Equinix ME1
OperationalEquinix ME1 is a data center in Melbourne (Port Melbourne), Australia, operated by Equinix, currently operational.
Equinix's original Melbourne data center in Port Melbourne, serving Australia's second-largest digital economy with N+1 power and cooling redundancy.
- Operator
- Equinix
- City
- Melbourne (Port Melbourne), Australia
- Power, MW
- —
- Cooling
- Air
- Floor space
- 3,326 m²
- Market benchmark
- $188 per kW per month wholesale · Australia
- Index rate for the market, not this operator’s price list
- Address
- 578 Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne, VIC 3207, Australia · Open in maps ↗
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Coloprice Score
40 out of 100
Class D · #23 of 168 in Australia
- Resilience10/35
- Compliance18/20
- Transparency5/20
- Scale0/15
- Maturity7/10
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Equinix ME1 is the operator's Melbourne IBX at 578 Lorimer Street, Port Melbourne. The facility page lists 3,326 m² (35,801 ft²) of colocation space in a two-storey building, with N+1 UPS, generator and cooling redundancy. The bulk fuel tank is stated as able to run the site for over 30 hours at full load. Minimum cabinet density is 4 kVA, power is distributed at 230V/400V, and raised floor load capacity is 251 psf. Fire protection is a double interlock pre-action system with aspirated and non-aspirated detection. Certifications listed are ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, ISO 50001, LEED, PCI DSS, SOC 1 Type II and SOC 2 Type II. Sustainability features include grid renewables backed by LGCs, free cooling, solar PV and aisle containment. Equinix operates further Melbourne sites (ME2, ME4, ME5). Total critical power capacity and opening year are not published on the page.
- ▮3,326 m² of colocation space in a two-storey building.
- ▮N+1 UPS, generator and cooling redundancy.
- ▮Generator fuel for over 30 hours at full load.
- ▮Minimum cabinet density is 4 kVA.
- ▮Sustainability features include free cooling and solar PV.
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