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US data center provider Datapipe has joined the US Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Partnership - a program designed to promote purchase of renewable power by companies.

The program's members are required to purchase a certain percentage of the total power they consume from renewable sources.

Datapipe buys about nine million kWh of 'green power' a year, which the company says is enough to satisfy the entire power needs of its Somerset One data center.

EPA defines green power as power that comes from generation sources like wind, solar, geothermal, biogas, biomass and low-impact hydro.

"We're pleased to be recognized by the US Environmental Protection Agency for choosing to purchase green power," Datapipe CEO Robb Allen said in a statement.

"Investing in sustainable energy is the right thing to do for our kids, our community and our clients."

Located in Somerset, N.J., Somerset One is one of the company's seven data centers.

It operates two more in New Jersey in addition to facilities in San Jose, Calif., London, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Somerset One is a 36,400 square foot facility, where minimum power density is 145 watts per square foot.

Datapipe buys "green" power in the form of renewable-energy credits from the Baltimore, Md.-based energy supplier Constellation NewEnergy.

The supplier has recently signed an agreement to provide wind-energy credits to NYSE Euronext, which will offset about 28 million kWh consumed every year by the New York Stock Exchange.