Case Study
Evaporating Costs At The NRG Skybox Data Center
RENDERING: COURTESY OF EVAPORCOOL; ICONS: MARCO OLGIO, JOÃO PAULO FERNANDES, STEFANO VETERE EV APORATIVE C OOLING EXPER TS EVAPORCOOL EVAPORATING C OS TS AT THE NRG SKYBOX DATA CENTER degree drop in air temperature entering HVAC units equipped with Evaporcool filters 20-30 typical percentage of reduction in energy use on HVAC units equipped with Evaporcool filters 30% In addition to the 30% reduction in power consumption of the HVAC units at the NRG data center, a 26.75 kW photovoltaic array provides a portion of the power to the office space, while wind energy offsets account for the rest. number of years in which the invest- ment in Evaporcool technology pays for itself in energy savings 1-3 years the projected PUE (power utilization effectiveness) ratio at full load