Meeting the Renewable Energy Needs of our Customers
Many of our customers seek to power their data centres with renewable energy from resources such as hydro, wind, solar and biomass. We work with utility companies, project developers, and energy producers to create solutions that meet the clean energy objectives of our clients.
Our fuel mix continues to incorporate carbon-free and renewable resources supplied by wind, solar, and hydro facilities. Both our Colocation and Interconnectivity Business and our EMEA portfolio are now 100% renewable. The U.S. EPA has recognized our efforts on this front, listing Digital Realty as one of the top 100 largest buyers of renewable energy on their national Top 100 list. As of year end 2018, we had 288 MW of new solar and wind power under contract.
Additional information about our efforts can be found in our ESG report.
Key Initiatives
| Programme | Goal | Performance |
Global Renewable Energy |
Long-term goal of making 100% renewable energy available to customers |
Procured more than 833 GWh of above-baseline utility renewables in 2018 |
| Colocation Business Clean Energy | Offset 100% of Colocation business electricity footprint | Sourced utility-scale renewable energy project to meet 100% of current U.S. Colocation business electricity footprint in 2016. Ongoing attainment of 100% renewable supply in 2017 and 2018. |
EMEA Clean Energy |
Offset 100% of EMEA electricity footprint |
Sourced utility-scale renewable energy project to meet 100% of current EMEA electricity footprint in 2018 |
Arizona Green Tariff |
New renewable energy supply |
Contracted to meet a portion of data center energy needs from a 100-megawatt solar plant to be built in Arizona |
Northern California Clean Energy Supply |
Expand use of zero carbon and renewable energy |
San Francisco and Oakland, CA data centers supplied by carbon-free and renewable supply via municipal and community choice aggregation suppliers |
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