Case Study: Managed Cloud Provider raises data‑center temperature safely and cuts $285K in power costs with Nlyte Energy Optimizer (Nlyte Software)

Nlyte Energy Optimizer real-time thermograph and co-location features help keep temperatures up, costs down, and tenants happy

A managed cloud provider faced the challenge of raising data center ambient temperatures under new ASHRAE guidelines to cut energy costs and pass savings to tenants, while preserving SLAs, avoiding downtime risk, and keeping tenants comfortable and confident in reliability.

They deployed Nlyte Energy Optimizer to provide tenant-specific visibility and real-time thermal maps, then gradually raised chiller setpoints so tenants could watch temperatures in real time. Over six months the facility increased chillers by 9°F (5°C), reduced chiller power from 0.53 to 0.32 kW/ton, saved 2.3 GWh and $285,120 USD annually, cut 2,762 tons of CO2, achieved a 4.2‑month payback, and maintained reliability and tenant satisfaction.