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DPO SIGNS BEHIND THE METER WIND PPA TO DIRECTLY POWER 100MW GREEN DATA CENTRE PROJECT
Digital Power Optimization ( DPO ), a developer and operator of green data centres , has announced the binding execution of a power purchase agreement with a major , multinational producer of renewable energy (‘ the Seller ’).
The Seller owns a number of large renewable power assets , including multiple 150MW + wind farms in Texas . Under the new power purchase agreement , DPO and the Seller expect data centre deployments to reach 100MW in total size and extend across as many as six of the Seller ’ s Texas wind assets .
Unlike most traditional computing facilities procuring clean power through virtual PPAs , DPO ’ s data centres will draw power behind the meter directly from the renewable wind generation facilities . underway . We have been running a pilot on-site for this power producer for over 18 months now and have developed an outstanding partnership with them .
“ Together , we crafted a custom and innovative PPA structure which creates zero-cost economic upside for the Seller while bringing to life some of the cleanest and most sustainable computing facilities on Earth for DPO ’ s investors and data centre tenants .”
Since 2020 , DPO has worked directly with power producers to utilise power-dense computing functions like Proof-of- Work network security and AI training as a more profitable physical offtake for undervalued power . DPO is one of the only companies in the world to have developed and operated data centre projects behind the meter on wind , solar , hydro and natural gas plants , as well as grid-connected facilities .
Funding for the first phase buildout at the initial project site has been secured and data centre operations are expected to begin in 2024 , with the remaining sites coming online over the following 12 – 18 months .
Andrew Webber , DPO ’ s CEO , said : “ We ’ re extremely pleased to have this PPA finalised and the project now officially
Stellium ’ s alliance with ITPS and mutual relationship with Zayo was seen as a key differentiator by the customer . Both data centres are directly connected via Zayo ’ s networks as part of a Disaster Recovery and failover initiative , ensuring a highly resilient solution for hosting 5G in the region .
Zayo ’ s Point-of-Presence ( PoP ) at Stellium – making the Newcastle campus Zayo ’ s main IP node north of Manchester – was also pivotal in the decision with the mobile operator already having collocated at data centres in Manchester and Scotland connected by Zayo . Additionally , ITPS is Zayo ’ s regional managed IT services provider .
Stellium Data Centres and ITPS leverage Zayo Group ’ s network to win contract .
Stellium Data Centres has announced a global mobile network operator has collocated at Stellium 1 in Newcastle and ITPS in County Durham , as part of a joint hosting solution to optimise 5G services being rolled out across the North East of England .
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“ We are delighted that our successful alliance with ITPS and strong relationship with Zayo has resulted in this significant customer win ,” said Ed Bissell , Sales Director , Stellium Data Centres . “ These two factors combined with our and ITPS ’ strategic Edge data centre locations , offering the lowest carbon intensity in the UK , made for a highly compelling proposition .
“ We can assure the customer of the lowest latency coverage and environmental footprint possible in the Northeast while also facilitating efficient backhaul of increasingly dense 5G data traffic . Stellium ’ s game-changing OCP-Ready certification was a further winning consideration .”
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