Digital Realty unveils multiple PPAs to green Spanish, French ops

US data centre operator Digital Realty (NYSE:DLR) on Thursday announced several deals to off-take 347 GWh of wind and solar power for its operations in Spain and France.

The company has signed five power purchase agreements (PPA) to green its activities and support its sustainability goals. Specifically, it has sealed a package deal with three separate contracts to procure electricity from solar parks in Spain for 12 years. The projects were developed by Spanish renewable energy group Bruc and are located in the Spanish provinces of Cadiz and Zaragoza.

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In France, Digital Reality has committed to buying wind power from wind projects developed by Germany’s Wpd under two 15-year PPAs. The contracts concern small wind farms in the French regions of Bretagne and Hauts-de-France.

The contracted projects will add to the pool of renewable energy across Europe where Digital Realty’s operations have been 100% matched with renewable energy since 2020, the US group said.

Digital Reality, which has over 120 data centres globally, aims to cut its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 68% and Scope 3 emissions by 24% by 2030.