LAS VEGAS, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Switch, Inc.
(NYSE: SWCH) ("Switch") the global technology infrastructure
corporation, today announced it has earned the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ENERGY STAR certification
at its Core Campus in Las Vegas.
The certification signifies that the building performs in the top
tier of facilities nationwide for energy efficiency and meets
strict energy efficiency performance levels set by the EPA.
"The EPA's ENERGY STAR certification is an important
recognition of CEO and Founder Rob
Roy and Switch's long-standing commitment to the highest
standards of sustainability in the design and operations of our
company," said Adam Kramer,
Switch EVP of Strategy. "Switch is committed to
remaining the global industry leader in the development of
sustainable technology infrastructure solutions. In doing so, we
will continue to be the leader in reduced carbon
footprints, increased water efficiency and expanded renewable
power resources."
Commercial buildings that earn EPA's ENERGY STAR certification
use an average of 35 percent less energy than typical buildings and
also release 35 percent less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Switch has surpassed those numbers for decades with its energy
performance by managing energy strategically across the entire
organization and by making cost-effective improvements to its data
center facilities.
"Improving the energy efficiency of our nation's data centers
has become more critical than ever as our digital economy expands,"
said Jean Lupinacci, Chief of the
ENERGY STAR Commercial & Industrial Branch. "Switch's data
centers are among the most efficient in the industry, and we also
commend the company for its use of renewable energy in powering its
data centers."
Switch's patented designs make its data centers the most
efficient in the industry, supported by an industry- leading Power
Usage Effectiveness (PUE) rate. Since January 1, 2016, Switch is the largest colocation
data center provider powering all of its data centers with 100%
renewable energy.
ENERGY STAR was introduced by EPA in 1992 as a voluntary,
market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through
energy efficiency. Today, the ENERGY STAR label can be found on
more than 65 different kinds of products, 1.4 million new homes and
20,000 commercial buildings and industrial plants that meet strict
energy-efficiency specifications set by the EPA. Over the past
twenty years, American families and businesses have saved more than
$230 billion on utility bills and
prevented more than 1.8 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas
emissions with help from ENERGY STAR.
About Switch
Switch, Inc. (NYSE: SWCH), is the independent global leader
in exascale data center ecosystems, edge data center designs,
industry-leading telecommunications solutions and next-generation
technology innovation. Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 500 issued and
pending patent claims covering data center designs that have
manifested into the company's world-renowned data centers and
technology solutions.
We innovate to sustainably progress the digital foundation of
the connected world with a focus on enterprise-class and emerging
hybrid cloud solutions. The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe
Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids,
Michigan; and Atlanta,
Georgia are the world's most powerful exascale data center
campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets.
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