Las Vegas, December 16, 2021: Switch, Inc. (NYSE: SWCH), (“Switch”), the exascale technology infrastructure corporation, today announced that is has received the highest Environmental rating, “E-1”, from S&P Global’s new ESG Credit Indicator Report Card. Switch is the only company among more than 180 issuers in its Global Telecom sector coverage to achieve an E-1 rating, including other public and private peers in the U.S. data center industry. S&P Global is introducing this ESG Report Card as a supplemental component to its already well-known corporate credit ratings and analysis.

S&P Global rates companies in each ESG category from 1 to 5, with 1 being the highest rating. Receiving an E-1 rating is an extremely high bar to achieve. Beyond its commitment to sourcing 100 percent green power, S&P Global also identified Switch’s industry leading Power Usage Effectiveness rating and the sustainability of Switch’s design and operations as key factors in achieving the top Environmental rating within its Global Telecom sector coverage. Switch also received scores for Social (S-2) and Governance (G-2) which were among the highest in its peer group.

The S&P report states: “The company’s unique facility designs and renewable energy usage make it better positioned than its broader peer group and allow for better operational efficiency and lower prices to customers, supporting its competitive position. The company has achieved 100% renewable energy power consumption with zero Scope 2 carbon emissions since 2016. Separately, its patented innovations in design, power, cooling, and density allow its data centers to operate with industry-leading power usage efficiency.”

“Receiving this prestigious recognition from S&P Global is an accomplishment we are very proud of,” said Switch President Thomas Morton. “Our Founder and CEO Rob Roy’s vision to lead not only in clean energy procurement, but to also sustainable operations, design and efficiency is a true differentiator in our industry.”

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About Switch

Switch (NYSE: SWCH), is the independent leader in exascale data center ecosystems, edge data center designs, industry-leading telecommunications solutions and next-generation technology innovation. Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 750 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

We innovate to sustainably progress the digital foundation of the connected world with a focus on enterprise-class and emerging hybrid cloud solutions. The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Atlanta, Georgia; and Austin, Texas are the world’s most powerful exascale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. Visit switch.com for more information and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

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The live and virtual session begins at 10:00 am Pacific Time with an overview and tour of Switch’s Core Campus in Las Vegas, hosted by Switch’s Chief Information Officer, Missy Young. Following the completion of the live and virtual data center tours, the afternoon session will begin at 12:00 pm Pacific Time.

Please visit Switch’s investor relations website at https://investors.switch.com/ for additional information, including registration and access to the live stream. A webcast replay of the event will also be accessible on the Events and Presentations page of the investor relations website.

ABOUT Switch

Switch (NYSE: SWCH), is the independent leader in exascale data center ecosystems, edge data center designs, industry-leading telecommunications solutions and next-generation technology innovation. Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 750 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

We innovate to sustainably progress the digital foundation of the connected world with a focus on enterprise-class and emerging hybrid cloud solutions. The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Atlanta, Georgia; and Austin, Texas are the world’s most powerful exascale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. Visit switch.com for more information or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Las Vegas, November 1, 2021 Switch, Inc. (NYSE: SWCH), (“Switch”), the exascale technology infrastructure corporation, today announced that it has been recognized for the third year in a row by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) National Top 100 List of the largest green power users from the Green Power Partnership (GPP). Switch ranked in the top 10 on EPA’s Top 30 Tech & Telecom List and 23^rd on the Top 100 List of companies based on power usage, with a perfect 100 percent ranking for use of green power. Switch’s choice to use green power helps advance the voluntary market for renewables, as well as the development of those sources.

According to the U.S. EPA, Switch’s green power use of nearly 811 million kWh is equivalent to the annual electricity use of nearly 76,000 average American homes. By moving the needle in the voluntary green power market, Switch and other “Green Power Partners” are helping to reduce the negative health impacts of air emissions including those related to ozone, fine particles, acid rain, and regional haze.

“A guiding principle of our Founder and CEO Rob Roy is that data runs the planet, but it should not ruin our planet,” said Switch President Thomas Morton.  “Switch is proud to again receive this prestigious recognition by the EPA and to continue as a leader in making the choice to use green power, eliminating our emissions footprint, and embrace the fact that using green power is smart business.”

