Equinix Recognized By EPA For Leading Green Power Use
The company ranks 6th on EPA's Top 30 List of Tech & Telecom Green Power Users and 18th on national Top 100 List of Green Power Users.
Equinix, Inc. has announced that for the first time it appears on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Green Power Users Lists, ranking 18th on the National Top 100 List of the largest green power users and sixth on the Tech & Telecom Green Power Users List. The company is using 300 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually in the U.S., which is enough green power to meet 25% of the organization's U.S. electricity use. This demonstrates a proactive choice to switch away from traditional sources of electricity generation and support cleaner renewable energy alternatives.
According to the U.S. EPA, Equinix's green power use of 300 million kWh is equivalent to the electricity use of more than 28,000 average American homes annually. The organization defines green power as zero-emissions electricity that is generated from environmentally preferable renewable resources, such as wind, solar, geothermal, biogas, eligible biomass, and low-impact hydro. Using green power helps accelerate the development of new renewable energy capacity nationwide and helps users reduce their carbon footprints.