Located in Beaverton, Oregon, EasyStreet recently built a new Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS 70) Type II audited data center, and also finished an energy-saving retrofit to its first data center. EasyStreet played a pioneering role in developing the Oregon Department of Energy’s expertise in the area of efficient data center design.
Through careful planning and implementation of energy-smart technologies and systems, EasyStreet estimates that it will be able to save 1,532,634 kilowatts a year – enough energy to power 153 average households. For EasyStreet, building a new data center meant looking at all the green technologies available, and reliability was always the number one consideration. Power outages, if not remedied, can cost organizations thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of dollars, every minute computing systems go down. Jon Crowhurst, Director of Technical Services for EasyStreet, was entrusted with the task of finding a reliable power backup system that was low maintenance, energy efficient and green. When it came to energy storage, Crowhurst looked to VYCON to learn more about its clean energy storage systems. An important consideration of implementing flywheels is that they had to be able to work with double-conversion UPSs. The VYCON Direct Connect (VDC) units were the perfect fit as they easily pair with highly efficient, double-conversion UPS systems. As 
EasyStreet’s new data center becomes more populated and energy demands increase, Crowhurst will add more UPSs and VDC systems. “The end stage is three UPSs with 18 flywheels total,” envisions Crowhurst. “Reliability, sustainability and having a low carbon footprint are part of the ethos of our company. This vision with actual energy savings allows us to save money, which translates to saving our customers money – it’s a great win-win.”