Switch's ranking for cumulative installed solar capacity
displays its continued commitment to ESG, corporate social
responsibility, sustainability and overall corporate
citizenship
LAS
VEGAS, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Switch,
Inc. (NYSE: SWCH) ("Switch") the exascale technology
infrastructure corporation, today announced that it ranks in the
top 5 in the Solar Energy Industries Association's (SEIA)
annual Solar Means Business 2022 report for
installed solar energy capacity within the tech industry, alongside
Meta, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft. Additionally, Switch was ranked
number 12 on the list of the top 25 solar champions for all
industries.
SEIA, the national trade association for the solar and storage
industry, tracks and analyzes commercial solar adoption in America
in its Solar Means Business 2022 report.
According to the report released on November
29, American companies are installing record-levels of solar
to power their operations and now account for 14% of all installed
solar capacity in the United
States.
"It's truly an honor to again be recognized by the Solar Energy
Industries Association and listed as one of the top 5 leaders
within the tech industry for corporate solar adoption," said
Switch VP of Sustainability Alise Porto. "This acknowledgment
showcases our continued commitment as a clean energy leader in the
digital infrastructure space. Our leadership in sustainability will
continue to positively impact our customers, partners, and, most of
all, our connected planet."
Switch's most important opportunity to impact global climate
change is to reduce the impacts associated with the electricity
used to power its data centers. Switch has procured 100 percent
renewable power from new, local and clean energy resources since
January 2016, to meet the
organization's annual electricity use. Powering its data centers
with renewable energy has enabled Switch to achieve zero scope 2
carbon emissions for nearly a decade.
Through June 2022, U.S. businesses
have installed nearly 19 gigawatts (GW) of on-site and off-site
solar capacity, which is double the 9.4 GW installed through 2019.
There are now 23 U.S. companies that have installed at least 100 MW
of solar capacity, and eighteen of the top 25 companies ranked in
the Solar Means Business 2022 report are pursuing 100%
renewable energy or carbon neutral goals.
"About half of all corporate solar has been installed in the
last two and half years," said SEIA president and CEO Abigail Ross Hopper. "Solar Means Business
highlights the incredible flexibility of solar, whether it's
installed on a warehouse roof, on a carport or at an off-site
facility, showing the various ways that companies are meeting their
needs with clean, affordable energy. From data centers to
industrial freezers, the most energy-intensive business operations
are turning to solar as the most reliable and affordable way to
power their infrastructure."
Solar Means Business tracks over 47,000 corporate solar
installations nationwide, which combined generate enough
electricity to power 3.2 million homes and offset 20.4 million
metric tons of CO2 annually. Total commercial solar installations
are expected to double again over the next 3 years with nearly 27
GW of off-site corporate solar projects scheduled to come online by
2025.
To download the full report, view the interactive charts and
explore the report's underlying data,
visit www.SolarMeansBusiness.com.
About Switch
Switch (NYSE: SWCH) is the independent 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 over 700 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, focusing on enterprise-class and emerging
hybrid cloud solutions. The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe
Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids,
Michigan; Atlanta, Georgia;
and Austin, Texas, are the world's
most powerful exascale data center campus ecosystems with low
latency to major U.S. markets. Visit switch.com for more
information, or follow us
on LinkedIn and Twitter.
PR Contact:
Alise Porto
newsroom@switch.com
(702) 280-1823
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