Case Study
Cisco’s Global Lab Energy Management Program
RED PMS 032 CASE STUDY PROJECT AT-A-GLANCE ? Cisco sought to reduce power consumption at its test and development labs, which are dynamic IT environ- ments with variable power and cooling requirements ? The labs consume about 60% (>900 MWh) of the compa- ny’s total power use and have a combined electricity bill of more than $80M annually ? Cisco’s global energy-management initiative focused on low-cost projects and employee engagement (>40,