Shift to wind power enables company to offer cost stability and
“carbon-neutral” data center services
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Iron
Mountain Incorporated® (NYSE:IRM), the global
leader in storage and information management services, today announced
that its Data Center business is 100 percent powered by renewable energy
sourced from a new wind farm in Ringer Hill, Penn. Through a 15-year
wind power purchasing agreement, Iron Mountain will utilize 25 megawatts
(25 MW) of the wind farm’s capacity, serving its data centers in three
states. The shift to wind power helps reduce the company’s environmental
impact and operating cost, while also delivering long-term utility price
stability and a carbon-neutral solution for its data center customers.
“One of the first challenges of our sustainable energy strategy is
finding ways to beat the conventional wisdom that growing our business
means bigger environmental impacts,” said Kevin Hagen, director of
corporate responsibility at Iron Mountain. “Our renewable energy
initiatives are a great example of adopting innovative ways to serve
customers with better, financially attractive solutions that can reduce
our climate and environmental impacts at the same time.”
Iron Mountain Data Centers offer wholesale and retail colocation options
that can meet the exacting requirements of cloud services providers,
Federal Government Agencies, systems integrators, financial services
firms and healthcare companies. Iron Mountain complies with Federal
technology and environmental regulations, such as the Data Center
Optimization Initiative (DCOI) and Executive Order (EO) 13693, enabling
Federal Agencies and integrators to meet requirements for
energy-efficient, sustainable data centers. Iron Mountain’s portfolio
includes the 200-acre underground campus outside Pittsburgh that houses
its National Data Center and leverages geothermal cooling for optimal
Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE). The company’s data center
certifications include FISMA High, ISO 27001, PCI DSS Level 1, HIPAA,
and SOC 2 Type II compliance.
“As our data center business grows, we’re always looking at how best to
address power considering it’s the largest operational cost and
environmental concern,” said Mark Kidd, senior vice president and
general manager, Iron Mountain Data Centers. “Locking in a long-term,
reliable and renewable energy supply ensures price stability and cost
control, delivering savings back to both Iron Mountain and our
customers. Sourcing 100 percent renewable power, along with our Better
Buildings Initiative pledge to reduce energy intensity across the data
center portfolio, positions Iron Mountain and our customers to meet the
growing demand for data center services with affordable, clean,
sustainable power.”
Iron Mountain has implemented an aggressive renewable energy strategy
relying on solar and wind power that is projected to offset two-thirds
of its North American electricity needs by 2018. In addition to the
Ringer Hill wind farm, the company recently signed a purchase agreement
at the Amazon Wind Farm Texas and has ongoing investments in solar
projects throughout the US and Canada. In addition, the company has
joined with the World Wildlife Fund and other leading non-profit
organizations and industry peers as a signatory to the Renewable Energy
Buyers Principals. Iron Mountain is also a member of the Rocky Mountain
Institute’s Business Renewable Center and the Renewable Energy Buyers
Alliance (REBA). Combined, Iron Mountain’s commitments to wind and solar
power, make the company one of the top 25 buyers of renewable energy
among the FORTUNE 1000 and a top 70 energy buyer in the Environmental
Protection Agency Green Power Partnership, a voluntary program that
encourages the organizational procurement of sustainable power. For more
information on Iron Mountain’s renewable energy strategy, please visit
the company’s corporate responsibility portal at http://www.ironmountain.com/About-Us/Corporate-Social-Responsibility.aspx.
About Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain Incorporated® (NYSE: IRM) is the global leader in storage
and information management services. Trusted by more than 230,000
organizations around the world, Iron Mountain’s real estate network
comprises more than 85 million square feet across more than 1,400
facilities in 46 countries dedicated to protecting and preserving what
matters most for its customers. Iron Mountain’s solutions portfolio
includes records
management,
data management,
document management, data
centers, art
storage and logistics, and secure
shredding, helping organizations to lower storage costs, comply with
regulations, recover from disaster, and better use their information.
Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain stores and protects billions of
information assets, including critical business documents, electronic
information, medical data and cultural and historical artifacts. Visit www.ironmountain.com
for more information.
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