Construction Magazine December 2019 | Page 90

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“ The leading hyperscale users are building large solar arrays , so we ’ re developing that expertise and see it as complimentary business and part of the symbiotic relationship with everything we ’ re doing across the industry ”

— Pete Marin , President & CEO , T5 Data Centers
Those green energy projects are supporting hyperscale and enterprise data center operators . “ We ’ re ready to meet the demands of the latest initiatives ,” assures Marin . “ The leading hyperscale users are building large solar arrays , so we ’ re developing that expertise and see it as complimentary business and part of the symbiotic relationship with everything we ’ re doing across the industry . We are providing construction services to groups that actually own the purchase power agreements , and we ’ ll also look at investing in those in the future .”
T5 has partnered with Cherry Street Energy to expand its renewable energy expertise by adding solar array installation to its growing list of general contracting support services . This will also help further develop T5 ’ s leadership position on an important initiative gaining increased traction in the mission-critical industry . “ The solar industry has come a long way over the last five years ,” says Robbie Sovie , Executive Vice President for Development & Construction at T5 . “ The systems have become more efficient economically and the footprint efficiency has also improved ,
DECEMBER 2019