

Located in Durham, North Carolina, CyrusOne’s Raleigh-Durham I Data Center is a multi-phase development consisting of 420,000 data center square feet. The facility is designed, built and commissioned to meet the most stringent enterprise standards, and benefits from some of the lowest all-in utility rates in the nation.
Raleigh-Durham I Data Center is in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, home to numerous high-tech companies, world class universities, research facilities and an educated workforce drawn to the high-tech enterprises of the area. It is located close to Raleigh-Durham International Airport, with easy access to major highways and rail.
Water Risk and Use | Now | 2030 Projection | 2040 Projection |
Regional Water Stress | High | Low to Medium | Low to Medium |
CyrusOne Water Use | WUE 1.64 L/kWh |
This facility is a legacy site that doesn’t use CyrusOne’s Zero Water Consumption Cooling but it still consumes less water than most data centers. We are examining opportunities for reducing water use at this facility.
(Risk assessment and projections based on WRI Aqueduct Tool)
Greenhouse Gases | 2004 | 2007 | 2012 | 2016 | 2018 |
MTCO2/MWh | 0.520 | 0.507 | 0.423 | 0.365 | 0.337 |
The carbon-intensity of the grid has improved about 2.6% points per year over the last 14 years of published data. Reported by the US EPA eGRID for the SERC Virginia/Carolina subregion (SRVC).
Grid Renewables | 2004 | 2007 | 2012 | 2016 | 2018 |
Percent from renewable sources | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 5.6% | 7.7% |
This has been increasing about 0.2% points per year over the last 14 years of published data. Based on US EPA eGRID data for the SERC Virginia/Carolina subregion (SRVC).
With CyrusOne’s National IX, customers can configure a virtual on-net platform from a multitude of carriers and providers, allowing optimal flexibility and interconnection with anyone at any connected facility and to the cloud.
As part of CyrusOne’s National IX platform, this Durham data center provides interconnection to other CyrusOne data centers.