[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5646 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5646

 To study and promote the use of energy efficient computer servers in 
                           the United States.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 20, 2006

    Mr. Rogers of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To study and promote the use of energy efficient computer servers in 
                           the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. STUDY.

    Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, through the 
Energy Star program, shall transmit to the Congress the results of a 
study analyzing the rapid growth and energy consumption of computer 
data centers by the Federal Government and private enterprise. The 
study shall include--
            (1) an overview of the growth trends associated with data 
        centers and the utilization of servers in the Federal 
        Government and private sector;
            (2) analysis of the industry migration to the use of energy 
        efficient microchips and servers designed to provide energy 
        efficient computing and reduce the costs associated with 
        constructing, operating, and maintaining large and medium scale 
        data centers;
            (3) analysis of the potential cost savings to the Federal 
        Government, large institutional data center operators, private 
        enterprise, and consumers available through the adoption of 
        energy efficient data centers and servers;
            (4) analysis of the potential cost savings and benefits to 
        the energy supply chain through the adoption of energy 
        efficient data centers and servers, including reduced demand, 
        enhanced capacity, and reduced strain on existing grid 
        infrastructure, and consideration of secondary benefits, 
        including potential impact of related advantages associated 
        with substantial domestic energy savings;
            (5) an overview of current government incentives offered 
        for energy efficient products and services and consideration of 
        similar incentives to encourage the adoption of energy 
        efficient data centers and servers; and
            (6) recommendations regarding potential incentives and 
        voluntary programs that could be used to advance the adoption 
        of energy efficient data centers and computing.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that it is in the best interest of the 
United States for purchasers of computer servers to give high priority 
to energy efficiency as a factor in determining best value and 
performance for purchases of computer servers.
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