In this Intel Chip Chat podcast with Allyson Klein, returning guest Andrew Fanara from the EPA discusses the progress being made on the ENERGY STAR* for servers spec. Server Energy Efficiency Initiatives The Server Room

In this audio podcast, Allyson Klein interviews Andrew Fanara from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency who discusses the ENERGY STAR* for servers specification: Working with the industry, performance metrics, and future developments.

The EPA’s ENERGY STAR* is developing new ICT metrics, researching the energy consumption of 200+ data centers. In July 2007 it updated its requirements for computers to include idle mode. In this episode, Allyson Klein interviews Katharine Kaplan.

Andrew Fanara, Team Leader for the Energy Star Products Group with the EPA, discusses how Energy Star impacts computing platforms from both a client and a data center perspective. Related stories: Intel, IntelMooresLaw