Integrated energy savings and business operations in data centers

Abstract

A computer-controlled method of determining costs of power consumption in a data center includes monitoring power consumption for a customer, determine a cost of the power consumption for the customer, adjusting a cost of operation for the customer to include the cost of power consumption to produce an adjusted cost of operation for the customer, and comparing the adjusted cost of operation for the customer to a price for the customer.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-controlled method of determining costs of power consumption in a data center, comprising:
 monitoring power consumption for a customer;   determine a cost of the power consumption for the customer;   adjusting a cost of operation for the customer to include the cost of power consumption to produce an adjusted cost of operation for the customer; and   comparing the adjusted cost of operation for the customer to a price for the customer.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-controlled method of  claim 1 , further comprising making a price adjustment for the customer based upon the adjusted cost of operation. 
     
     
         3 . The computer-controlled method of  claim 1 , further comprising performing the method for multiple customers. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-controlled method of  claim 3 , further comprising identifying at least one of profitable customers, unprofitable customers, properly provisioned customers and customers having efficient quality of service requirements. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-controlled method of  claim 4 , further comprising providing a result of the comparing to a data center manager.