• Reducing data center energy consumption through peak shaving and locked-in energy avoidance 

      Alanazi, Sultan; Dabbagh, Mehiar; Hamdaoui, Bechir; Guizani, Mohsen; Zorba, Nizar ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2017 , Article)
      The grid company enforces high penalties for the peak power demands of cloud data centers. These penalties result in high electricity bills that can be avoided by relying on the servers' uninterruptible power supply (UPS) ...