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Average power required for non-IT equipment

Traditionally, the power required for non-IT equipment in the data center (such as that for cooling, fans, pumps and UPS systems) represents on average about 60% of total annual energy consumption.

Footnotes: From "View from the TreeTop" Volume 2 Issue 11 November 2008

Source: Gartner

Reprinted with permission © 2008 TreeTop Technologies

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