-scale plants, 256-257
139-140 worldwide production capacity, 261
solar power, 272-279
P active and passive solar technologies, 273
CSP systems, 276-277
Pacific Gas and Electric Company. See experimental systems, 277-278
PG&E peak power capacity statistics, 275-276
Page, Larry, 239 photovoltaics, 273-275
Paladino, Tom, 115 storage systems, 278-279
paravirtualization, 93 wind power, 261-272
partitioning servers, 92 energy potential rankings, 269-271
passive solar energy technologies, 273 grid management, 263-264
Paypal, 243 installed capacity statistics, 267-269
PCs intermittency, 262-265
conversion to laptops, India case study, 201 offshore windfarms, 266-267
virtualization. See client virtualization penetration, 265-266
peak power capacity statistics, solar small scale generation, 271-272
power, 275-276
power infrastructure, lack of, 6