The new data center expected to be 31 % energy efficient.
Manufacturing and technology company Emerson opened its new $50 million state-of-the-art global data center today -- a 35,000-square-foot facility that's expected to be 31 percent more energy efficient than a standard facility.
With Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon and U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt on hand, the company conducted an opening ceremony at the St. Louis site, which is expected to have 99.982 percent uptime.
Emerson's solar array atop the St. Louis data center.
In addition to using precision cooling products and energy efficiency strategies and technology, the new data center claims bragging rights to the largest rooftop solar array in Missouri.
The 7,800-square-foot system has more than 550 solar panels and can generate 100 kilowatts of energy.
The construction of the new facility is part of Emerson's efforts to consolidate more than 100 of its data centers around the world to four.
Besides the St. Louis site, where IT applications go live in August, one in Marshalltown, Iowa, has been completed. The remaining two are to be built in Europe and Asia.
In building the St. Louis facility, about 80 percent of the construction waste was recycled. Design innovations also helped avoid the use of more than 2.5 miles of copper piping, according to the company.
Emerson is seeking green building certification under LEED standards and is aiming for a gold rating, the second highest of four.
SOURCE : REUTERS
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