[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 1 (Thursday, January 4, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S126]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. ALLARD:
  S. 129. A bill to study and promote the use of energy-efficient 
computer servers in the United States; to the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources.
  Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, I am introducing a bill that will 
authorize the EPA to conduct a study of the growth in energy 
consumption by computer data centers operated by the Federal Government 
and by private corporations. The study will also examine industry 
movement toward energy efficient microchips and computer servers, 
potential cost savings associated with the movement to more efficient 
machines and what, if any, impacts to performance come with increased 
efficiency. The results of the study will allow us to more fully 
understand the impact that the growing number of computers in use 
throughout the country has on energy consumption. This information will 
better position Congress to make recommendations to Federal agencies on 
their energy use and computer selection.
  It will also provide private industry with information that will 
allow them to choose computer models that will decrease their energy 
consumption, making their companies more efficient and profitable.
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