The Green Grid (TGG)'s new tool to tackle data center power consumption

The Green Grid (TGG) recently announced the launch of its updated tool, which it says will boost data center power consumption by 50%. Total Cost of Ownership Calculation Tool – dubbed tggTCO, reportedly enables the analysis of different liquid cooling methods' impact on a data center's financial and operational ROI.

Erica Thomas, director of TGG, explained that the company had worked on the tool for seven years, in collaboration with industry leaders to create, publish and promote financial and technical resources to enable "more efficient design" and "promote sustainable change."

She outlined that "as data centers grow rapidly, access to the most efficient best practices for their performance is an important element to enable industry innovation."