Energy management costs for a data center

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10037501
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14132920

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A method and computer program product for managing energy management costs of a data center is disclosed. The method and computer program product include computing an energy cost estimate based on available energy rates which include wholesale electricity prices for periods of time of an hour. Embodiments of the method and computer program product include establishing fees for processing jobs. The fees are based on at least one wholesale electricity price. Embodiments of the method and computer program product include processing jobs based on scheduling-factors. Example scheduling-factors include factors related to timing, duration, environment, cost, or priority.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION

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Kaushik, Rini Sunnyvale, US 9 205

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