2013 CENSUS REPORT: Global Data Center Power 2013
POWER
GLOBAL DATA CENTER POWER 2013 Global Slowdown in Data Center Power Usage 2012 saw an increased focus on the data center industry from the media, public and governmental bodies, in particular its usage of energy. The industry faced a barrage of negative publicity surrounding its energy usage and with a 19% increase in the amount of electricity consumed globally by data centers between 2011 and 2012 there were fears that the upwardly rising need for power would continue unabated. The industry can breathe a sigh of relief however. Results from this year’s annual DatacenterDynamics global census show that the rise in power this year is under half last year’s at just over 7%. Increased implementation of energy efficiency measures, consolidation projects in the mature markets of the US and the Europe, increased usage of outsourcing and a slight slowdown in several emerging data center economies have all contributed to stem the power tide at a global level.
Figure 1: Rise in Power Consumption 50
Total Sample GW
40
38
40 31 30 25 20
10
0 2010
2011
2012
2013
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At a regional and individual country level the picture is not so clear-cut with several of the emerging data center economies witnessing substantial power growth including MEA (17.5%) and Latin America (15.1%) but in those markets where the data center industry has been active for longest, efficiency measures appear to be making their mark.
ower Consumption Averaged Over Previous 12 Months (Mw)
Figure 2: Increase in Power Consumption 2012-2013
Europe NAM
+6%
+6. 8%
Asia Pacific
+6. 4 %
Latin America
MEA
+15.1%
+1 7. 5%
% of Overall Global Power Consumption
CHANGE
Key
0.6%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
RSA
Turkey
Portugal
Chile
Gulf
Saudi
Poland
Indonesia
Central America
Peru
1.6% Mexico
Colombia
2.2% Netherlands
0.7%
2.5% Spain
Malaysia
2.6% Canada
0.7%
2.7% Russia
Argentina
2.7% Singapore
0.8%
2.8% Italy
0.8%
2.9% Brazil
Hong Kong
3.5% India
Belgium + Lux
3.6% Australasia
1.1%
4.4% China (PRC)
Switzerland
4.5% France
1.3%
7.4%
Nordics
7.7% UK
12.8% Japan
Germany
27.6% USA
Figure 3: % of Overall Global Power Consumption
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North America
Table 1: P ower consumption averaged over previous 12 months (MW)
In the North American markets of the US and Canada, data center owners and operators have faced increasing costs and in certain states the threat of energy consumption related taxation. The 6.8% power increase across the industry this year is less than previously predicted and means that the forecast through to 2016 has now been downgraded from 14,330 mw to 13,250mw.
Asia Pacific Rank
2012
2013
% Increase
1st
Malaysia
220
255
15.9%
2nd
Indonesia
100
110
10.0%
3rd
Singapore
930
1,020
9.7%
4th
China (PRC)
1,560
1,700
9.0%
5th
Other markets
3,950
4,300
8.9%
6th
India
1,250
1,300
4.0%
7th
Australasia
1,420
1,380
-2.8%
8th
Hong Kong
320
310
-3.1%
ASIA PACIFIC
9,750
10,375
6.4%
Latin America Latin America is one of the regions where data centre power increase is still in double digits. This is partly due to the fact that many of the countries within the region are emerging data center markets and witnessing growth in space and rack numbers but also an indication of a market where existing facilities continue to be run on a less efficient basis.
Asia Pacific The Asia Pacific region contains a mix of emerged and emerging data center economies. Emerged data center markets such as Hong Kong and Australasia have witnessed a slight decrease in power requirements over the past 12 months in contrast to the markets of Malaysia, Indonesia and China, all of which continue to show increases above the global average.
Europe Europe is a mixed market with a marked split between the developed markets of Northern Europe and the emerging Central and Eastern data center economies. The established markets of Northern Europe have seen a marked shift from the increases in power usage from last year and as with the US, this is indicative of increasing use of energy efficiency measures and consolidation projects. However, in countries where there has been significant build activity over the past 12 months, especially those less developed markets, there have been huge increases in power usage over 2012 levels. For example in Poland (30%) Turkey (30%) and Russia (17%).
MEA
Latin America Rank
2012
2013
% Increase
1st
Other markets
80
120
50.0%
2nd
Central America
90
110
22.2%
2nd
Peru
90
110
22.2%
3rd
Chile
140
170
21.4%
4th
Mexico
530
620
17.0%
5th
Colombia
190
220
15.8%
6th
Brazil
1,010
1,120
10.9%
7th
Argentina
250
270
8.0%
LATIN AMERICA
2,380
2,740
19.7%
2012
2013
% Increase
910
990
8.8%
North America Rank 1st
Canada
2nd
USA
9,900
10,560
6.7%
NAM
10,810
11,550
6.8%
Europe Rank
2012
2013
% Increase
1st
Poland
90
120
33.3%
2nd
Turkey
135
175
29.6%
3rd
Russia
860
1,005
16.9%
4th
Other markets
340
390
14.7%
5th
Nordics
440
500
13.6%
6th
UK
2,850
3,100
8.8%
7th
Switzerland
370
400
8.1%
8th
Germany
2,700
2,850
5.6%
9th
France
1,650
1,730
4.8%
10th
Netherlands
820
845
3.0%
11th
Belgium + Lux
300
305
1.7%
12th
Spain
1,000
960
-4.0%
13th
Italy
1,150
1,090
-5.2%
EUROPE
12,705
13,470
6.0%
MEA Rank
2012
2013
% Increase
1st
Other markets
150
210
40.0%
2nd
Saudi
120
140
16.7%
3rd
RSA
170
190
11.8%
4th
Gulf
160
165
3.1%
MEA
600
705
17.5%
Total
36,155
38,840
7.4%
The only Middle Eastern market with a significant shift in power usage is the Gulf where the % increase in power has fallen to below 4%. In all other Middle Eastern and African markets, power usage of the data center industry continues to rise in double digit figures. Again this highlights the discrepancy between the more established markets and those where the data center industry is less well developed.
Global: 38,840 mw – 7.2% Increase 2012 – 2013 4
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