Meudon, France - February 6, 2025 - Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX), the world’s digital infrastructure company™, is inaugurating a data center in France, PA13x, in the city of Meudon. With an expected €350 million investment, at full build-out, Equinix strengthens its presence in the Île-de-France region and its commitment to providing digital infrastructure to businesses and Cloud players, with a focus on sustainability. Inaugurated alongside the Global Summit for AI Action, PA13x was designed to ensure high performance while minimizing its environmental footprint. The data center will eventually be part of a campus that will integrate a heat recovery system for the city's heating network through a partnership with Engie Solutions.
Cutting-edge infrastructure meeting new performance requirements
PA13x was designed to meet the needs of Cloud providers and businesses as new applications require processing larger volumes of data. This data center features 12 data halls within a 20,475m² building and power density capable of hosting intensive workloads such as AI-based applications. Faced with growing demand for computing power, Equinix continues to employ initiatives to improve efficiency and mitigate the industry's environmental impact with two major objectives: achieving its near-term decarbonization goals by 2030 and 100% renewable energy coverage. PA13x is a new model of data center, built to meet the environmental requirements of its customers and partners.
The data centre of the future: energy efficiency and sustainable development
Digital players face environmental challenges raised by growing digital usage. To address these challenges, Equinix is multiplying investments and partnerships to build more responsible digital infrastructure. Among PA13x's distinctive features is a cooling system including innovative thermal walls to optimize the site's energy efficiency. PA13x will be equipped with photovoltaic panels, covering approximately 350m². Additionally, a sound-dampening roof and acoustic isolation walls significantly minimize the installations' noise impact, ensuring harmonious integration of the site into its environment.
The site constitutes the first step of a future Equinix campus in Meudon, whose excess heat from installations will be channelled to the local heating network, thus contributing to the city's energy mix. This heat recovery will provide heating and hot water to nearby public and private buildings. This initiative was made possible through collaboration with Engie Solutions and the municipality. Yann Rolland, Chief Operating Officer of Engie Solutions, and Régis Castagné, Managing Director of Equinix France, today signed a partnership agreement to connect Equinix facilities to the town's heating network, at an inauguration ceremony attended by Denis Larghero, Denis Larghero, Mayor of Meudon and Vice-Chairman of the Hauts-de-Seine department, Alexandre Brugère, Prefect of the Hauts-de-Seine department, Marc Ferracci, Minister for Industry and Energy.
"The continued digitalization of our industries and the rise of artificial intelligence require infrastructure that is not only more powerful but also more responsible. Our investments in Meudon once again illustrate our commitment to supporting the growth of a more sustainable French digital economy. This inauguration comes as the Summit for AI Action begins, where the question of digital infrastructure necessary for AI development will be central. We are convinced that we can combine innovation and sustainable development and are happy to count on partners such as Engie Solutions and the city of Meudon to pursue our commitments to businesses' digital and energy transition," comments Régis Castagné, Managing Director of Equinix France.
‘Our ENGIE Solutions and Equinix teams have already worked together on the Saint-Denis site, and this new partnership demonstrates the strong commitment of a manufacturer in its quest for energy and environmental performance. We're delighted to be taking this joint venture a step further, enabling us to supply excess heat to a second heating network in Meudon, which will be created for the benefit of future subscribers. It's a virtuous circle between industry and the regions, which will simultaneously accelerate the decarbonisation process’, says Thierry Landais, Head of the Île-de-France Networks Territory at ENGIE Solutions.
Strategic location promoting local synergies and innovation
The PA13x data center in Meudon is part of Equinix's geographic expansion strategy, aiming to strengthen its presence in Southern Paris and its rich economic fabric. The city of Meudon is notably home to major French companies that will be able to benefit from a high level of connectivity and access to Equinix's global digital ecosystem. Furthermore, the proximity to the Saclay plateau opens new perspectives for collaboration with research and training centers.
‘This first data centre enhances the region's attractiveness in terms of innovation and high technology, while contributing to its digital sovereignty. It is fully integrated into Meudon-la-Forêt thanks to a project to recover excess heat, adding a new source of renewable energy, after geothermal energy, to the energy community. Finally, it embodies the reconversion of a brownfield site and supports the region's transformation towards a more sustainable and innovative model. ‘Denis Larghero, Mayor of Meudon - Vice-Chairman of the Hauts-de-Seine Department.
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