Chindata Group releases 2030 carbon neutral roadmap

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Chindata Group (Nasdaq: CD) has announced a roadmap to achieve carbon neutrality for its hyperscale data centers in China by 2030, significantly ahead of China's 2060 target. The company pledges to invest in clean energy, targeting 2GW installed capacity, having already secured 1300 MW in renewable contracts. With a focus on data infrastructure's energy needs, Chindata aims to optimize site selection based on solar and wind resources. Their data centers achieved an average PUE of 1.21, dramatically reducing emissions. The company's sustainability efforts have gained recognition with numerous awards.

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• Roadmap for carbon neutrality by 2030, 30 years ahead of national target.
• Investment in clean energy with a goal of 2GW capacity.
• Secured 1300 MW in renewable energy contracts.
• Achieved average PUE of 1.21, reducing 173,087 tons of CO2 emissions.
• Received multiple awards for sustainability and renewable performance.

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BEIJING, Jan. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In December 2020, Chindata Group(Nasdaq: CD) unveiled its roadmap to be carbon neutral for all its next-generation hyperscale data centers in China with its 100% renewable energy solution by 2030, 30 years sooner than China's 2060 carbon neutral pledge.

With this big moonshot, Chindata Group commits to investing in clean energy with an installed capacity of no less than 2GW by 2030. Recently, the company has already signed renewable energy contracts with local governments, such as Datong and Zhangjiakou of China, totaling 1300 MW of installed capacity.

As digital transformation has accelerated, there is a growing demand for carrier-neutral hyperscale data infrastructure. That means it requires a huge energy supply in a focusing area. If the data center provider could find green solutions to this data infrastructure, it will help tech companies and their users across the world to realize carbon neutrality as soon as possible. Thus, as the first-of-its-kind company in China to launch the 2030 carbon neutrality roadmap, Chindata Group is willing to work together with partners to progress toward a sustainable future.

While catering to clients' computing power needs, Chindata Group adopts a unique site selection strategy, putting energy as a key factor. Generally speaking, most of its hyperscale data centers are located in a region with rich wind and solar resources, making it possible to fully absorb local surplus wind and solar energy. In 2019 alone, Chindata Group has achieved a portfolio renewable energy mix of 37%.

The second solution is to use as little energy as possible. Thanks to advances in green technology in green building, IT equipment, and cooling system, in 2019, data centers of Chindata Group in service has achieved average annual PUE of 1.21, approximately 27.5% lower than the global industry an average annual PUE of 1.67 for a data center with capacity of 20 MW or more during the same period, according to Uptime Institute, an equivalent of 173,087 tons of carbon dioxide emissions reduction.

Moreover, climate change is one of the most urgent challenges facing the world today. It is more important than ever to go beyond clean energy procurement and energy efficiency improvement as usual. As a responsible corporate citizen, Chindata Group keeps testing new model to realize the perfect synergy of renewable energy and data centers by finding ways in collaboration with its partners to add new renewable energy to grids around China.

With its efforts, Chindata Group has received a number of awards by third-party organizations, including the Data Center Green Classification (Operational) AAAAA (the highest level), China National Green Data Center, Top 1 in renewable performance among China's leading technology companies, Excellence Prize of Chinese Corporate Citizen for Low Carbon Contribution and Best Environment Case for Chinese Companies ESG Performance.

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FAQ

What is Chindata Group's carbon neutrality goal?

Chindata Group aims to achieve carbon neutrality for its data centers in China by 2030.

What investments is Chindata Group making in renewable energy?

Chindata Group plans to invest in clean energy with an installed capacity target of 2GW by 2030.

How much renewable energy capacity has Chindata Group secured?

Chindata Group has signed contracts totaling 1300 MW of renewable energy capacity.

What is the average PUE achieved by Chindata Group's data centers?

Chindata Group's data centers have achieved an average PUE of 1.21.

What awards has Chindata Group received for its sustainability efforts?

Chindata Group has received multiple awards, including the highest level in Data Center Green Classification.