For the period January 30-31, 2025, a team from the Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC) visited the Equinix “TR5” data center campus at the Markham District Energy system, in Markham, Ontario, in Canada. The purpose of the study tour was to observe the development, operations and performance of the data center within the broader Markham District Energy system and to assess the potential applications of equivalent systems to Northern Virginia.
NVRC met with and discussed the relationship between data centers and district energy with officials from Equinix, the City of Markham, FVB Energy, Noventa Energy and Huber.
Learning from Equinix’s experiences at Markham about thermal energy conveyance from data centers through district energy is especially relevant for the Northern Virginia region.
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