Reasons Data Centers Don’t Raise Their Thermostats

Raising the thermostat is the single most simple energy saving move a data center can make.

Here are some reasons why not all companies do:

* Colocation data centers have to be all things to all people

* Concern over higher failure rates and performance issues

* Cultural norms and inertia

* Fear, uncertainty, doubt (fud)/ignorance

* Intolerable work environment

* Some HVAC equipment can’t handle higher return air temperatures

* Thermal ride-through time

Top 7 Reasons Data Centers Don’t Raise Their Thermostats from Data Center Knowledge