Totowa Data Center

• 200,000 square feet in two buildings
• 50,000 square feet data center space with 36”raised flooring
• 60,000 square feet work area recovery space featuring dedicated office suites configured per customer requirements
• Carrier-neutral facility with two MDF rooms provides dual access to multiple providers for flexible connectivity
• 24/7 year-round Network operations center, technical support, remote hands, and environmental and enhanced services monitoring
• Building and all critical equipment are above 500-year flood zone
• SSAE 16 and PCI compliant
• Comprehensive fire protection system
• Close to I-80, Route 46 and the New Jersey Transit RR Station

• Power and cooling are delivered under a 36” raised data center floor
• 2,500 tons of N+1 cooling capacity with water cooled centrifugal chillers in plant.

• Comprehensive fire protection system.

• Designed to deliver 99.999% availability
• 16MW of power
• Designed to support high density configurations
• Two separate feeds from the utility company
• 2N uninterruptible power supply units
• N+1 generator.

• 24/7 year-round video surveillance to monitor and control access within the facility
• Biometric access readers
• Advanced proximity card readers
• Motion sensors
• Surrounding security corridor
• Central security office monitors all systems
• 24/7 year-round bonded security staff
• K4 rated property perimeter fence.

• Close to I-80, Route 46 and the New Jersey Transit RR Station.

• Features
  • Water Free Cooling (AKA Low Water All-Star, Water Conservation Hero, Drought-Friendly Cooling)
  • Renewable Energy Used
  • Renewable Energy Available

• Regional Water Risk: The Totowa area faces a medium-to-high risk of water supply disruption, which is expected to become high risk in the future.

This facility is a legacy site that doesn’t use CyrusOne’s Zero Water Consumption Cooling so it consumes water like most data centers, but we are examining opportunities for reducing water use at this facility.

(Risk assessment and projections based on WRI Aqueduct Tool)

• Regional Grid Greenhouse Gasses: How much greenhouse gas does this facility’s local electrical grid emit while generating electricity?  (Useful for Location-based greenhouse gas reporting)

• The carbon-intensity of the grid has improved about 2.7% points per year over the last 12 years of published data. Reported by the US EPA eGRID for the RFC East subregion (RFCE).

• Regional Grid Renewables: What percentage of this facility’s local electrical grid is from renewable sources (wind, solar, biomass, hydro, and geothermal)?

This has been increasing about 0.1% points per year over the last 12 years of published data.  Based on US EPA eGRID data for the RFC East subregion (RFCE).

• Other Efficiency Measures: Totowa uses efficient Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) in CRAH units, pumps, and air handlers. These VFDs allow the fans and pumps to blow at the minimum speed needed (as opposed to traditional on-or-off units).  In addition, it has heat exchangers to take advantage of “free cooling” from cooler fall and winter outdoor air temperatures.

“At Totowa, we utilize VFDs on all chiller plant & CRAH motors.  There is a heat exchanger that allows us to use outdoor air conditions in the Fall/Winter months to partially or fully cool the data center.  The site utilizes a cardboard compactor to recycle cardboard. (Dan Moore)”