Data Center Advantage
Program available in:
Businesses depend on reliable data centers, but data centers are highly energy intensive. Data centers can use 20 to 50 times more energy per square foot than traditional office space. The MidAmerican Data Center Advantage offering helps data center owners and operators gain access to energy-saving opportunities by helping identify and evaluate projects and providing financial incentives that flow straight to the bottom line.
Incentives offered
- Survey of facility to assess opportunities for energy savings
- Assistance identifying and evaluating energy-savings strategies
- Analysis of energy costs and paybacks
- Financial incentives to help offset the cost of implementing energy-saving strategies
| Improvements | Incentives |
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Electric
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$0.12/kWh
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Natural Gas
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$1.50/therm
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Examples of eligible projects include:
- Replacement or optimization of chillers, cooling
- Towers, compressors, condensers or pumps
- Motor horsepower reduction
- Evaporative coolers
- Air-side/Water-side economizers
- VFDs for pumps or supply fan motors
- Electronically-commutated motors (ECM) for fans
- Wired or wireless sensors
- Control system integration
- Airflow management measures
- In-rack or in-row cooling equipment
- Uninterruptible power supply (UPS)
- Power distribution unit (PDU)
- Server virtualization
Additional information
Ready to get started?
- Participants must be nonresidential electric customers (commercial or industrial) with facilities located in MidAmerican's Iowa or Illinois service area.
- Please review all qualifications and conditions based on your state (Iowa and Illinois).
- Complete an application prior to equipment purchase.
Questions? Call us at 877-939-1874 or email us at datacenteradvantage@willdan.com.