TOP 10 – SUSTAINABLE DATA CENTRES

From Iceland to Ohio, the world’ s most efficient data centres show how renewable energy and smart design are reshaping digital infrastructure

WRITTEN BY: BEN CRASKE

CREDIT: JOSH BAUER

s sustainability rises to the top of industry priorities, a new generation of data centres is rewriting the rulebook for efficient operations. From hyperscale cloud providers to corporate innovators, these facilities demonstrate how advanced engineering – combined with renewable power and climate‐smart design – can dramatically cut both energy and water footprints. Together, they highlight the shift towards verifiable environmental performance, where metrics like Power Usage Effectiveness( PUE) and Water Usage Effectiveness( WUE) are treated as strategic benchmarks for resilience and responsibility.

These are the Top 10 sustainable data centres showcasing what is possible when technological ambition meets ecological awareness, proving that sustainability can coexist with scale, performance and reliability.

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