Equinix was awarded as a winner in the Customer Project Award: Data Center Energy Storage & Microgrids category for its 37 MW Bloom Energy fuel cell deployment.
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Two years in a row (2017 and 2018) Equinix has been selected for the Excellence in Green Power category of the EPA’s Green Power Leadership Awards. The annual awards recognize America's leading green power users for their commitment and contribution to helping advance the development of the nation's voluntary green power market.
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As of April 2019, Equinix ranks #4 on the U.S. EPA’s National Top 100 list of green power users. Equinix reported a total of 2,200GWh of green power usage in 2018 representing 100% of our U.S. load including Verizon data centers. Equinix had debuted in 2015, at a rank of 18th in the Top 100 of renewable energy users in the nation. In addition, we are recognized for our Long-Term Green Power Contracts; having executed 225 MW of long-term wind contracts.
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The National Associate of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT) honored Equinix in the data centers category for demonstrating superior sustainability practices across all sustainability criteria including ESG (environment, social, and governance) practices.
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Equinix participates in a joint initiative with the World Wildlife Fund and the World Resources Institute (WWF/WRI) to help the private sector more effectively seek renewable energy from traditional utility partners and developers.
Equinix sits on the BRC Advisory Board and participates in numerous annual events to share best practices and promote collaboration among corporates on renewable energy procurement.
Equinix is a member of the Board of Directors of REBA – a community of energy buyers accelerating the zero-carbon energy future—greening the grid for all. REBA is a membership organization incorporated in 2019 as the culmination of efforts since 2014 by NGOs. Equinix has been a member of the BRC since 2015 since our purchase of wind power from Rush Springs and Wake Texas. REBA currently counts over 200 large energy buyers as members.
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Equinix is a member of RE100 -a global corporate leadership initiative bringing together influential businesses committed to 100% renewable electricity. As of April 2019, 174 RE100 companies –including Equinix -have made a commitment to go 100% renewable. Equinix joined RE100 in 2015 setting a 100% long-term aspirational target to reach 100% renewable and a short-term goal of reaching 50% by 2017.
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Since June 1, 2015 Equinix has been a constituent of this environmental, social and governance (ESG) index.
Equinix isone of 154 companies that signed a pledge to demonstrate support for action on climate change.
Recognized for leading the industry by building and maintaining state-of-the-art green data centers across the Asia-Pacific region. Awarded for 2015 & 2014.
We are members of techUK, a UK data center trade association. Equinix has a seat on the Data Centre Council and representation in a number of other committees, including the Climate Change Agreement User Group, EU Emissions Trading Scheme Sub-Group and the Data Centers Technical Committee.
Equinix participates in the EU Code of Conduct Best Practice for Energy Efficiency in Data Centers, an initiative led by the European Union’s Joint Research Center. Over 40% of Equinix’s EMEA footprint is covered, establishing Equinix as a Corporate Participant.
Equinix is a member of The Green Grid focusing on best practices and innovation towards sustainable IT.
Equinix is a member of the CoolestSG, geared towards developing and accelerating the deployment and commercialization of innovative cooling technologies, which can be applied to buildings, data centers and industry.