OVERLAND PARK, Kan.,
July 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/
-- QTS Realty Trust (NYSE: QTS), a leading provider of
hybrid colocation and mega scale data center solutions today
announced that it has joined RE100, a global corporate leadership
initiative bringing together influential
businesses committed to 100% renewable electricity.
Led by The Climate Group, in partnership
with CDP, RE100's purpose is to accelerate change towards zero
carbon grids, at global scale. The initiative works to increase
corporate demand for – and in turn supply of – renewable energy. To
join RE100, companies must set a public goal to source 100% of
its global electricity consumption from renewable sources by 2050
and disclose electricity data annually.
QTS publicly committed to procure 100% of power from renewable
energy sources by 2025 in 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.
Sam Kimmins, Head of RE100, The
Climate Group, said: "We are pleased to welcome QTS to RE100. With
its Chicago, Piscataway and Irving
data centers already running on 100% renewable electricity, and
others in the works, QTS is demonstrating a focus on sustainable
energy resources is good for business and leading the industry to a
clean energy future."
Other highlights from QTS' sustainable initiatives:
- QTS was recently ranked by the EPA as the 4th
largest user of green power among data center companies and
the 12th largest user among the EPA's Top Tech &
Telecom companies overall.
- QTS reported that it is using more than 304 million
kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually, which represents more
than 32 percent of its U.S. operations' total power needs.
- QTS' sustainability strategy includes repurposing brownfield
properties and transforming them into state-of-the-art data
centers. To date, the Company has reused or recycled over 550
million pounds of industrial materials.
- QTS annually reclaims millions of gallons of water using
advanced rainwater collection systems along with additional savings
from water reclamation systems. Over the last two years, QTS has
reclaimed more than 30 million gallons of water and increased its
water-use efficiency by 26%.
- To further reduce carbon footprint and power costs for
customers, QTS has implemented Energy Star Programs in all
facilities that include blanking panels that save more than 4
million kWh annually, time and motion sensors, and other systems
including a patent pending with the US Patent Office for air
cooling design.
"For QTS, renewable energy is a very important part of our
larger sustainability strategy documented in our recently published
ESG Report," said Travis Wright,
Vice President, Energy & Sustainability, QTS. "As one of the
largest data center services providers, we are committed to lead
the industry in minimizing carbon footprint, water reclamation,
recycling and a variety of other important clean energy
initiatives."
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.
Investor Relations Contact
Stephen Douglas, EVP Finance
ir@qtsdatacenters.com
Media Contact:
Carter B.
Cromley
(703) 861-7245
carter.cromley@qtsdatacenters.com
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