Case Study: Cool Planet Project achieves 3.77 million kWh/year energy savings with Digital Realty

Cool Planet - Customer Case Study

Digital Realty is a global provider of data center and colocation services supporting more than 650 firms across North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Facing the challenge of reducing the environmental impact and operating costs of large-scale data center operations, the company set out to identify cost-effective energy and water efficiency opportunities across its portfolio, with the El Segundo facility in Southern California serving as a focal project.

Since 2011 Digital Realty partnered with the Southern California Edison Data Center Energy Efficiency Program and implemented four major upgrades at El Segundo as part of a company-wide Energy Conservation Opportunity (ECO) initiative, complemented by programs like Clean Start and planned water-conservation measures. Those efforts delivered 3.77 million kWh in estimated annual energy savings, helped the company document a 6% energy reduction from a 2013 baseline, and earned Digital Realty a 2015 Cool Planet Award.

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