nLighten UK has completed a solar power installation on the 4,500 sqm rooftop of its Milton Keynes data centre.
The upgrade has seen the installation of over 1,000 solar panels on the rooftop, with predicted annual CO2 emissions savings of over 90 tonnes, according to the company.
The panels will provide a capacity of up to 478 kW, with nLighten estimating that the solar produced energy will meet the power requirements of the entire building during certain periods of the day in the summer months.
“At nLighten, the energy transition and assisting a sustainable digital economy is at the core of our DNA. We are proud to be continuing on our journey to create the next step for the data centre industry and align edge data centres with the sustainable transition,” said John Hall, nLighten UK’s Managing Director.
“We are working continuously to push the boundaries on the rapid delivery of secure, sustainable, and energy efficient edge data centre environments in key markets while also innovating high quality services for our growing roster of Enterprise, Cloud, CDN, Gaming, IoT and Immersive Technology customers.
“Our solar power initiative at the Milton Keynes site in the UK will be welcomed by existing and new customers looking to meet environmental sustainability requirements. The solar installation will make a positive and notable contribution to their ESG targets.”