“This list of the largest users of green power across the nation is proof that good business practices can also benefit the environment,” said James Critchfield, Program Manager of EPA’s Green Power Partnership. “EPA applauds the leading organizations in the Green Power Partnership’s Top Partner Rankings for their notable commitment to expanding their use of green power and protecting the environment.”

Switch’s commitment to sustainability extends beyond energy use to the precious resource of water. The company and local government partners recently announced the groundbreaking of a sixteen-mile treated effluent water pipeline where Switch’s Citadel Campus in Northern Nevada will use 100% reuse water. That project is expected to come on line in 2023. Additionally, Switch successfully helped develop proprietary technology that increased its water efficiency by over 400%.

Switch was also the first multi-tenant colocation operator in the world to receive all A grades in sustainability from Greenpeace. Switch received the Smart Energy Decisions 2019 Innovation Award for Energy Efficiency, was ranked in the top 10 of global leading companies for its investment in utilizing solar energy in SEIA’s annual Solar Means Business Report, is part of The World Resources Institutes’ Renewable Energy Buyers’ Principles, and is an early adopter of the American Business Act for Climate Pledge.

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About Switch

Switch (NYSE: SWCH), is the independent leader in exascale data center ecosystems, edge data center designs, industry-leading telecommunications solutions and next-generation technology innovation. Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 750 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

We innovate to sustainably progress the digital foundation of the connected world with a focus on enterprise-class and emerging hybrid cloud solutions. The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Atlanta, Georgia; and Austin, Texas are the world’s most powerful exascale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. Visit switch.com for more information and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

About EPA’s Green Power Partnership

The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that helps increase green power use among U.S. organizations to advance the American market for green power and development of those sources as a way to reduce air pollution and other environmental impacts associated with electricity use. In 2020, the Partnership had more than 700 Partners voluntarily using nearly 70 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually. Partners include a wide variety of leading organizations such as Fortune 500® companies; small and medium sized businesses; local, state, and federal governments; and colleges and universities. For additional information, please visit www.epa.gov/greenpower.

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Storey County, Nevada – October 26, 2021– Governor Steve Sisolak joined leaders from every local government in the Truckee River region to celebrate commencement of construction of the Regional Water Improvement Pipeline Project. The sixteen-mile pipeline will deliver 4,000 acre-feet of treated effluent water from Truckee Meadows Water Reclamation Facility (TMWRF) in Sparks to the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center (TRI Center). The project led by TRI Center and Switch is the first regional public-private partnership in Nevada history to engage the support of each municipality and agency in Northern Nevada. Partners include, the State of Nevada, City of Reno, City of Sparks, Washoe County, Storey County and Truckee Meadows Water Authority along with several major private sector partners such as the Master Developer of TRI Center, Switch and other leading technology companies. Farr West Engineering is the construction manager for the project.

“This is a true win-win project that will create hundreds of good jobs in the community, while at the same time providing important environmental sustainability outcomes that benefit the residents and businesses along the Truckee River system,” said Governor Sisolak. “I commend each of the government entities that have made this model of regional coordination and cooperation a reality.”

Far-reaching benefits of the pipeline include:

• Eliminating the infusion of nitrate-rich effluent water into the Truckee River by utilizing it for mechanical use at TRI Center
• Protects rate payers and allows for growth by deferring a $25 million expansion of the TMWRF waste water treatment facility
• Allows TRI Center and State of Nevada to provide clean instream flow water, maintaining the flow of the Truckee River
• Improves the overall water quality to Pyramid Lake by reducing the nitrates into Truckee River and protects the endangered Cui-ui fish
• Creates hundreds of good paying jobs in the local community

“This important project checks the box on several of our major environmental objectives,” said TMWA Director John Enloe. “This has proven a very innovative solution to an otherwise complex set of needs in the region. We couldn’t be more pleased to see this project get underway.”

“Switch is proud to have been part of this critical infrastructure project from inception through fruition,” said Switch President Thomas Morton. “This innovative solution helps not only Switch, but our 1,300 plus global customers, operate mission-critical technology infrastructure in the most sustainable way using 100% recycled water to protect the area’s precious natural resources.”

