Data centers come in all shapes and sizes. Many are embedded within multi-use buildings. Some are small enough to be tucked away in closets, while others take up an entire floor of a building. Numerous data centers are even large enough to fill up an entire building.

1. 5 Facts to Know About
Data Centers

3. The vast majority of Americans own a
computer or use the internet on a regular
basis
• Approximately 85% of American households have a
computer, 70% are connected to the internet and
75% of American adults use social media.
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5. There are about 3 million data centers in the
United States
• That’s 1 data center for every 100 people.
Scattered across the nation, these energy
intensive complexes require a lot of power
and electricity to run the internet—at big
costs.

7. Data center energy use has grown rapidly in
recent years
• And it’s expected to continue to grow. In 2013,
U.S. data centers consumed about 100 billion
kilowatt-hours of electricity, representing
more than 2% of all U.S. electricity use

9. 4. Data centers provide an opportunity for
improving U.S. energy efficiency
• If all U.S. data centers were 20% more
efficient, we could save more than 20 billion
kWh by 2020 as a nation. That translates to
roughly $2 billion in cost savings.

11. Better Buildings Challenge data center partners
are leaders in their industry
• There are 21 partners pledging to improve the efficiency of
data centers which altogether are currently consuming
more than 120 megawatts of power.
• These partners include national laboratories, federal
agencies such as EPA, DOD, SSA, and companies including
CoreSite Realty Corporation, eBay inc., Facebook, and
Staples.
• These partners join more than 200 organizations already
partnering with the Department of Energy to achieve 20
percent portfolio-wide energy savings and share successful
strategies that will maximize efficiency over the next
decade.

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Source : http://energy.gov/eere/articles/10-facts-know-about-data-centers