Digital Realty's data centers in the United States all use wind power
It is reported that Digital Realty has agreed to purchase enough wind power to offset the power consumed by all its managed data centers and interconnection facilities in the United States.
In order to implement these sustainable initiatives, Digital Realty will purchase about 400000 megawatt hours of renewable energy every year. This will reduce its annual carbon footprint by about 275000 tons, equivalent to the emissions of 58000 vehicles.
These wind power will be generated by E Provided by the US subsidiary of ON, E ON is one of the largest renewable energy suppliers in the world. Its renewable energy projects can generate nearly 5.2 MW of renewable energy.
Digital Realty also recently issued a statement detailing the distribution of green bond proceeds issued by the company in 2015 and the distribution of funds for nine qualified development projects.
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Digital Realty owns and operates more than 140 data centers in 30 markets on four continents. REIT REIT initially specialized in wholesale custody centers, but after acquiring Telx in October 2015, it has expanded its business to retail business.
Digital Realty provided 2.9 billion kilowatt hours of electricity to global customers in 2015, about one fifth of which came from renewable energy, such as wind energy, solar energy and hydropower.
From the third quarter of 2016, the energy consumption of the company's 112 data centers in the United States will be completely offset by wind power, which does not necessarily mean that the data centers will be directly powered by wind farms, while Digital Realty will pay for the renewable power that enters the grid, because the power consumed by the company comes from the grid.
"For real-time data, people now have greater demand than ever before. With the strengthening of the flexibility and scalability of online applications, the demand for power consumption in the data center also increases." Nanny William, CEO of Digital Realty? Stein said.
"We recognize the importance of meeting customers' growing demand for renewable power in data centers, and this agreement will serve as another example of our deep commitment to sustainable and environmentally responsible business practices."
Digital Realty also released the progress of its green bond issuance in June 2015, raising $493 million. According to the terms of the bond, this fund will be spent on "green projects". The company has allocated funds to the construction of nine data centers that have been certified by LEED, BREEAM and CEEDA.
These data centers include five in the United States, two in Australia, one in the United Kingdom and one in Ireland.
"We need to take practical actions to support our sustainable development plan and take responsibility for our customers, investors and society." Andrew?, Chief Financial Officer of Digital Realty? Bauer said.
