Eaton 9395 Achieves SMaRT Gold Certification Marking Green Technology Achievement

The Eaton (News - Alert) 9395 uninterruptible power system (UPS) is the first power quality product to receive a Sustainable Materials Rating Technology (SMaRT) Gold certification, according to Eaton Corporation. The buildings and projects seeking LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) can now have certified Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) points.

The energy-efficient Eaton 9395 UPS provides backup power and scalable battery runtimes in a small footprint for large data centers, healthcare applications, and other critical systems.

Developed and administered by the non-profit Institute for Market Transformation to Sustainability (MTS (News - Alert)), SMaRT is the consensus sustainable product standard. Apart from meeting life cycle environmental performance requirements, SMaRT products must offer multiple environmental and economic benefits such as cost savings, design innovation, product differentiation. The SMaRT Gold certified 9395 can contribute to points in two LEED Credit Categories.

“Data center managers, engineers and architects have realized the award-winning 9395 is a smart choice when it comes to three-phase power protection for large facilities and data centers due to its leading energy efficiency, compact footprint and customizable design options,” said Jim Davis, director, product management, Eaton Power Quality and Control Operations. “Eaton’s SMaRT Gold certification is the next step in documenting the green benefits.”

Improving its efficiency and reducing end users’ total cost of ownership, Eaton continues to make improvements to the 9395. The 9395 can achieve 99 percent efficiency with the help of Energy Saver System, a component of Eaton’s Energy Advantage Architecture. Apart from helping in receiving regional utility rebates and incentives, this can save facilities thousands of dollars in utility and cooling costs.

Recently, the company announced its collaboration with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for a prototype integrated solar-assisted electric vehicle charging station to be erected at EPRI’s research laboratory in Knoxville, Tenn. Additional stations are planned for Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Nashville, Chattanooga and another site in Knoxville. This collaboration comes on the heels of Eaton’s creation of a new business unit.