Environmental NetApp’s Energy Management Program A Greener Innovation Center In 2015, NetApp set a goal to reduce energy consumption company-wide by 20 percent, a NetApp is building a state-of-the art target we achieved in 2020. Through our energy management program, we improved overall facility at Wichita State University’s energy efficiency at our facilities globally via a mix of efforts, including energy efficient design, (WSU) Innovation Campus in Kansas. advanced lighting technologies, and retro-commissioning to improve the performance of Expected to open in early 2022, the existing facilities. 168,000-square-foot facility will be powered almost entirely by renewable At our RTP campus in North Carolina, NetApp has two data centers we refer to as Global energy and deploys a suite of cutting- Dynamic Labs, or GDLs. These facilities rank as global leaders in energy efficiency, with power edge technologies to minimize resource usage effectiveness (PUE) ratings of 1.15, compared to a global data center benchmark of 1.8. consumption. Efficient lighting and ® rating of 100. These efficiencies have garnered in both GDLs an ENERGY STAR smart controls complement a high- efficiency data center. To reduce To achieve these gains at our GDLs and other data centers, we have deployed energy water use, landscape features capture efficiency innovations: and reuse rainfall. Inside the LEED- certified site, an open office plan will – Ambient cooling, where outside air is used to cool the data center instead of energy-intensive accommodate some 600 staff, ideally air chillers, condensers, and related air handlers (known as paid cooling); and situated to collaborate with WSU – A cold-aisle containment system that uses pressurized airflow to optimize the management students, faculty, and researchers. of waste heat. By eliminating the need for air to bypass tech equipment, fan energy consumption falls by 80 percent. • The design also eases equipment rebalancing since personnel can move gear without shifting air supply systems;