OVERLAND PARK, Kan.,
May 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- QTS
Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS), a leading provider of hybrid
colocation and mega scale data center solutions, today announced
that, together with Citigroup Energy Inc. and Calpine Energy
Solutions, LLC, it has signed a 10-year agreement to purchase
renewable energy equal to the expected electricity needs of the
Company's data centers in Chicago,
Ill. and Piscataway,
N.J.
Companies in the commercial and industrial sector account for
approximately two thirds of the world's end-of-use of electricity.
Switching this demand to renewables is transforming the global
energy market and accelerating the transition to a clean
economy.
Under the agreement, QTS purchased environmental attributes from
Rio Bravo Wind in Starr County,
Texas equal to 100% of the projected power consumption of
the data centers. In addition, the agreement provides that an
equivalent amount of financial energy has been purchased from the
Radford's Run Wind Farm in Macon County,
Ill. The Radford's Run Wind Farm is owned by E.ON Climate
and Renewables North America, LLC. The Rio Bravo Wind is owned by
Rio Bravo Windpower, LLC.
QTS' commitment to procure 100% of its power from renewable
energy sources by 2025 was announced in conjunction with its
recently published 2018 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Initiatives Report - a first for the Company and one of the first
in the data center industry. Available online here, the report
– prepared by the QTS Sustainability Leadership team in conjunction
with a third party ESG consultant – provides a comprehensive
summary of QTS' approach to sustainable business
practices that are highly important to its stakeholders and
business.
"Today's announcement is another significant step towards our
goal of procuring 100% of our power from renewable energy sources
by 2025," said Travis Wright, Vice
President Energy and Sustainability, QTS. "Renewable energy is a
critical component of our comprehensive sustainability program that
we document and report on publicly. As a leader in the data center
industry, we are committed to minimizing our carbon footprint
through advanced development and procurement initiatives."
The company now has three mega data centers procuring 100% of
their energy from renewable sources, including its data centers in
Chicago, Piscataway and Irving, TX.
About QTS
QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: QTS) is a
leading provider of data center solutions across a diverse
footprint spanning more than 6 million square feet of owned mega
scale data center space throughout North
America and Europe. Through
its software-defined technology platform, QTS is able to deliver
secure, compliant infrastructure solutions, robust connectivity and
premium customer service to leading hyperscale technology
companies, enterprises, and government entities. Visit QTS at
www.qtsdatacenters.com, call toll-free 877.QTS.DATA or follow on
Twitter @DataCenters_QTS.
QTS Contact:
Carter B.
Cromley
(703) 861-7245
carter.cromley@qtsdatacenters.com
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