CoreSite’s VA3 Data Center Powered by 100% Renewable Energy

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CoreSite Realty Corporation (NYSE:COR) has announced that its VA3 data center is now powered by 100% renewable energy through Dominion Energy's 100% Renewable Energy Program. This initiative supports local renewable energy development in the Northern Virginia market. CoreSite aims to assist its customers in achieving their sustainability goals by offering a diverse energy portfolio, including solar, hydroelectric, and biomass sources. The VA3 facility, part of a larger data center campus, provides significant capacity and connectivity to major cloud providers.

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• VA3 data center powered by 100% renewable energy, enhancing sustainability.
• Supports local renewable energy sources in Northern Virginia.
• Customer access to diverse fuel mix, including solar and biomass.
• Strategic positioning with over 100 megawatts of capacity across three data centers.

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– All New and Existing VA3 Customers Can Claim 100% Renewable Power –

– Provides Customers the Ability to Support Local Renewable Energy Sources –

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CoreSite Realty Corporation (NYSE:COR) (the “Company”), a premier provider of secure, reliable, high-uptime data center campuses with high-performance cloud and interconnection solutions across the U.S., today announced its VA3 data center is powered by 100% renewable energy through Dominion Energy’s 100% Renewable Energy Program^SM. CoreSite’s VA3 data center is its newest purpose-built, enterprise class facility on its Northern Virginia campus, and together with VA1 and VA2 currently comprise our Reston data center campus.

Providing Customers with the Ability to Support Local Renewable Energy Sources

The new voluntary energy program enables CoreSite to provide customers with the ability to support continued development of local renewable energy sources and ensure a diverse fuel mix in the Northern Virginia market. The portfolio for Dominion Energy’s 100% Renewable Energy Program^SM currently includes locally sourced solar, hydroelectric, and biomass energy. All of CoreSite’s new and existing customers deployed at its VA3 data center can claim 100% renewable power.

“CoreSite is committed to seeking out the least carbon-intensive energy sources wherever feasible, which in turn supports its customers’ economic goals,” said Paul Szurek, CoreSite’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “We are excited to support the development of local renewable energy sources in the Northern Virginia market and to take this additional step in CoreSite’s sustainability journey by achieving 100% renewable power at our VA3 data center.”

CoreSite’s Northern Virginia data center campus, comprised of three operating data centers (VA1, VA2, and VA3) and scalable to provide over 100 megawatts of capacity at full buildout, provides direct, low-latency access to all major cloud service providers, which are natively deployed within its Reston data center campus. The interconnected campus provides access to the cloud, network, and managed service providers needed to build and deploy a holistic hybrid and multi-cloud solution in a secure, dense, and scalable environment. Enterprises and government agencies, including those system integrators that support the government agencies, also often rely on their strategic vendors, such as CoreSite, to address their sustainability and renewable energy goals.

Other Highlights

• CoreSite’s Northern Virginia Campus – Scale your digital business in a data center campus that meets your performance and growth needs – now and in the future
• Accelerate Your Digital Business with CoreSite – Learn how your business can gain competitive edge with a network-dense, cloud-enabled colocation provider like CoreSite
• Sustainability at CoreSite – Learn how CoreSite innovates through its building design to reduce overall energy consumption and increase energy efficiency

About CoreSite

CoreSite Realty Corporation (NYSE:COR) delivers secure, high-uptime data center campuses with high-performance cloud access and interconnection solutions to a growing customer ecosystem across eight key North American markets. More than 1,370 of the world’s leading enterprises, network operators, cloud providers, and supporting service providers choose CoreSite to connect, protect and optimize their performance-sensitive data, applications and computing workloads. Our scalable, flexible solutions and 480+ dedicated employees consistently deliver unmatched data center options — all of which leads to a best-in-class customer experience and lasting relationships. For more information, visit www.CoreSite.com.

Forward Looking Statements

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CoreSite Contacts

Brouk Eshetu

Assistant General Manager – Northern Virginia

818-331-8818

Brouk.Eshetu@CoreSite.com

Megan Ruszkowski

Vice President of Marketing

720-446-2014

Megan.Ruszkowski@CoreSite.com

Kate Ruppe

Investor Relations Manager

303-222-7369

InvestorRelations@CoreSite.com

Source: CoreSite Realty Corporation

FAQ

What renewable energy program is CoreSite participating in?

CoreSite is participating in Dominion Energy's 100% Renewable Energy Program.

How does the renewable energy initiative affect CoreSite's VA3 data center?

The VA3 data center is now powered by 100% renewable energy, supporting sustainability goals.

What types of renewable energy does CoreSite's program include?

The program includes locally sourced solar, hydroelectric, and biomass energy.

What is the capacity of CoreSite's Northern Virginia data center campus?

The campus is scalable to provide over 100 megawatts of capacity at full buildout.

How many data centers are part of CoreSite's Northern Virginia campus?

CoreSite's Northern Virginia campus consists of three operating data centers: VA1, VA2, and VA3.