REDWOOD CITY, Calif.,
Nov. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection
and data center company, today announced that it has signed power
purchase agreements (PPA) with both an affiliate of NextEra Energy
Resources, LLC and Invenergy LLC to purchase wind energy in
Oklahoma and Texas, respectively, which will cover all
Equinix data centers throughout North America. These
agreements will provide a combined 225 megawatts (MW) of capacity,
bringing Equinix's total renewable energy coverage in North America to 100% by the end of 2016, and
nearly doubling its global renewable energy, moving from 43% to
82%. Both projects will be fully deployed by the end of 2016.
Highlights / Key Facts
- The agreement with a NexEra Energy Resources affiliate includes
the purchase of wind energy from the Rush Springs Renewable
Generation Facility located in Grady and Stephens Counties, Oklahoma. The
agreement will provide 125 MW of capacity resulting in
approximately 556,000 megawatt hours (MWhs) of clean and renewable
energy generated annually in Oklahoma and delivered into the Southwest
Power Pool (SPP) regional electricity grid.
- The agreement with Invenergy includes the purchase of wind
energy from the Wake Wind Energy Facility located in Floyd and Crosby Counties, Texas. This agreement
will provide 100 MW of capacity resulting in approximately 457,000
MWhs of clean and renewable energy generated annually in
Texas and delivered into the
Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) regional electricity grid.
- These are the second and third PPA agreements made by Equinix
in the last 60 days. In September the company announced an
agreement to purchase 105 megawatts (MWAC) of new
solar power from SunEdison to power its facilities in California.
- Earlier this year Equinix announced its commitment to 100
percent clean and renewable energy for its entire global footprint
of 105 data centers located in 33 markets. Through ongoing
development of partnerships Equinix continues to deploy innovative
new technologies to make this commitment a reality. Most recently
it deployed a 342 kWp PV solar system at its SG3 International
Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center in
Singapore and is in the process of
installing a 1MW fuel cell system at its Silicon Valley (SV5) data
center.
Quotes
- John DiDonato, vice
president, wind development, NextEra Energy
Resources:
"NextEra Energy Resources is pleased to be
working with Equinix on this project to help them meet their
sustainability goals. In addition to helping Equinix, this project
will bring significant economic benefits to Stephens and Grady
County."
- Craig Gordon, vice president,
sales and marketing, Invenergy:
"As corporations like
Equinix look for ways to reduce their emissions and improve their
sustainability goals, Invenergy is committed to providing
long-term, clean energy to help them achieve those goals."
- Karl Strohmeyer, president, Equinix
Americas:
"As a global data center leader, with more than
100 facilities across 33 global markets, we truly understand the
importance of operating our business in an environmentally
sustainable way. These projects announced today are two
significant milestones toward our commitment of reaching 100
percent renewable power across all of our data centers across the
globe, and further solidify Equinix's position as a leader in data
center sustainability."
Additional Resources
- Equinix to make California Data Centers 100% Renewable [press
release]
- Equinix to install Bloom Energy Fuel Cells at Silicon Valley
Data Center [press release]
- Living By Our Principles and a Commitment to 100% Renewable
Energy Use [blog]
- Learn more about Equinix's Green Initiatives [website]
- Greenpeace's 2015 Click Green Report [third-party report]
About Equinix
Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX)
connects the world's leading businesses to their customers,
employees and partners inside the most interconnected data centers.
In 33 markets across five continents, Equinix is where companies
come together to realize new opportunities and accelerate their
business, IT and cloud strategies. www.equinix.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press
release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from
expectations discussed in such forward-looking statements. Factors
that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to,
the challenges of acquiring, operating and constructing IBX centers
and developing, deploying and delivering Equinix services;
unanticipated costs or difficulties relating to the integration of
companies we have acquired or will acquire into Equinix; a failure
to receive significant revenue from customers in recently built out
or acquired data centers; failure to complete any financing
arrangements contemplated from time to time; competition from
existing and new competitors; the ability to generate sufficient
cash flow or otherwise obtain funds to repay new or outstanding
indebtedness; the loss or decline in business from our key
customers; and other risks described from time to time in Equinix's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In particular,
see Equinix's recent quarterly and annual reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, copies of which are available
upon request from Equinix. Equinix does not assume any obligation
to update the forward-looking information contained in this press
release.
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