Data Center Sustainability Trends 2023 Survey

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* 8. How are you prioritizing the following considerations at the moment? Please rank with 1 = top priority and 3 = lowest priority.

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* 9. Does your organization publicly report on its carbon footprint and energy usage?

Yes

Partially

Unsure

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* 10. Have climate-related risks and opportunities influenced your organization’s strategy and/or financial planning?

Yes

Partially

Unsure

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* 11. What do you consider the most significant factors that make carbon reduction programs successful? (Please select a maximum of 3)

Strategic leadership

Regulation, operational frameworks and policies

Technical innovation

Funding and investment

Incentive structures and buy-in from staff and stakeholders

External expertise

Organizational time and bandwidth

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* 12. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

	Fully disagree	Somewhat disagree	Neutral	Somewhat agree	Fully agree
The sustainability discussion is too carbon-centric	The sustainability discussion is too carbon-centric Fully disagree	The sustainability discussion is too carbon-centric Somewhat disagree	The sustainability discussion is too carbon-centric Neutral	The sustainability discussion is too carbon-centric Somewhat agree	The sustainability discussion is too carbon-centric Fully agree
Prohibitive pricing for carbon-based energy should be introduced	Prohibitive pricing for carbon-based energy should be introduced Fully disagree	Prohibitive pricing for carbon-based energy should be introduced Somewhat disagree	Prohibitive pricing for carbon-based energy should be introduced Neutral	Prohibitive pricing for carbon-based energy should be introduced Somewhat agree	Prohibitive pricing for carbon-based energy should be introduced Fully agree
There is not enough focus on data center WUE	There is not enough focus on data center WUE Fully disagree	There is not enough focus on data center WUE Somewhat disagree	There is not enough focus on data center WUE Neutral	There is not enough focus on data center WUE Somewhat agree	There is not enough focus on data center WUE Fully agree
Carbon offsets and RECs are detrimental to carbon reduction targets	Carbon offsets and RECs are detrimental to carbon reduction targets Fully disagree	Carbon offsets and RECs are detrimental to carbon reduction targets Somewhat disagree	Carbon offsets and RECs are detrimental to carbon reduction targets Neutral	Carbon offsets and RECs are detrimental to carbon reduction targets Somewhat agree	Carbon offsets and RECs are detrimental to carbon reduction targets Fully agree
Governments setting aggressive carbon reduction targets will simply drive data center builds into other markets	Governments setting aggressive carbon reduction targets will simply drive data center builds into other markets Fully disagree	Governments setting aggressive carbon reduction targets will simply drive data center builds into other markets Somewhat disagree	Governments setting aggressive carbon reduction targets will simply drive data center builds into other markets Neutral	Governments setting aggressive carbon reduction targets will simply drive data center builds into other markets Somewhat agree	Governments setting aggressive carbon reduction targets will simply drive data center builds into other markets Fully agree
PPAs should only be recognized where attached to grid where energy is consumed	PPAs should only be recognized where attached to grid where energy is consumed Fully disagree	PPAs should only be recognized where attached to grid where energy is consumed Somewhat disagree	PPAs should only be recognized where attached to grid where energy is consumed Neutral	PPAs should only be recognized where attached to grid where energy is consumed Somewhat agree	PPAs should only be recognized where attached to grid where energy is consumed Fully agree

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* 13. Which of the following measurements should the industry be most focused on? (Please select a maximum of 3)

Total energy consumption

Temperature at IT load

Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE)

IT utilization (identify dead servers, wasted or stranded capacity etc.)

Direct carbon emissions

Water consumption

Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE)

Total Power Usage Effectiveness (TUE)

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* 14. What 's driving data center operators to improve their ESG credentials most? (Please select a maximum of 3)

It makes economic sense

Corporate brand policy

Customer request

New legislation or regulation

To get/keep accreditation

Investor request

Key to winning business

Staff request

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* 15. Which of these technologies will have the greatest impact on sustainability and which are overhyped?

	Overhyped	Neutral	High Impact
Direct-to-chip cooling	Direct-to-chip cooling Overhyped	Direct-to-chip cooling Neutral	Direct-to-chip cooling High Impact
Hydrogen fuel cells	Hydrogen fuel cells Overhyped	Hydrogen fuel cells Neutral	Hydrogen fuel cells High Impact
Lithium-ion batteries	Lithium-ion batteries Overhyped	Lithium-ion batteries Neutral	Lithium-ion batteries High Impact
Long duration energy storage	Long duration energy storage Overhyped	Long duration energy storage Neutral	Long duration energy storage High Impact
Natural gas or sustainable energy source gensets	Natural gas or sustainable energy source gensets Overhyped	Natural gas or sustainable energy source gensets Neutral	Natural gas or sustainable energy source gensets High Impact
Nickel-zinc batteries	Nickel-zinc batteries Overhyped	Nickel-zinc batteries Neutral	Nickel-zinc batteries High Impact
Single phase immerson cooling	Single phase immerson cooling Overhyped	Single phase immerson cooling Neutral	Single phase immerson cooling High Impact
Small nuclear reactors (SMRs)	Small nuclear reactors (SMRs) Overhyped	Small nuclear reactors (SMRs) Neutral	Small nuclear reactors (SMRs) High Impact
Sodium-ion batteries	Sodium-ion batteries Overhyped	Sodium-ion batteries Neutral	Sodium-ion batteries High Impact
Two phase immersion cooling	Two phase immersion cooling Overhyped	Two phase immersion cooling Neutral	Two phase immersion cooling High Impact
Waste heat reuse	Waste heat reuse Overhyped	Waste heat reuse Neutral	Waste heat reuse High Impact

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* 16. Which statements reflect where your organization is currently on its energy sustainability journey?

We are not offsetting our carbon use

We are not procuring any energy from renewable sources

We are procuring some of our energy from renewable sources

We are currently offsetting some of our carbon use

We are procuring all of our energy from renewable sources

Data Center Sustainability Trends 2023

DCD Research, in partnership with Schneider Electric

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* 1. Email adress

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* 2. Full name

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* 3. Job title

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* 4. Company

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* 5. Company type

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* 6. Seniority:

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* 7. Which of the following IT or data center metrics does your organization compile and report on for corporate sustainability purposes? (Please tick all that apply)

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* 8. How are you prioritizing the following considerations at the moment? Please rank with 1 = top priority and 3 = lowest priority.

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* 9. Does your organization publicly report on its carbon footprint and energy usage?

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* 10. Have climate-related risks and opportunities influenced your organization’s strategy and/or financial planning?

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* 11. What do you consider the most significant factors that make carbon reduction programs successful? (Please select a maximum of 3)

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* 12. To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements?

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* 13. Which of the following measurements should the industry be most focused on? (Please select a maximum of 3)

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* 14. What 's driving data center operators to improve their ESG credentials most? (Please select a maximum of 3)

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* 15. Which of these technologies will have the greatest impact on sustainability and which are overhyped?

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* 16. Which statements reflect where your organization is currently on its energy sustainability journey?