Facebook’s Carbon & Energy Impact
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Facebook’s Carbon & Energy Impact
Openness & Transparency
In the spirit of Facebook’s openness and transparency, we are sharing our carbon footprint, energy mix, and energy use for our data centers. As Facebook expands, we need more data centers to power our platform, more office facilities for our employees, and more energy for both. This growth will have an impact on our carbon footprint and our energy, which is why we remain laser focused on maximizing efficiency while we do what we can to align our business decisions with the environment. Our carbon footprint info in more detail More on Facebook’s sustainability story
* All numbers are rounded
Total Energy Use (2011)
532M kWh
Legend kWh = kilowatt hours PUE = power usage effectiveness MT = metric tons CO2e = carbon dioxide equivalent which includes greenhouse gases CO2 , CH4 , N20, and HFCs
Data Centers
Office Space & Other Facilities
Prineville, OR
71M
kWh
23M
kWh
Forest City, NC
509M
kWh
6M
kWh
PUE
1.0
1.08
Facebook’s Data Centers
1.5
Best Practice
205M
kWh
Best Achievable
227M
kWh
West Coast Colocation Facility
East Coast Colocation Facility
Energy Mix (2011)
Uncategorized 1 Clean & Renewable Nuclear
20%
Coal
23%
Natural Gas
13% 27% 17%
Total Carbon Footprint (2011) 2
285K MT CO2e
Per Facebook User 3
(active monthly)
Scope 1
2%
Scope Breakdown
Scope 2
1 2 3
Scope 3
76%
.000269
MT CO2e
Data Centers Other Business Activity
Office Space & Other Facilities
23%
13K
MT CO2e
105K
MT CO2e
East Coast Colocation Facility
207K
MT CO2e
4K
MT CO2e
65K
MT CO2e
Data Center Construction
36K
MT CO2e
70K
MT CO2e
Corporate Air Travel Employee Commuting
Forest City, NC
West Coast Colocation Facility
28K
MT CO2e
15K
MT CO2e
Server Transporation
8K
MT CO2e
Prineville, OR
6K
MT CO2e
Totals 285K MT CO2e
Data Centers
207K MT CO2e 509M kWh
532M kWh
Office Space & Other Facilities
13K MT CO2e 23M kWh
Other Business Activity
64K MT CO2e
Facebook's data centers in Prineville, OR and Forest City, NC leverage the Open Compute Project specs, driving significant energy efficiency gains and cost savings. Starting in 2012, we will include a preference for renewable energy in our data center siting policy.
Facebook has employees working in more than 25 locations globally, with the majority at our headquarters in Menlo Park, CA. Check out how Facebook is improving sustainability on the Menlo Park campus.
In our 2011 carbon footprint analysis, Facebook employee commuting – by car, commuter shuttle, public transit, vanpools, biking and walking – comprised 8K MT CO2e. Our robust employee transportation programs including commuter shuttles, helped us avoid at least 709 MT CO2e.
Learn more
Facebook will continue to track and disclose our carbon footprint as our company grows and evolves. Our hope is that by understanding where our biggest impacts are, we can make informed choices that will minimize our long-term environmental impact. We've also been working with the Natural Resources Defense Council and Opower to help you track your home energy use, compare it to your friends and learn ways to save energy. Check out the app If you’re interested in learning more about Facebook’s approach to efficiency, energy and sustainability, check out these resources.
