Iron Mountain was the first colocation signatory to The Climate Pledge and the only global colocation provider in the world committed to meeting every kilowatt hour of usage with local carbon free energy, every hour of each day, everywhere.
Sustainable green data centers
Data center sustainability solutions matched by 100% renewable power, natural cooling, on-site solar power generation, and BREEAM design.
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A sustainable partner for the future
Iron Mountain Data Centers has industry leading commitments to security, compliance and clean energy that help our customers navigate increasing regulations for environmental performance. We support our clients globally in their pursuit of zero carbon by 100% renewable power matching and passing the environmental benefits to our customers under our Green Power Pass product, a first in the industry. Iron Mountain is also the first company to construct a BREEAM design-certified data center in North America.
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Secure, sustainable & scalable
Iron Mountain is committed to data center solutions that are socially and environmentally responsible. Companies choose Iron Mountain for our ability to help them achieve their own sustainability goals. As the provider of energy for client's off site IT equipment, Iron Mountain is a key provider to our customers total renewable energy purchases.
Each newly constructed colocation facility will achieve BREEAM green building certification, which started with AZP-2 in Phoenix. We’re also investing in our existing fleet to maximize energy efficiency and water conversation.
Customers of Iron Mountain Data Centers are able to recognize the power their IT equipment consumes at Iron Mountain as their own energy footprint, and recognize it as 100% clean energy via Green Power Pass.
Our commitment to sustainability
How we help maintain sustainability
Optimal efficiency
Our data centers include many of the newest and most energy-efficient builds in the colocation industry. As signatories to the Climate Neutral Data Center Pact we have clear commitments to achieving low PUE, responsible water usage and repurposing waste heat when possible. Some highlights include AZP-2, the first BREEAM certified data center in North America, and WPA-1, our underground data center that leverages an underground aquifer and ambient temperatures.
On-site solar generation
We capture opportunities for carbon free energy wherever possible. In 2019 we constructed the largest rooftop solar installation of any data center in the United States of America. The 7.2 MW-rated solar installation at Iron Mountain's data center in Edison, New Jersey now generates more than 9 million kW/hrs per year.
Green Power Pass (GPP)
Every customer can enjoy Green Power Pass (GPP), the industry’s first ever comprehensive green data center solution. GPP covers power consumed at every Iron Mountain data center around the globe and provides an annual Certificate of Attestation validating that 100% of the power you use at Iron Mountain can be reported as clean energy, consistent with GHG protocol and ISO 14064 standards. In GPP’s first year it was applied to over 100 million kW/Hours of power.
Renewable tidal energy
Recently we announced a new partnership with SeaQurrent®! This highly innovative organization developed cutting edge technology to generate renewable tidal energy through the tides of the sea! Tidal currents are always there and therefore tidal energy production is highly predictable. SeaQurrent's ''TidalKite'' solution realizes 100% renewable energy production that's available 100% of the time to green local energy grids and power our data centers.
Green Power Pass: What our customers say
"Akamai believes that operating our business with a small environmental footprint is fundamental to unlocking the potential of the internet and an essential value for our customers and the communities in which we operate. We are pleased to be a launch partner of Iron Mountain’s Green Power Pass allowing us to deliver services to our customers in a sustainable and socially responsible way through 100% renewable power matching."
Sustainable data center partners
Iron Mountain is a proactive member of the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA). CEBA works across customers, suppliers, and policymakers to identify barriers to buying renewable energy and develop solutions that meet growing demand. In collaboration with CEBA we are demonstrating that renewable energy is not only environmentally and socially responsible, it’s also cost-effective and reliable, with stable costs and long-term fixed contracts.
We also work closely with the Future of Internet Power a group of 10 of the biggest cloud and internet users. The group works to develop industry best practices on GHG reporting for offsite data center operations. We collaborated with them to develop the new carbon credit protocols that underpin our award-winning Green Power Pass.
Additional resources
PremiumVideos and Webinars
Beyond greenwashing: Sustainability meets compliance on demand webinar
This on demand webinar from Data Center Frontier featuring Iron Mountain's Jim Henry and Chris Pennington goes into further detail about the true sustainability promises and where sustainability intersects with compliance.
November 10, 2022
2023 Data Centers sustainability report
For Iron Mountain sustainability has always been synonymous with success. This is because our primary focus is on building and maintaining long-term customer relationships based on trust. Check out our latest 2023 data centers sustainability report to learn more.
2022 Data Centers sustainability report
Sustainability continues to be a top priority for Iron Mountain's data center business. Check out our latest 2022 Data Center Sustainability Report to see how we're progressing towards our goals.
2021 Data Centers sustainability report
We embrace our responsibility to contribute to the fight for a net-zero future for our planet.
Data center building regulations in Europe point to sustainability goals
Eric Boonstra, VP & GM of Iron Mountain Data Centers Western Europe explores how Amsterdam's data center industry is working toward a more sustainable future. Explore sustainability goals in the European data center market.
Data Center Frontier special report: Beyond greenwashing sustainability meets compliance
This special report, brought to you by Iron Mountain, was prepared by Data Center Frontier. The report explores true sustainability promises and where sustainability intersects with compliance.
The future of sustainability by Iron Mountain Data Centers
24/7 hourly matching, a Google adapted methodology to decarbonize the electricity grid, is also discussed as one of the key pillars in making IMDC a climate neutral data center provider by 2030
The outlook on data center sustainability in 2022
Chris Pennington, Director of Energy and Sustainability at Iron Mountain Data Centers shares thoughts on what will drive data center sustainability efforts in 2022.
Data center Frontier special report: Green data centers and the sustainability imperative
Read this Special Report, done in collaboration with Data Center Frontier and Iron Mountain, about the future of green data centers and sustainability.
The data center industry and sustainability
The data center industry aims to be part of the climate change solution, not the problem. With a commitment to sustainability and renewable energy, together we are making a difference.
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