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Last month Equinix announced it had extended its district heating agreement in Helsinki with local energy company Helen. The extension of the agreement enables Helen to use the additional waste heat generated from Equinix facilities in Suvilahti and Viikinmäki, known as HE3 and HE5 respectively, and distribute it to benefit Helsinki residents.
Equinix first partnered with Helen, using data center heat in the latter’s district heating network in Kanavaranta to heat homes in Helsinki, back in 2010.
Sami Holopainen, CEO of Equinix Finland said, “Helen and Equinix are two of the first companies that brought data center district heating to the city of Helsinki and I am extremely proud to be able to continue that long-held relationship with the addition of these district heating projects to two of our most innovative data centers.”
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