London, UK, November 2011: Sentrum, a specialist in data centre solutions, has today reinforced its commitment towards identifying a greener way of working by signing up to a new services contract that will see 100% Renewable Levy Exempt Power being supplied to its portfolio of data centres in the UK.
The agreement will mean that Sentrum’s power needs will now be met through a variety of accredited renewable technologies including, wind, solar, tidal, wave or biomass.
“As our latest research into the UK data centre market shows, companies are increasingly turning to data centre operators to help them reduce their carbon footprints,” said Scott Goodwin, Group Energy Officer at Sentrum. “This decision, to review the methods by which our energy is supplied, is an important step forward and makes good business sense for everyone”.
The research also found that whilst 75% of companies have received advice on PUE not all have followed it completely, if at all – in fact just 25% cited that they had followed the advice given to the letter. “We hope that the fact that this renewable sourced electricity, which also allows us to manage our Climate Change Levy (CCL) obligations, will in turn positively impact the PUE efficiency targets that Sentrum is set to achieve for itself and its customers,” Goodwin concluded.
Sentrum ia a specialists in the design, build and management of bespoke data centre solutions.
Founded in 2005, Sentrum has a portfolio of five facilities around London (Camberley, Sutton, Watford, Woking & Hayes) and a sixth in Rugby comprising in excess of 1.4 million sq ft of technical space. Sentrum was the first data centre operator to offer truly flexible facilities, with dedicated plant for every data suite. Tailor-made to each individual client’s specific needs - from the size of the data suite through to the power configuration and level of resilience - Sentrum offers clients practical, cost-effective scaleable solutions which maximise usage of technical space and meet mission critical business requirements. The Sentrum team is comprised entirely of data centre and property development professionals.
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