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News Release from: Frost and Sullivan
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 05 March 2008
Cheaper UPS systems offer poor long-term
option
The use of energy-efficient UPS reduces the consumption of electricity, which lowers energy costs for the end user while having a positive impact on the environment.
Rising energy costs and declining power quality have raised the profile of energy-efficient UPS systems Energy efficiency involves reducing power losses and ensuring the highest power availability to consumers
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 9 Aug 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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In addition to providing cost savings, energy-efficient UPS systems reduce carbon emissions.
However, these benefits come at a high initial price.
Moreover, the inability to quantify the energy savings resulting from the use of such systems also hinders their sales.
"Spiralling energy costs and increasing attention to reducing carbon emissions are driving the growth of energy-efficient UPS systems", says Frost and Sullivan Programme Manager Malavika Tohani.
"It is, therefore, vital that applications consuming high amounts of power such as data centres and industrial applications adopt energy-efficient UPS".
The use of energy-efficient UPS reduces the consumption of electricity, which lowers energy costs for the end user while having a positive impact on the environment.
One of the reasons for customers not opting for energy-efficient UPS is that the slightly higher initial investment.
While energy efficiency is increasingly becoming a major decision making criteria for UPS selection, price is still the prime consideration for some applications.
"Price still forms an important part of the decision-making criteria in certain industries due to the lack of awareness regarding the importance of UPS systems" according to Malavika Tohani.
"Although energy-efficient UPS systems result in cost savings over the lifetime of the UPS, the high initial cost acts as a discouraging factor for some consumers".
"UPS manufacturers must actively participate in trade shows and debates, hold seminars, present white papers and join or form alliances with other organisations promoting energy efficiency (such as the Green Grid) to increase awareness among end users".
"Moreover, companies must invest in research and development (R and D) in order to develop the right technology to produce an energy-efficient UPS and other equipment at reasonable costs and also ensure that no feature is compromised".
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