What is Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency?

Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency was a metric developed by members of the Green Grid, an industry group focused on data center energy efficiency and is used as a measure to determine the energy efficiency of a data center. The metric, is expressed in percentage points and is calculated by dividing IT equipment power by total facility power.

The formula for calculating Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency is IT Equipment Power divided by Total Facility Power multiplied by 100. The result has to be expressed in percentage terms.