Amazon Debuts Tools to Make Data Centers Less Power Hungry

Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud unit is rolling out components it says will make data centers run more efficiently, a move that could help address the growing strain power-hungry server farms are putting on the electrical grid.

Amazon Web Services’s latest data center designs include more efficient cooling, renewable diesel for backup generators and an optimized server rack layout that reduces the amount of power left unused. Some components are already deployed, while others will arrive in new data centers as they come online, the company said on Monday.

AWS is also introducing liquid cooling systems to keep the most powerful ...