Americas: Keepit powers all its data centers in the Americas and EMEA with 100% renewable energy

Keepit has announced it has achieved 100% renewable energy across its data centers located in the Americas and EMEA; it currently operates ten data centers across the U.S., Canada, Germany, the UK, and Denmark. The energy sources that will be utilized come under local renewable energy guarantee schemes: GoOs (Guarantees of Origins) in the EU, REGOs (Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin) in the UK, and RECs (Renewable Energy Certificates) in the U.S. and Canada.

Speaking about this, Jakob Østergaard, Keepit's CTO, said that powering its data centers with clean energy has always been a priority for the company: "So we're proud to have reached this important goal of executing on our mission to be an ecologically responsible company,

Adding: "Providing our customers with cost-effective and reliable cloud-based backup and recovery solutions is made even more appealing to customers by knowing we're delivering on our commitment to operate carbon-free."

Østergaard outlined that Keepit wants to "set an example for the industry" to show that it is "not just possible," but also "feasible in every way" including financially, to move to fully renewable energy for powering data centers.