CyrusOne Selects Renewable Energy Provider For Texas Data Center, Procurement Consultant Disclosed'
January 26,2021
CyrusOne Inc., a global data center real estate investment trust (REIT), announced that the company will purchase 67 MW of renewable energy delivered to the electricity grid and equivalent renewable energy credits generated by Enel Green Power’s 284 MW Azure Sky solar + storage project located in Haskell County, Texas (284 MWdc, which will inject up to 225 MWac peak power in to the grid).
The purchase is equivalent to meeting 100% of the power requirements for CyrusOne’s data center facility in Allen, Texas, and approximately 70% of the power requirements for its data center in Carrollton, Texas. Additionally, CyrusOne will retire project-specific renewable attributes from Azure Sky solar + storage equal to 100% of the power usage at its Dallas headquarters.
The transaction was structured in collaboration with Energy Edge and J. Aron and Company LLC., a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs
The Azure Sky solar + storage project in Haskell County, Texas, is expected to be operational by the end of 2021.