Assessing your plug and process loads (PPLs) is the first step in creating a PPL energy reduction strategy. The following resources provide guidance on how to audit and benchmark the PPLs in your building (including data center loads), and how to develop a plan to control and manage their energy use.
Assess and reduce plug and process loads in office buildings
- Assessing and Reducing Plug and Process Loads in Office Buildings (Fact sheet)
- Reducing Plug Loads in Office Spaces: Hawaii and Guam Energy Improvement Technology Demonstration Project (Technical report)
- Assessing and Reducing Plug and Process Loads in Commercial Office and Retail Buildings (Presentation)
Assess and reduce plug and process loads in retail buildings
- Assessing and Reducing Plug and Process Loads in Retail Buildings (Fact sheet)
- Assessing and Reducing Plug and Process Loads in Commercial Office and Retail Buildings (Presentation)
Assess and reduce plug and process loads in healthcare buildings
Reduce data center loads
- Reducing Data Center Loads for Large-Scale, Net Zero Energy Office Building (Fact sheet)
- Reducing Data Center Loads for a Large-Scale, Low Energy Office Building: NREL’s Research Support Facility (Technical Report)
- The Research Support Facility Data Center: An Example of Best Practices Implementation (Case Study)