Ultra-efficient Data centre UPS added to Carbon Trust’s Energy
Technology Product List (ETPL)
Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE:EMR) and the
global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity™, today
announced that its Chloride 80-NET Uninterruptible Power Supply
(UPS) has been added to the Carbon Trust’s Energy Technology Product
List (ETPL).
The list is a register of the most energy efficient products
available, that, under the Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA) scheme,
allows businesses to write off the whole cost of the equipment
against taxable profits in the year of purchase. The value of the
allowance effectively equates to a 26 percent discount on the
Chloride 80-NET’s cost and is a significant up-front incentive for
investment in energy efficiency.
“The Chloride 80-NET is the staple product for high-efficiency data
centre AC power protection. It now comes with big new financial
benefits in applications where 200 kVA or more – up to 1.6 MVA – of
power protection is needed,” explained Rob Tanzer, technical support
manager for the Chloride AC Power business of Emerson Network Power
in the United Kingdom. “The Chloride 80-NET is the original
ultra-efficient double conversion UPS for protecting mission
critical IT. This is therefore an extremely significant addition to
the list and a rare extension of positive environmental incentives
for UK business.”
The 80-NET range of UPS is typically used in energy intensive data
centre applications where the very highest level of AC power
protection is required. The ECA scheme provides an immediate, first
year saving on Corporation Tax following the purchase of the
product, significantly mitigating the capital costs that can
represent a barrier to achieving ongoing green savings.
“The business case for efficiency is already focused on cutting
capital cost. The electrical characteristics of the Chloride 80-NET
typically enable the electrical specification of the generator and
switchgear associated with it to be cut by 20 percent, making
efficient secure power much cheaper,” added Tanzer. “This
characteristic, of drawing power at unity input power factor also
enables it to pass on 20 percent more of the electrical current that
it is fed by the mains as ‘active’ power – meaning that you can
support 20 percent more racks from a given mains input. The
proposition we’re making already provides the ultimate in capital
and energy efficiency – but the ECA makes the business case for
achieving efficiencies even more persuasive.”
For more information about the ECA scheme visit www.eca.gov.uk/energy
or www.carbontrust.co.uk/eca
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