PUE

pue pué pu'e pü English Proper noun en Q79923 en @abbrev of:Puebla state c/Mexico. Noun ~ en Q2619414 en w:power usage effectiveness en https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/12/there-are-no-clean-clouds/420744/ The Environmental Toll of a Netflix Binge The Atlantic 2015-12-16 Ingrid Burrington Starting around 2006, power-usage effectiveness (PUE) has been the metric of choice for the data-center industry. PUE is a ratio created by the Green Grid Association, a consortia of IT industry professionals dedicated to “accountable, effective, resource-efficient, end-to-end ICT ecosystems.” https://web.archive.org/web/20260917182239/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/12/there-are-no-clean-clouds/420744/ 17 September 2026 en 2025-10-29 Pearl Mike China Submerges a Data Center in the Ocean to Conserve Water. Is That Even a Good Idea? Data centers are water and power hogs, but does putting them in the ocean help? Gizmodo https://gizmodo.com/china-submerges-a-data-center-in-the-ocean-to-conserve-water-is-that-even-a-good-idea-2000678492 But China has big time ambitions around driving down the energy use of its data centers. According to one report, the power usage effectiveness (PUE) for data centers globally has fallen to about 1.56 on average and essentially plateaued. A press release on a Chinese government website last year stated that by the end of 2025, China will drive down its own average PUE to 1.5. https://web.archive.org/web/20260609192215/https://gizmodo.com/china-submerges-a-data-center-in-the-ocean-to-conserve-water-is-that-even-a-good-idea-2000678492 9 June 2026