▁sp ots ▁on ▁the ▁ra ck ▁and ▁eliminate ▁hot ▁sp ots . ▁▁ ▁Keep ▁the ▁a is le ▁temper atures ▁cold ▁for ▁energy ▁sav ings . ▁▁ ▁Use ▁free ▁cool ing ▁methods ▁to ▁cool ▁data ▁cent ers , ▁including ▁a ▁large ▁thermal ▁res er voir ▁or ▁ev apor ating ▁water . ▁▁ ▁El imin ate ▁as ▁many ▁power ▁conversion ▁steps ▁as ▁possible ▁to ▁lower ▁power ▁distribution ▁losses . ▁ ▁The ▁Open ▁Comput e ▁Project ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Facebook ▁launched ▁a ▁new ▁data ▁center ▁designed ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁allowed ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁ 3 8 % ▁more ▁efficient ▁and ▁ 2 4 % ▁less ▁expensive ▁to ▁build ▁and ▁run ▁than ▁the ▁average ▁data ▁center . ▁This ▁development ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁Open ▁Comput e ▁Project ▁( O CP ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁O CP ▁members ▁collabor ate ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁build ▁new ▁techn ological ▁hardware ▁that ▁is ▁more ▁efficient , ▁econom ical ▁and ▁sust ain able ▁in ▁an ▁age ▁where ▁data ▁is ▁ever - g row ing . ▁The ▁O CP ▁is ▁currently ▁working ▁on ▁several ▁projects , ▁including ▁one ▁specifically ▁foc using ▁on ▁data ▁cent ers . ▁This ▁project ▁a ims ▁to ▁guide ▁the ▁way ▁in ▁which ▁new ▁data ▁cent ers ▁are ▁built , ▁but ▁also ▁to ▁aid ▁already ▁existing ▁data ▁cent ers ▁in ▁impro ving ▁thermal ▁and ▁elect rical ▁energy ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁maxim ize ▁mechanical ▁performance . ▁The ▁O CP ' s ▁data ▁center ▁project ▁focus