Leaders from each of the participating municipalities and agencies also weighed in with their support, including:

Hillary Schieve, Mayor of Reno, Nevada

“Innovation and collaboration have led to the Regional Water Improvement Project. In my time as Mayor, I can’t think of another project that has led to virtually every major stakeholder in the Truckee River region coming together with a single purpose. Reno has played an important role alongside our colleagues and we are very excited to see so many benefits coming to life.”

Ed Lawson, Mayor of Sparks, Nevada

“With water becoming an ever-more precious resource, we have been very mindful to protect the residents of Sparks and all of the neighboring communities throughout the Truckee River region from increased costs. This project masterfully uses new technologies in repurposing waste water and in so doing, off-sets $25 million in rate payer investments in otherwise needed improvements. We are proud to have played a role in bringing this project to life.”

Jay Carmona, Chair of the Nevada Storey County Commission

”Few projects deliver such widespread benefits as does the Regional Water Improvement Project. From protecting the quality of the Truckee to protecting the endangered Cui-ui fish and ensuring that future generations can enjoy Pyramid Lake, this project provides benefits across Storey County and beyond.”

Roger Norman, Master Developer, Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center

“In every project with which I’ve been associated, we start with community benefits at the core. This one is especially meaningful in a time of such environmental importance. We will do good for people, water and endangered species and, at the same time, address a critical environmental need of providing useful water for business without adding burden to public uses.”

Media Contacts:
Master Developer, Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center
Kris Thompson
775-685-4195

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LAS VEGAS, NV – September 8, 2021 – Switch, Inc. (NYSE: SWCH), (“Switch”), the exascale technology infrastructure corporation, today announced it has named Jonathan H. King to the newly formed role of Chief Revenue Officer for Switch. King joins Switch as part of the continued evolution of Switch’s sales platform to support the increased capacity of over 1.3 million square feet of additional data center capability across multiple campus locations, currently under construction and coming online over the next 24 months.

King comes to Switch from Google Cloud where he served as the Managing Director, Strategic Technology Partnerships.

“Jonathan is an experienced and influential global sales, ecosystem and technology leader,” said Switch Founder and CEO, Rob Roy. “Jonathan’s wealth of experience in sales leadership, cloud strategy, strategic partnership and ecosystem development, and end-to-end product development will be invaluable in taking our team to the next level as we scale for continuing rapid growth and expansion to meet our strong customer demand.”

At Google Cloud, King led strategic technology partnership and ecosystem development including launching Google Cloud’s Telecom & Edge industry effort and partner ecosystem and the Google Cloud VMware Engine.  Prior to Google Cloud, King held executive positions leading transformation and growth lines of business for World Wide Technology, Ericsson, CenturyLink, Joyent, Verizon, Totality and Exodus giving him over 20 years of diverse sales and operating experience in every facet of the data center business and surrounding technology ecosystem.

As Chief Revenue Officer for Switch, King will oversee Switch’s sales strategy and business development efforts to drive revenue growth and develop strategic partnerships to enhance the product offerings for Switch’s client base. 

“As a former customer and multiple time partner of Switch for over a decade, I have witnessed the innovative, sustainable and forward-thinking vision of Switch CEO and Founder Rob Roy come to life to revolutionize the data center industry,” said King. “At a critical time when society needs sustainable infrastructure more than ever, I am thrilled to join the Switch team to help lead its talented management and sales team through this wave of growth and expansion.”

About Switch

Switch (NYSE: SWCH), is the independent leader in exascale data center ecosystems, edge data center designs, industry-leading telecommunications solutions and next-generation technology innovation. Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 750 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

We innovate to sustainably progress the digital foundation of the connected world with a focus on enterprise-class and emerging hybrid cloud solutions. The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Atlanta, Georgia; and Austin, Texas are the world’s most powerful exascale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. Visit switch.com for more information and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding data center campus capacity and future development, growth and strategies. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Switch as of the date hereof, and Switch disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law. For additional information regarding forward-looking statements, please refer to discussions under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” and elsewhere in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Switch’s SEC filings are available on the Investor Relations section of our website at investors.switch.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

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LAS VEGAS, NV — June 2, 2021 — Switch, Inc. (NYSE: SWCH) (“Switch”), the exascale technology infrastructure corporation, today announced the primary location of its Fifth Prime data center campus in Texas. The land purchase agreement with Dell Technologies will allow Switch to construct over 1.5 million square feet of its highly resilient Tier 5^® data center space next to Dell’s global headquarters in Round Rock, Texas. The Fifth Prime campus will be called “The Rock.”

