TELUS to Invest $33M for Green Data Center

Canadian service provider TELUS Corp. (TU) has announced plans to invest more than $33 million in an Uptime Institute Tier III certified Internet data centre to be located in Laval, Quebec, a facility it claims will be designed according to “green” standards.

The standards were developed by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), an internationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high-performance sustainable buildings. The data center will be independently reviewed by the Canada Green Building Council's rating system.

TELUS says it already operates eight data centers across Canada, each of which is connected to its national IP network and serves as a secure platform for providing managed IT, unified communications and contact center offerings.

“This investment in Quebec will support our clients’ growing need for more powerful IT infrastructure while having one of the lowest carbon footprints of all data centres in North America,” said Karen Radford, president of TELUS Québec and TELUS Partner Solutions, in prepared comments.

TELUS’ newest Internet data center will be a 44,500 square foot facility with the potential for additional expansion. It will be connected to six mega-volt-amps of power, equivalent to the needs of more than 5,000 homes.

To counter the heat generated by the computer servers, TELUS says the center’s high density power design and efficient heat exchange system will turn Quebec’s cold climate into “free cooling” during two thirds of the year. Large, highly efficient air conditioning units will be used when “free cooling” is unavailable.

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