Datapipe Goes Green With 100 Percent Renewable Electricity
March 24 2010 - 10:23AM
Marketwired
Datapipe, a leading provider of managed hosting and IT services,
announced today a significant expansion of its green initiatives.
Through a strategic relationship with Constellation NewEnergy,
Datapipe's Somerset One data center, located in New Jersey, will
now run on 100 percent renewable electricity. Datapipe will utilize
Green-e Energy certified renewable energy certificates through
Constellation NewEnergy's NewMix(SM) Wind energy solution to match
electricity consumption at its data center, while maintaining its
diverse and redundant connections to the main power grid.
"We believe we have a responsibility to support long-term
sustainability through the technologies we implement and the
electricity we consume," said Robb Allen, CEO of Datapipe.
"Converting to 100 percent renewable electricity sources is a big
win for our clients, our company and our community. The impact is
significant and is expected to result in an initial reduction of
more than 8.5 million pounds of carbon emissions," Allen added.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that data
centers account for 1.5 percent of the nation's electricity
consumption. As the demand for digital resources continues to rise,
the EPA estimates this figure will increase by 12 percent
annually.
Renewable energy certificates (RECs) represent the environmental
benefits of electricity generated from wind, solar or other
renewable power. Eligible facilities that generate renewable power
are issued RECs that can be sold to help support the development
and operation of renewable energy generation.
"Visionary organizations are making the choice to support
renewable power resources," said Keith Black, vice president of
Constellation NewEnergy. "We are proud to supply the green
electricity, primarily sourced from wind resources, that enables
Datapipe to make a significant reduction to its carbon footprint,"
Black added.
Datapipe's global facilities feature numerous green initiatives.
These include corporate recycling programs and alternative
energy.
About Datapipe: Datapipe provides custom
managed hosting solutions for businesses with complex Internet
facing infrastructures. We proactively manage security, monitoring,
storage, data center operations, servers, and applications
including database administration and the full software stack. The
company provides services to more than 1000 customers in seven data
centers and eight office locations in the United States, the United
Kingdom, and China. Datapipe was founded in 1998 and is
headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.
http://www.datapipe.com
About Constellation NewEnergy
Constellation NewEnergy (www.newenergy.com) is a leading
competitive supplier of electricity, natural gas and
electricity-related services to commercial, industrial and
institutional customers throughout the United States. A subsidiary
of Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG), Constellation NewEnergy
operates in all competitive electricity markets throughout the
U.S., providing products that enable customers to effectively
manage and control electricity costs.
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