CASE STUDY
zColo Data Center – Atlanta
zColo Atlanta Data Center | HVAC, Mechanical and Airflow Management Upgrades
A team of engineers, with Mantis Innovation's efficiency solution group, was called in by an international, multi-tenant colocation company to help them achieve their goal of being Tier 3+ Compliant in a zColo data center in Atlanta.
Limitations + Issues
- Mechanical systems running due to lack of controls
- Unable to optimize Cooling Towers
- All CRAC units running; unable to sell remaining space
- 3000 Tons of mechanical cooling running for 529 Ton load
Solutions
4,400,000 kWh
Total Annual kWh Saved
55%
Reclaimed Mechanical Capacity
< 1.5 PUE
Power Usage Effectiveness
Environmental Equivalents
Over time, the environmental impact from this zColo data center project is big. These equivalents reflect their annual kWh savings:
- 356 household electricity use for one year
- 603 cars taken off the road
- 2,319 acres of pine or fir forests storing carbon for one year
- 3,014 conventional cars converted to hybrid
- 6,464 barrels of oil
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Outcomes from this data center optimization project
- Reduced PUE from 2.1 to 1.5.
- Reclaimed over half of the mechanical capacity of CRAC units, pumps and cooling towers
- The site now has ability to scale to over 200 watts per square foot and be N+1 compliant
- Dynamic, self-healing systems in place for future growth
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