Fairbanks Energy Services Helps Zayo Significantly Reduce Energy Consumption At Three zColo Data Centers
Projects consisting of LED lighting, mechanical upgrades and dynamic airflow management will save zColo over 5 million kilowatt hours annually, while reclaiming lost capacity.
Fairbanks Energy Services has helped the Zayo Group reduce energy consumption and increase data center capacity with custom solutions in three of its zColo data centers in Atlanta, New York, and Dallas. The projects will save an estimated combined 5 million kilowatt hours annually.
In Atlanta, zColo called on Fairbanks Energy to ensure that its data center was Tier 3 compliant. To begin the process, Fairbanks Energy installed a building management system (BMS), integrating all of the power and cooling systems. Fairbanks Energy also split the open loop cooling system into a traditional system by installing heat exchangers, automated valves and new pumps, which enabled zColo to reclaim 1,200 tons of mechanical capacity. All of these changes were done live to the cooling system without any interruption or loss of redundancy.