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The new facility , constructed in less than 12 months on a land parcel it acquired in 2021 , brings the company ’ s live data centre capacity in Italy to 120,000 square metres ( 12 hectares / 30 acres ) and more than 50MW of power .

The new facility runs on 100 % renewable energy , utilises multiple built-in energysaving features including photovoltaic panels and heat isolation infrastructure and prequalifies for LEED Gold certification .

In addition to its live facilities , STACK owns more than 100,000 square metres ( 10 hectares / 25 acres ) of expansion land in Siziano capable of supporting over 80MW of total power , including a new parcel in proximity to its existing campuses acquired earlier this year .

The completion of the latest Milan facility further reinforces STACK ’ s positioning as a market leader in Italy and is part of STACK ’ s growth strategy across the EMEA region , partnering with leading hyperscale and enterprise clients to provide flexible , best-inclass data centre solutions to address their evolving requirements .

“ We believe Italy ’ s data centre landscape is at the outset of a significant growth trend ,” said John Eland , CEO of STACK EMEA . “ Our latest investment in the region is a key component to our EMEA expansion strategy and solidifies our position as our clients ’ trusted development and operational partner in the markets most essential to their own growth .”

“ As digitalisation accelerates in Italy in both the public and private sectors and as hyperscalers continue to broaden their availability , we are ever more aware of the increasing need for new capacity ,” explained Sherif Rizkalla , CEO of STACK EMEA – Italy . “ The opening of our new facility demonstrates that STACK has once again benefitted from its solid local relationships to rapidly deliver scalable , sustainable capacity for our clients .” p

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