Microsoft outlines its energy sustainability measurement methodologies
(Windows Phone Central)

As you might expect, Microsoft`s keeping close tabs on how Azure eats through energy. What you need to know Microsoft CVP Noelle Walsh shared an update on the company`s Azure blog about how Redmond keeps track of its datacenters` energy usage. Walsh acknowledged Microsoft`s disappointing Scope 3 emissions results from a report released earlier in 2022. On Earth Day 2022, Microsoft CVP Noelle Walsh took to the Azure blog to provide an update about how the company keeps tabs on its datacenter energy usage. The figures Walsh shared offer a firsthand glimpse into Microsoft`s mindset regarding ensuring Azure operations don`t tank overall sustainability goals. Microsoft`s Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) metrics are based on a simple formula: PUE equals the total energy needed for a facility divided by the total energy used for computing. Microsoft`s goal is to get the PUE value to one or close thereto. The company`s newest datacenters have a PUE of 1.12. Its operating PUE differs acr...