Our services are available to our users around the clock. To make that possible, Yandex operates data centers that support advanced computing. Computing requires energy, which is a valuable resource that needs to be used reasonably. We have been investing in energy efficiency to make sure we do more with fewer resources and take advantage of byproducts where possible.
Energy Consumption & Efficiency Data
Electricity Consumption
Electricity Consumption Bar Chart.
Aggregated figures for electricity consumption by data centers, offices, Yandex Market logistics centers, Yandex Lavka facilities, and self-driving car infrastructure facilities.
474580 MWh in 2021.
510445 MWh in 2022.
595863 MWh in 2023.
Switch to Electricity Consumed by Data Center Bar Chart
Aggregated figures for electricity consumed by data centers, offices, Yandex Market logistics centers, Yandex Lavka facilities, and self-driving car infrastructure facilities
Average Annual Power Usage Effectiveness
Average Annual PUE, PUE of All Data Centers Bar Chart.
Tooltip – PUE means power usage effectiveness
PUE of 1.26 in 2021.
PUE of 1.25 in 2022.
PUE of 1.26 in 2023.
Figures provided for all data centers
Average Annual PUE, PUE of the Newest Data Centers Bar Chart.
Tooltip – PUE means power usage effectiveness
Figures provided for Yandex's largest data centers (in Vladimir and Sasovo, Russia)
PUE of 1.15 in 2021.
PUE of 1.15 in 2022.
PUE of 1.13 in 2023.
Figures provided for Yandex's largest data centers (in Vladimir and Sasovo, Russia)
of each watt of energy consumed by Yandex’s largest data centers is used for non-computing, which is 4.5 times more efficient than the global average
Only 13%( of each watt of energy consumed by Yandex’s largest data centers is used for non-computing, which is 4.5 times more efficient than the global average)( According to 2023 Data Center Industry Survey, the global average was at 58%.)
Our data centers are equipped with direct free cooling technologies, which pull naturally cool outside air all year around to lower temperatures inside server rooms. By obviating the need for conventional air conditioning, such approach helps reduce energy consumption and eliminate the use of water and refrigerants.
Specially designed building and server room layouts with separated hot and cool air flows prevent heated air from staying in the room. As a result, the equipment cools faster with less power used for ventilation.
Supercomputer Architecture
Yandex's supercomputers are built with an advanced architecture that enables them to tackle up to 3,500 tasks concurrently, and twice as fast as standard server equipment.
These supercomputers use an optimized heat dissipation system that minimizes energy consumption required for cooling purposes and consume 30% to 50% less energy for computations than servers with standard architecture.
Our supercomputers are among the top 80 globally and the top 10 most powerful commercial supercomputers in Europe.
Yandex supercomputer ‘Chervonenkis’
among the top 4 of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe based on the Top500 rating of the supercomputers, June 2024
