Citi Opens Texas ‘Green’ Center

Citigroup has opened a new environmentally friendly, $450 million data center outside Austin, TX where it will employ pollution controls and water conservation techniques as a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) gold-certified facility.

The 305,000-square foot center in Georgetown will include operations that alert staff if mechanical or electrical systems are running at reduced efficiency. The plant will have pollution controls that will remove 90 percent of nitrogen oxides from generator exhaust, and irrigation systems that will reduce water use by 50 percent, according to Citi. The LEED certification is administered by the U.S. Green Buildings Council.