DIGITAL EDGE
“ It’ s about the art of possibility, rather than someone sitting at corporate trying to build a data centre”
JOHN FREEMAN, CEO, DIGITAL EDGE
– a ratio that measures how much energy a data centre uses for computing versus total energy consumption – can become more difficult to optimise in hot or humid environments.
Despite these challenges, Digital Edge is eager to target a PUE of 1.25 or lower across its new greenfield facilities. For context, a PUE of 1.0 would represent perfect efficiency, with all energy used for computing, while the industry average typically ranges between 1.5-1.8.
“ We’ ve designed our MEP( mechanical, electrical and plumbing) and cooling technologies to achieve these PUE targets,” John notes.“ As our customers begin migrating to rack-level liquid
160 July 2025