An environmental chargeback for data center and cloud computing consumers

Edward Curry; Souleiman Hasan; Mark White; Hugh Melvin

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-33645-4_11

An environmental chargeback for data center and cloud computing consumers

Edward Curry
, Souleiman Hasan
, Mark White
, Hugh Melvin

Computer Science

Digital Enterprise Research Institute
University of Galway

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11 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Government, business, and the general public increasingly agree that the polluter should pay. Carbon dioxide and environmental damage are considered viable chargeable commodities. The net effect of this for data center and cloud computing operators is that they should look to "chargeback" the environmental impacts of their services to the consuming end-users. An environmental chargeback model can have a positive effect on environmental impacts by linking consumers to the indirect impacts of their usage, facilitating clearer understanding of the impact of their actions. In this paper we motivate the need for environmental chargeback mechanisms. The environmental chargeback model is described including requirements, methodology for definition, and environmental impact allocation strategies. The paper details a proof-of-concept within an operational data center together with discussion on experiences gained and future research directions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Energy Efficient Data Centers - First International Workshop, E2DC 2012, Revised Selected Papers
Pages	117-128
Number of pages	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33645-4_11
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	1st International Workshop on Energy Efficient Data Centers, E2DC 2012 - Madrid, Spain Duration: 8 May 2012 → 8 May 2012

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	7396 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	1st International Workshop on Energy Efficient Data Centers, E2DC 2012
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Madrid
Period	8/05/12 → 8/05/12

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 13 Climate Action

Keywords

Chargeback Model
Cloud Computing
Data Center
Energy Efficiency
Sustainability

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Curry, E., Hasan, S., White, M., & Melvin, H. (2012). An environmental chargeback for data center and cloud computing consumers. In Energy Efficient Data Centers - First International Workshop, E2DC 2012, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 117-128). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 7396 LNCS). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33645-4_11

Curry, Edward ; Hasan, Souleiman ; White, Mark et al. / An environmental chargeback for data center and cloud computing consumers. Energy Efficient Data Centers - First International Workshop, E2DC 2012, Revised Selected Papers. 2012. pp. 117-128 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Curry, E, Hasan, S, White, M & Melvin, H 2012, An environmental chargeback for data center and cloud computing consumers. in Energy Efficient Data Centers - First International Workshop, E2DC 2012, Revised Selected Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 7396 LNCS, pp. 117-128, 1st International Workshop on Energy Efficient Data Centers, E2DC 2012, Madrid, Spain, 8/05/12. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-33645-4_11

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Energy Efficient Data Centers - First International Workshop, E2DC 2012, Revised Selected Papers. 2012. p. 117-128 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 7396 LNCS).

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Curry E, Hasan S, White M, Melvin H. An environmental chargeback for data center and cloud computing consumers. In Energy Efficient Data Centers - First International Workshop, E2DC 2012, Revised Selected Papers. 2012. p. 117-128. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-33645-4_11

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