The Polargy blog about real world data center practices and plans for cooling efficiency.

blog.polargy.com

The Green Grid is a global consortium dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems.

www.thegreengrid.org/home

The Critical Facilities Roundtable is dedicated to technical excellence in the design of Critical Facilities.

www.cfroundtable.org

Data Center Pulse is an exclusive group of global datacenter owners, operators and users.  The goal of this community is to track the pulse of the industry and influence the future of the datacenter through discussion and debate.

www.datacenterpulse.com/dcp/Welcome.html

AFCOM Northern California Chapter
Association For Computer Operations Management is an association dedicated to providing education and resources for data center managers.

afcomnorcal.com

Started by Google and Intel in 2007, the Climate Savers Computing Initiative is a nonprofit group of eco-conscious consumers, businesses and conservation organizations.

www.climatesaverscomputing.org

PG&E offers rebates for a variety of projects including hot/cold aisle containment projects. Total incentive payments are based on actual reduction in energy usage.

www.pge.com/mybusiness/energysavingsrebates/
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Silicon Valley Power now offers a variety of rebates that help businesses save money.

www.siliconvalleypower.com/bus/?sub=busrebates

SDGE offers financial incentives for server virtualization projects and customer proposed
retrofit projects like containment.

www.sdge.com/business/esc/index.shtml

SMUD provides rebate incentives and financing for certain energy efficiency measures for commercial, industrial, agricultural, and multifamily customers.

www.smud.org/en/business/rebates/Pages

City of Palo Alto Utilities offers financial incentives to Palo Alto businesses for installing efficient equipment. The rebates are on a range of eligible equipment for every kind of business, so one can choose from a menu of eligible technologies.

http://www.cityofpaloalto.org

This unique program offers SCE business customers generous cash rebates toward the purchase and installation of qualified equipment that improves their facility's energy efficiency.

http://www.sce.com/b-rs/rebates-savings.htm

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s NEW Custom Performance Program offers incentives for the installation of energy saving measures, equipment or systems.

www.ladwp.com/ladwp/cms/ladwp008836.jsp

Seattle City Light's Energy Smart Services offers financial incentives to help medium and large businesses reduce electricity use and save money. Incentive amounts can range as high as 70% of the installation cost, and are based on energy savings.

 www.seattle.gov/light/conserve/business/cv5_fi.htm