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Digital Realty Publishes 2025 Impact Report, Highlighting Sustainability Progress

$DLRPress releaseMay 27, 2026, 4:05 PM ETRead the release

Digital Realty released its 2025 Impact Report, highlighting that 93% of its global portfolio is now covered by renewable energy, an 18% increase from the prior year. The company achieved a global Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.38 and a Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE) of 0.59, while limiting water usage growth to just 3% despite a 34% expansion in portfolio size.

Key figures

Emea pue
1.31
Global pue
1.38
Global wue
0.59
Total customers
5,500+
Waste heat projects
10+
Wue improvement yoy
15.7%
Total certified sqft
17.8 million
Nvcc interns to fulltime
53
New data centers sqft 2025
1.8 million
Portfolio growth 2023 2025
34%
Sites 100 percent renewable
205
Total certified it capacity
1.5 GW
Non potable water supply pct
45%
Average design pue new builds
1.2
Data centers using hvo diesel
18%
Water usage increase 2023 2025
3%
Heat supply increase since 2023
46%
New data centers certified 2025
6
Global renewable energy coverage
93%
New data centers it capacity 2025
196 MW
Renewable energy coverage yoy change
18%
European portfolio carbon neutral pct
42%
Sites without evaporative cooling pct
75%
Us portfolio energy star certified pct
53%
Large scale renewable capacity contracted
1.7 GW

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