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The world is abuzz with curiosity about what the future will be like as we connect cars, appliances, even entire cities with the Internet of Things (IoT). This technology evolution will usher in new opportunities to improve the quality of our lives and create new avenues for economic growth. But it also means policies developed before IoT, like energy efficiency standards, need to evolve so they continue [...]
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At yesterday’s White House Summit on “Climate & the Road to Paris: Business & Science Coming Together administration officials announced that 81 companies have now made public commitments to the “American Business Act on Climate Pledge.” The Summit was chocked full of ITI member company representatives. Small wonder. Of the 81 companies that have pledged their support and committed to take action on [...]
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Earlier today, ITI testified at the House Energy and Power Subcommittee Hearing on “Strategic Petroleum Reserve Discussion Draft and Title IV Energy Efficiency.” Rona Newmark of EMC Corp served as our expert witness. ITI’s testimony focused on urging rapid enactment of the “Energy Efficient Government Technology Act" (EEGTA). EEGTA would increase productive federal government use of energy-efficient [...]
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Earlier today, Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) reintroduced the Energy Efficient Government Technology Act (EEGTA). They were joined by Reps. Peter Welch (D-Vt.), David McKinley (R-W.Va.), and Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.). The bill is designed to help the federal government harness information technologies and data centers for improved energy performance and efficiency. It will also [...]
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I’m in San Francisco for the first ACEEE Intelligent Efficiency Conference, “Mainstreaming Intelligent Efficiency.” After attending last night’s opening reception, I can tell this is going to be a great mashup of the energy efficiency and the information and communications technology (ICT) communities. These groups are traditionally unaccustomed to meeting together but will be coming together more [...]
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In 2010, U.S. drivers used 170 billion gallons of gasoline, enough to drive about 3 trillion miles—the equivalent of about one thousand trips to Pluto. That mobility was unprecedented, but those gas-guzzling miles also meant 1.7 billion metric tons of harmful carbon dioxide were spewed into our atmosphere. If we are going to achieve the President’s clean energy and climate goals, those numbers are [...]
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This week, the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) jointly convened a dialogue on the ENERGY STAR® program that has reaffirmed the benefits that strong and focused public-private cooperation can generate. The groundwork that was laid this week could evolve the ENERGY STAR program to achieve greater energy savings with significant benefits [...]
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The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) strongly supports today’s introduction by Sens. Mark Udall (D-CO) and Ed Markey (D-MA) of the “Access to Consumer Energy Information Act” or “E-Access Act.” Since the Green Button initiative launched just over two years ago, ITI, through its Digital Energy & Sustainability Solutions Campaign (DESSC), has been active in the industry-led effort to provide [...]
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This week, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider HR 2126, "Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014," formerly the “Better Buildings Act of 2013,” which will help the federal government harness information technologies and data centers for improved energy performance and efficiency. The bill, which will save federal resources and therefore taxpayer dollars, should pass easily, and it deserves [...]
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Data centers are the workhorses of the latest wave of ICT innovation: cloud computing, the rapid expansion of mobile technology, and the shift from physical media to digital streaming. None would be possible without data centers. However, there is a consequence, namely the growing energy and water use of data centers and the stress that places on the larger system. Industry has responded swiftly by [...]