The next time you look to your smartphone to recall the name of that actress who co-starred in that movie with the guy from that television series, consider a study which estimated that a typical internet search engine uses as much energy as illuminating a 60-W lightbulb for 17 seconds while emitting 0.2 grams of CO₂.

The green data center market is forecast to grow from $43.24 billion USD in 2018 to $147.88 billion in 2024.

In 2016, 82% of the S&P 500 companies published corporate sustainability reports — up from less than 20% in 2011. This trend in sustainability reporting is a response to the growing public interest in large organizations’ environmental impact. Hyperscale data center developers are no exception.