Power Smart IEEE Conference – Lunch PresentationIntroducing Canada’s First Utility IT Energy Conservation Program

David RogersIT Advisor, BC Hydro Power Smart

October, 2008

IT Energy ManagementBC Hydro Power Smart

Data Centre Energy Conservation Measure

Achievable Savings

%

Energy SavingskWh

millions/yr

Savings$/yr**

million’sServer Virtualization Software 50% 400 $24

Energy Efficient Servers 35% 280 $17Component Level Cooling 18% 144 $8Optimised Liquid Cooling 18% 144 $8380V DC Mains + DC Power Supplies 15% 120 $7

Server Power Management Software 10% 80 $4

Massive Array of Idle Disks M.A.I.D.S. 9% 72 $4

Energy Efficient Data Storage Hardware 3% 24 $1

Energy Efficient Fans 4% 32 $2Energy Efficient UPS 4% 32 $2Energy Efficient Lighting 1% 8 $0.5*Total Potential Savings* Not additive 70% 570 $30

PRE2007

Data Centers The Big Picture

By 2020 Power Smart will Save $8 Billion

The Tools

IT Energy Conservation

Measures

Desktop Power

Management Software

Energy Efficient

Power Bars

VirtualServers

Virtual Storage

VirtualDesktops

Computer Power Management Software

Example1,000

Computer Power Management Software

$17,000/yr

DollarSavings

Energy Savings

320,000 kWh/yr

Energy Efficient Power Bars

Example

1,000

Energy Efficient Power Bars

$5,000/yr

DollarSavings

Energy Savings

100,000 kWh/yr

Control Plug Load

Virtual Desktops

Example1,000

Virtual DesktopThin Clients

$15,000/yr

DollarSavings

Energy Savings

270,000 kWh/yr

DesktopECM Combination

Example1,000

Combination of virtual desktop,EE power bars & computer power management software

$25,0000/yr

DollarSavings

Energy Savings

500,000 kWh/yr

DeduplicationSaves up to 95% for full backups; 25% to 55% for most data sets.Annual savings* = 8,336 kWh

Snapshot™ CopiesNetApp Snapshots do not require “copy” space, resulting in savings of up to 80% over other vendorsAnnual savings* = 3,840 kWh

Double Parity RAID (RAID-DP™)Saves up to 70% versus mirrored data or RAID 10.Annual savings* = 16,672 kWh

Writable Snapshot (FlexClone®) CopiesSavings equal size of the original data set minus blocks subsequently changed in clone.Annual savings* = 1,905 kWh

Efficient D2D BackupDisk-to-disk backup with SnapVault® saves up to 95%.Annual savings* = 22,800 kWh

Saveup to95%

33%

Saveover80%

Up to70%

Saveup to95%

Thin Provisioning(FlexVol®)20% to 33% typical savings.Annual savings* = 1,443 kWh

Saveover80%

20TB storage system 24,000 kWh/yr consumptionSo: NetApps

Virtual Storage

Server Virtualization

Example200

Server Virtualization

$49,000/yr

DollarSavings

Energy Savings

980,000 kWh/yr

Physicalservers

Virtual server

25

Storage

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Desktop Power ManagementSoftware Savings

EE Power Bars Savings

Virtual Desktops Savings

Virtual Desktops with PowerManagement Savings

TOTAL Virtual ServersSavings

Total $ Millions in Savings

EDUCATIONAND HEALTHCARE

COMMERCIAL

INDUSTRIAL

IT Energy Conservation Opportunity in B.C.

Success Stories

• All BC Hydro desktops are power managed• Downsized from 292 servers to about 37 servers• Realizing savings of $80,000 per year• Saving 1,3 GWh per year enough to power 118homes for one year

BC Hydro Server Virtualization Program

Which BC Hydro Customers Qualify?Spend > $50,000/yr on electricityEach project must save > 100,000 kWh/yrMinimum of 50 Servers > 228W each

Incentives up to 60% of Incremental Project Costs

Launched June 2, 2008

B.C. Data Centre Electricity Use Scenario Projections

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Source: LBNL Report to Congress Server & Data Center Energy Efficiency

The OpportunityServer Virtualization in B.C.

Program Flow Process

BC HydroServer

VirtualizationFlow Process

•Pre-Screen•Energy Study Proposal•ES Agreement

•ES Completed•ES Approved

•PSP Agreement•PSP Signed Off

The BC HydroKey Account

Manager

The ApprovedConsultant

Acronyms: ES – Energy Study PSP – Power Smart Partners Agreement

The Customer

The Pre-ScreenTemplate

Approved ConsultantsVerify the Pre-ScreenNumbers in theirEnergy StudyThe use SoftwareTo Determine kWBase loads and Energy Savings

Software ToolsServer Power Calculators

Server Model # HP DL 380 G5 Power Supply 208 V 1 Power SupplyProcessors E5260 3.33 GHz

x 2 CountMemory 2 GB x 6

4 GB x 2Port Slots PCI Cards x 3Storage HDD 72 GB SAS x 6 CountIdling 5%

Total Server Input Power = 337W

Example of Software Tools

HP Systems Insight Manager SIMHP Insight Power Manager IPM

BC Hydro - ResultsServer Virtualization

Questions & Comments