OVERLAND PARK,
Kan., June 11, 2019
/PRNewswire/ -- QTS Realty
Trust (NYSE: QTS), a leading
provider of hybrid colocation and mega scale data
center solutions today announced its ranking on the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) National Top 100
List of the largest green power users from the Green Power
Partnership (GPP). The GPP list ranks QTS as follows:
- # 40 on the EPA's National Top 100
- # 12 on the EPA's Top Tech & Telecom
companies
- # 4 among all data center companies
QTS is currently 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'
choice to use green power helps advance the voluntary market for
green power, as well as the development of those
sources.
"This list of the largest users of green power across the
nation is proof that good business practices can also benefit the
environment," said James
Critchfield, Program Manager of EPA's Green Power
Partnership. "EPA applauds the leading organizations in the Green
Power Partnership's Top Partner Rankings for their notable
commitment to expanding their use of green power and protecting the
environment."
QTS is committed to minimizing the data center carbon
footprint and utilizing as much renewable fuel as possible by
implementing a methodic sustainability approach featuring
initiatives and solutions in containment, power usage effectiveness
(PUE) reduction, and renewable energy procurement, supported
by continuous innovation.
Renewable energy is a cornerstone of QTS' comprehensive
sustainability initiatives and QTS has set an ambitious goal to
procure 100% of its power from renewable energy sources by 2025 as
documented 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.
QTS also recently 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, IL and
Piscataway, NJ.
The company has also achieved 100% renewable energy
status in its Irving,
TX mega data center and plans to
expand renewable power initiatives in existing and new data centers
including those planned for Phoenix,
AZ and Hillsboro,
OR.
In addition to wind power initiatives, QTS' Piscataway data center also features
a 14 MW solar farm that supplies energy to the data
center.
"We are proud to be recognized by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency as a leader in the green power market," said
Travis Wright, Vice President,
Energy and Sustainability, QTS. "By procuring green power at
competitive rates, QTS is reducing its emissions footprint while
also sending a message to others across the United States that using green power is
smart business."
Recently QTS participated in a consortium of data centers
that formally petitioned Dominion Energy to increase its use of
renewable alternatives such as wind and solar in the Virginia market.
About EPA's Green Power
Partnership
The Green Power Partnership is a
voluntary program that helps increase green power use among U.S.
organizations to advance the American market for green power and
development of those sources as a way to reduce air pollution and
other environmental impacts associated with electricity use. The
Partnership currently has more than 1,500 Partners voluntarily
using nearly 53 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually.
Partners include a wide variety of leading organizations such as
Fortune 500® companies; small and medium sized businesses; local,
state, and federal governments; and colleges and universities. For
additional information, please visit
www.epa.gov/greenpower.
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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