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Potential to Decrease U.S. Data Center Energy Consumption
Data centers will account for 3 percent of all energy consumed in the United States this year, but that figure can be reduced.
Compared to other industries, how energy-consuming are data centers?
 

Kris Holla, President and CEO, NxGen Modular
According to a 2007 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report to Congress, it is estimated that data centers will consume over 100 billion kilowatt-hours of power, or about 3 percent of all power consumed in the United States, this year. However, this estimate could be significantly decreased based on the industry-wide move towards energy efficiency. Modular designs are attractive partly because they are scalable, meaning a company is not wasting money or energy on unnecessary data center space.
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Kris Holla, President and CEO, NxGen Modular
Kris Holla, a global technology entrepreneur with 20 years of international business experience, is the president and chief executive officer of NxGen Modular, a specialty manufacturer of turnkey modular mission critical buildings and assemblies. NxGen Modular provides today’s most innovative companies with a faster, more efficient means of building data centers. By applying next generation design and modeling techniques, NxGen Modular delivers improved buildings or systems at a fraction of the total cost and upfront expense of the known alternatives, providing a total end-to-end solution. For more information visit www.nxgenmodular.com.
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