Welcome to The Green Grid

Enabling data center efficiency since 2007, The Green Grid has empowered the companies of the Data Center industry to operate in the most sustainable and efficient manner while also supporting the growing needs of the information age.

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Data-Centric

Everything TGG develops has a solid foundation in data.

Member-Driven

All work products are the result of our diverse membership working together.

Voice

All members of TGG, regardless of size or industry segment have a voice and a vote.

Best Practices

Transparent and efficient development infrastructure.

Expert Data Analysis

Trusted by Industry and Governments

Conserve the world’s resources by optimizing data center efficiency. Reduce corporate risk by influencing government regulations. Develop cutting edge energy efficiency metrics and tools. Educate the world on data center best practices.

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29 October, 2025

 

Water Usage Impact Metric (WUI) v1

The Green Grid is proud to announce:

The WUI v1 Metric. This metric is a proxy based on the environmental impact of Water consumed by a data center, in relationship to the Water Stress Level where the data center is located. The WUI is a sub-section of the DCRE metric, and is released here as a standalone metric. 

Try the NEW WUI v1 Online Scoring Calculator

The supporting WUI v1 Scoring Calculator is also available for download.

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17 June, 2025

TGG Public Statement in Support of ENERGY STAR® Program

The Green Grid’s Executive Leadership Council affirms their broad and extensive support for the US EPA’s ENERGY STAR® Labeling Program for Servers, Data Storage Products, and Data Centers. TGG has actively cooperated with these programs over many years and advocates for their continued existence.

Expanding Global Reach

Engaging Governments Around the World

The Green Grid conducts advocacy work with governmental and regulatory bodies including the United Sates Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), European Commission (Lot 9), the China National Institute of Standardization (CNIS), and the India Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC).

  • United States
  • European Union
  • Taiwan
  • Japan
  • New and emerging markets