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Here's the problem: With each conversion you lose a minimum of seven percent and sometimes as much as double that. I bet you'd want to find a better, more efficient way to convert your money? The details may be fictional but the loss per conversion is very real when it comes to electricity.
Communications carriers, wireless operators and Internet service providers like Verizon must convert electricity from commercial alternating current to direct current (AC to DC) to power equipment. Currently, that conversion process is inefficient resulting in overconsumption of energy and the unnecessary creation of heat, which then creates the need to cool the equipment area.
Verizon is partnering with Lineage Power to test two new technologies that significantly decrease the electricity used in the information and communications technology (ICT) industry. The first is a new more efficient rectifier (a piece of equipment essential to the AC to DC conversion process). The second is software that will help Verizon operate rectifiers at increased efficiency. The new technologies will be tested in five of Verizon's central office facilities across the country.
Efforts to improve the efficiency of power equipment are just the latest step taken by Verizon to reduce the environmental impact of our business.
Last year, Verizon became the first telecommunications company to mandate that the network equipment we buy be 20 percent more energy efficient. In effect, Verizon created an energy standard for network equipment in the industry. We also required that manufacturers use thermal modeling when designing circuit boards and equipment cabinets to be used in our network gear.
Overall, ICT facilities like those that keep our customers connected to what matters to them account for approximately 3 percent of all U.S. electricity use, according to Lineage Power. New innovations are making it to market each day, creating greater demand for Verizon's advanced networks. That's making it increasingly important to find new ways to increase energy efficiency.
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Kathy Brown
S.V.P., Public Policy Development and Corporate Responsibility
Kathy leads Verizon's global corporate responsibility initiatives and policy development. She also oversees the Verizon Foundation.
James Gowen
Chief Sustainability Officer/
V.P. of Services Operations
James oversees Verizon’s supply chain, vehicle fleet, investment recovery, purchasing and materials management and sustainability initiatives.
Rose Kirk
President, Verizon Foundation
Rose leads Verizon's philanthropic strategy with an emphasis on projects that demonstrate the use of Verizon's technology in addressing social issues such as education, domestic violence prevention and online safety. The Verizon Foundation is one of the 15 largest corporate foundations in America.
Jack McArtney
Director of Corporate and Community Responsibility
Jack promotes digital wellness and online safety. He works with parents, educators, service providers, application developers and industry leaders to foster responsible use of Verizon's mobile and broadband networks.
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