Scala Data Centers Announces Data Centers In São Paulo That Operate Entirely On Renewable Energy

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Published on 11/03/2021 at 11:54

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Brazilian Data Center Operator Inaugurates Project in São Paulo and Claims It Will Be Entirely Powered by Renewable Energy

Scala Data Centers, one of the leading operators in Brazil, announced its sixth data center in São Paulo and certified that all the energy used in its facilities will be renewable energy.

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The SP4 will be a 23 MW facility with an inauguration scheduled for December 2021, with SP5 weighing in at 40 MW and SP6 being a 12 MW site. The provider, founded in April 2020 by the U.S. investment fund Digital Colony, signed a 10-year contract with the utility company AES Tietê and another with Engie Brasil Energia, both guaranteed by renewable energy certificates for the data centers in São Paulo.

Power Purchase Agreement

“In addition to a contract we already had with Engie that guaranteed us energy from renewable sources, we made an important negotiation for an eight-year PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) with AES Tietê, whose generation is hydroelectric and, therefore, 100% renewable sources,” said Scala’s CEO, Marcos Paigo, in an interview with DCD Brasil editor, Tatiane Aquim.

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Inauguration Will Take Place in December

The newly announced SP4 data center will have a capacity of 23 MW in two buildings, one of which will be for a single hyperscale client while the other will serve the “ecosystem” of colocation. The inauguration is scheduled for December and will have LEED certification.

Construction of SP5 and SP6 will begin in 2022. With 30 MW, SP5 will be aimed at hyperscalers and could become the largest facility in Latin America. SP6 will have a smaller scale for colocation clients, with a capacity of 12 MW.

Additionally, Scala plans two more availability zones in the state of São Paulo, each with at least one new greenfield data center, with a planned start by the end of 2022, according to an article posted on its website.

Scala Data Centers Announces Data Centers In São Paulo That Operate Entirely On Renewable Energy

Brazilian Data Center Operator Inaugurates Project in São Paulo and Claims It Will Be Entirely Powered by Renewable Energy

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