Green on Facebook
Our sustainability story
Open Compute Project
Track your own energy use and minimize your carbon impact: Opower app
Facebook Prineville Data Center Facebook Forest City Data Center Facebook Lulea, Sweden Data Center Greenhouse Gas Protocol The Green Grid
1 Uncategorized means the utilities don’t report the source of the energy 2 We have had our footprint verified by a qualified third party to ensure completeness and accuracy 3 This intensity metric was calculated using our Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions and Monthly Active Users as of 12/31/2011
Facebook’s Carbon & Energy Impact
Openness & Transparency
In the spirit of Facebook’s openness and transparency, we are sharing our carbon footprint, energy mix, and energy use for our data centers. As Facebook expands, we need more data centers to power our platform, more office facilities for our employees, and more energy for both. This growth will have an impact on our carbon footprint and our energy, which is why we remain laser focused on maximizing efficiency while we do what we can to align our business decisions with the environment. Our carbon footprint info in more detail More on Facebook’s sustainability story
* All numbers are rounded
Total Energy Use (2011)
532M kWh
Legend kWh = kilowatt hours PUE = power usage effectiveness MT = metric tons CO2e = carbon dioxide equivalent which includes greenhouse gases CO2 , CH4 , N20, and HFCs
Data Centers
Office Space & Other Facilities
Prineville, OR
71M
kWh
23M
kWh
Forest City, NC
509M
kWh
6M
kWh
PUE
1.0
1.08
Facebook’s Data Centers
1.5
Best Practice
205M
kWh
Best Achievable
227M
kWh
West Coast Colocation Facility
East Coast Colocation Facility
Energy Mix (2011)
Uncategorized 1 Clean & Renewable Nuclear
20%
Coal
23%
Natural Gas
13% 27% 17%
Total Carbon Footprint (2011) 2
285K MT CO2e
Per Facebook User 3
(active monthly)
Scope 1
2%
Scope Breakdown
Scope 2
1 2 3
Scope 3
76%
.000269
MT CO2e
Data Centers Other Business Activity
Office Space & Other Facilities
23%
13K
MT CO2e
105K
MT CO2e
East Coast Colocation Facility
207K
MT CO2e
4K
MT CO2e
65K
MT CO2e
Data Center Construction
36K
MT CO2e
70K
MT CO2e
Corporate Air Travel Employee Commuting
Forest City, NC
West Coast Colocation Facility
28K
MT CO2e
15K
MT CO2e
Server Transporation
8K
MT CO2e
Prineville, OR
6K
MT CO2e
Totals 285K MT CO2e
Data Centers
207K MT CO2e 509M kWh
532M kWh
Office Space & Other Facilities
13K MT CO2e 23M kWh
Other Business Activity
64K MT CO2e
Facebook's data centers in Prineville, OR and Forest City, NC leverage the Open Compute Project specs, driving significant energy efficiency gains and cost savings. Starting in 2012, we will include a preference for renewable energy in our data center siting policy.
Facebook has employees working in more than 25 locations globally, with the majority at our headquarters in Menlo Park, CA. Check out how Facebook is improving sustainability on the Menlo Park campus.
In our 2011 carbon footprint analysis, Facebook employee commuting – by car, commuter shuttle, public transit, vanpools, biking and walking – comprised 8K MT CO2e. Our robust employee transportation programs including commuter shuttles, helped us avoid at least 709 MT CO2e.
Learn more
Facebook will continue to track and disclose our carbon footprint as our company grows and evolves. Our hope is that by understanding where our biggest impacts are, we can make informed choices that will minimize our long-term environmental impact. We've also been working with the Natural Resources Defense Council and Opower to help you track your home energy use, compare it to your friends and learn ways to save energy. Check out the app If you’re interested in learning more about Facebook’s approach to efficiency, energy and sustainability, check out these resources.
Green on Facebook
Our sustainability story
Open Compute Project
Track your own energy use and minimize your carbon impact: Opower app
Facebook Prineville Data Center Facebook Forest City Data Center Facebook Lulea, Sweden Data Center Greenhouse Gas Protocol The Green Grid
1 Uncategorized means the utilities don’t report the source of the energy 2 We have had our footprint verified by a qualified third party to ensure completeness and accuracy 3 This intensity metric was calculated using our Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions and Monthly Active Users as of 12/31/2011
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In the spirit of Facebook’s openness and transparency, we are sharing our carbon footprint, energy mix, and energy use for our data centers. As Facebook expands, we need more data centers to power our platform, more office facilities for our employees, and more energy for both. This growth will have an impact on our carbon footprint and our energy, which is why we remain laser focused on maximizing efficiency while we do what we can to align our business decisions with the environment.
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