If You Can’t See It, You Can’t Optimize It

For many data center teams, power management is a constant guessing game.

Inherited facilities come with outdated single-line diagrams, missing documentation, and little visibility into actual power flows. Teams compensate by over-provisioning, avoiding changes, and reacting to problems rather than preventing them. But these inefficiencies come at a cost:

• Underutilized resources – IT loads hover around 20% utilization, but power and cooling are provisioned as if everything is running at full demand.
• Fear-driven decision-making – Without clear data, operators hesitate to optimize for efficiency, worried they might disrupt workloads.
• Reactive, rather than proactive maintenance – Chasing false alerts and verifying circuits manually wastes valuable time and labor.

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Why Measurement & Verification (M&V) Is the Solution

Data centers run on power. But without visibility, they also waste power—whether through stranded capacity, unnecessary infrastructure spend, or inefficiencies that go unaddressed. M&V isn’t just about measurement—it’s the key to unlocking control over your facility’s power strategy.

🔍 Step 1: Get Visibility
M&V provides real-time power intelligence—a granular view of energy use, down to the circuit level. With this foundation, teams move from guesswork to data-driven decisions.

💡 Step 2: Build Confidence
Instead of relying on static diagrams or manual verification, operators can trust live data to confirm capacity, optimize distribution, and confidently deploy workloads.

⚙️ Step 3: Enable Future Optimization
With M&V in place, more advanced optimizations—like fault detection, stranded capacity recovery, and predictive maintenance—become possible. The result? Lower costs, improved reliability, and maximized efficiency.

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Beyond Traditional M&V: Automating Electrical Intelligence

In most data centers, M&V has traditionally been a time-consuming, manual process. Operators rely on periodic audits, spreadsheets, and outdated documentation—meaning insights come too late to drive real-time decision-making.

But now, M&V can be automated and standardized.

With Verdigris, M&V isn’t a slow, manual process—it’s an always-on, real-time capability. Our M&V capability is directly integrated with your electrical metering, reducing the time required from weeks to minutes. Operators can access live power intelligence instantly, making it easier than ever to optimize capacity, reduce waste, and improve reliability.

This shift from manual M&V to automated, real-time insights is what enables true electrical intelligence—and it’s why M&V isn’t just the first step, but the foundation for a smarter, more efficient data center.

How are you currently verifying power usage? Are you relying on spreadsheets or real-time insights? Let’s discuss.

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