US Edge computing provider Greensparc has delivered an Edge data center to an electric energy company in Cordova, Alaska.

Cordova Electric Cooperative (CEC) is the sole provider of electric energy in the remote coastal community of Cordova. The company received the first Greensparc Edge data center at its Humpback Creek Hydro facility.

Entirely powered by the local hydro plant, the module has been designed to withstand unpredictable weather conditions in the region and claims to provide reduced latency and lower energy costs for its customers.

Greensparc and Edge-to-cloud company Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) deployed the infrastructure in 30 days. Greensparc said its infrastructure can be operational within 90 days.

Sam Enoka, CEO and co-founder of Greensparc, said: “By working closely with local municipalities, Tribal organizations, minority-serving institutions, and with other underserved groups, our mission is to make equitable computing power at scale a reality regardless of geography.”

Clay Koplin, CEO of Cordova Electric Cooperative, added: “Greensparc has elevated Cordova, Alaska, from a remote community at risk of being left behind by next-generation technologies to one that is leading at the intersection of sustainable energy, high-speed communications, and transformative cloud computing. Greensparc’s computing infrastructure is not an advancement; it is a transformation.”

Greensparc said it plans to train and hire local workforce and create new employment opportunities.

Founded in 2014, Greensparc is headquartered in San Francisco and specializes in the deployment of renewable energy-powered Edge computing resources. Its founder, Sam Enoka, was raised in the North Pole area of Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska.

Earlier this month, managed services provider CGI confirmed it has begun the deployment of a fiber network in Alaska. The AIRRAQ network is expected to span more than 900 miles (1,450km).