GreenSquareDC leases tract of land in Western Australia for wind & solar park to power data center
Aug 14, 2023 | Posted by MadalineDunn
GreenSquareDC has shared that it is leasing a large tract of land at at Billericay Road in East Hyden, Perth, Western Australia, to develop a wind and solar park to power its 96MW data center.
The long-term ground lease is for over 3,100 hectares of land, and on this land, the company will build a 150MW wind and solar farm to power its upcoming data center (WAi1) with 24/7 renewable power.
The long-term ground lease is for over 3,100 hectares of land, and on this land, the company will build a 150MW wind and solar farm to power its upcoming data center (WAi1) with 24/7 renewable power.
The facility located in the Belmont area of Perth, will be a four-story data center with 68,000 sqm of gross floor area on 38,000 sqm of land. According to reports, construction is scheduled to begin in 2023. The first phase of the development is pegged to be complete by mid-2024.
“At WAi1, our focus is to service hyperscale, government, and wholesale enterprise customers seeking traditional or AI-enabled workloads, who prefer cost-effective, highly sustainable, ESG focused outcomes,” commented Walt Coulston, Founder & CEO of GreenSquareDC.
“Perth’s unique location, connectivity into APAC, stable government, super low energy power pricing, and WAi1’s pioneering design, positions us to be the first fully AI-enabled, highly sustainable next-generation Data Centre in the APAC region,” he added.
“Working with GreenSquareDC on this innovative project has been a highly rewarding and refreshing experience. It’s exciting to be involved with such a bold and sustainable approach to providing green power for this sector," Jon Mills, Director at Urbis, the company advising GreenSquareDC on WAi1.
Sheryll Bonnici, Urbis Director, added: “This project not only resonates with WA Government’s Sectoral Emissions Reduction Strategies (SERS) to help business transition to net zero emissions, but also with property owners who want to be part of the decarbonisation strategy.”