Data centre company QTS subscribes to 350 MW of renewables
- United States data centre services provider QTS Realty Depend on Inc, a portfolio firm of Blackstone Inc (NYSE: BX), has actually subscribed to virtually 350 MW of brand-new renewable resource capacity as part of a newly-signed 20-year handle utility Georgia Power.
The arrangement will certainly take effect in 2024 and will certainly support QTS' Atlanta-Metro as well as Suwanee Georgia data centre campuses. Therefore, concerning 90% of the overall electrical energy supplied to the company's general data centre impact will certainly be coming from renewables.
"This brand-new contract represents an essential milestone as part of QTS' recorded commitment to procure 100% of our power from renewable resource resources by 2025," stated Travis Wright, Vice President, Energy and also Sustainability, QTS.
The new deal is part of Georgia Power's Customer Renewable Supply Procurement (CRSP) tariff, which makes it possible for commercial and also commercial customers to subscribe to as much as 1,000 MW of readily available renewable energy resources, solar in particular.