The “NABERS Energy for data centres” rating system, a world first, was been launched in Australia in February 2013.

The rating system measures and scores the operational energy efficiency of IT equipment housed by a data centre. It measures processing and storage capacity and determines the corresponding energy star rating.

It also assesses the efficiency of infrastructure services, such as airconditioning and lighting, and combines the IT and infrastructure elements to assess the energy efficiency of the data centre as a whole.

Read Donna Kelly’s article at the Fifth Estate website.

NABERS is the National Australian Building Energy Rating System.