Switch recently announced the acquisition of Data Foundry, with properties capable of delivering over 500,000 square feet and 60 megawatts in Austin and Houston. With the addition of this new land, Switch’s Texas technology campus ecosystem will be architected to provide over 2 million square feet and 185 megawatts of power upon completion. Switch expects to begin site preparation and permitting at The Rock Campus in the summer of 2021. Switch will continue its industry-leading commitment to sustainability by powering these facilities with 100 percent renewable energy.

“This is another transformative milestone in the growth of our company to further expand our geographic diversity to the central region of the U.S.,” said Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy. “To be strategically located alongside the Dell Technologies global headquarters is an opportunity to continue broadening our offerings of the world’s most advanced data center infrastructure to current and future Switch clients.”

“Since Dell was founded in 1984, we’ve seen Central Texas grow into a technology and innovation hub to the benefit of the entire community,” said Dell Technologies Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell. “With this agreement, we welcome Switch to a wonderful neighborhood and at the same time continue to expand our relationships with leading data center service providers.”

Switch, Dell Technologies and FedEx previously announced that the companies are working together to develop exascale multi-cloud edge infrastructure services to bring compute, storage and connectivity to the network edge and help customers overcome performance barriers for latency-sensitive applications.

About Switch

Switch, Inc. (NYSE: SWCH), is the independent leader in exascale data center ecosystems, edge data center designs, industry-leading telecommunications solutions and next-generation technology innovation. Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 750 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

We innovate to sustainably progress the digital foundation of the connected world with a focus on enterprise-class and emerging hybrid cloud solutions. The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia are the world’s most powerful exascale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. Visit switch.com for more information or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding future development and services, and expectations regarding pending acquisitions. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Switch as of the date hereof, and Switch disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law. For additional information regarding forward-looking statements, please refer to discussions under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” and elsewhere in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Switch’s SEC filings are available on the Investor Relations section of our website at investors.switch.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

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LAS VEGAS, NV — May 3, 2021 — Switch, Inc. (NYSE: SWCH) (“Switch”), the exascale technology infrastructure corporation, today announced that it has launched its Fifth Prime location in Texas. To launch this initiative, Switch has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Data Foundry, Inc. (“Data Foundry”), a carrier-neutral colocation provider, for $420 million in an all cash transaction. The acquisition is expected to close by mid-2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval.

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, and with data centers in Austin and Houston, Data Foundry is strategically located in a rapidly growing technology hub which offers a highly favorable business environment for both mature enterprises and early-stage growth companies. In addition, the transaction provides Switch with attractive future expansion opportunities in Texas, which complements and diversifies Switch’s existing geographic footprint and revenue exposure.

The acquisition of Data Foundry expands the Switch portfolio to 16 operational data centers across six locations and will anchor the company’s Fifth Prime data center campus. The acquisition will also add over 400 customer logos, offering robust cross-selling opportunities and the potential for significant customer expansion.

“We are extremely pleased to reach an agreement with Data Foundry and to announce the launch of our Fifth Prime Data Center Campus in Texas,” said Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy. “The Data Foundry acquisition extends Switch’s national reach and enhances our ability to serve Texas and the Central U.S. region with low latency connectivity, while also providing critical geographic and revenue diversification with robust expansion potential to accelerate long-term growth and value creation.”

“Data Foundry is proud to partner with Rob Roy and the Switch team in this transaction that we believe will carry forward our company’s rich history of innovation in Texas, and will result in tremendous long-term benefits to our customers and all stakeholders of the combined business,” said Carolyn and Ron Yokubaitis, Co-Founders of Data Foundry. “Both companies share a set of core values that emphasize technology leadership, operational excellence, community involvement, and a relentless focus on customer service that will enable a seamless transition of leadership and continued success for years to come,” added Jonah Yokubaitis, also a Co-Founder of Data Foundry.

Data Foundry’s existing portfolio consists of four highly connected, multi-tenant data centers located in Austin and Houston. The Austin campus includes three current facilities with expansion capabilities up to 44 MW at full buildout.

The Houston campus has one existing data center with the ability to support 18 MW of customer power at full buildout. Switch intends to commence development on new data centers in both Austin and Houston at the end of 2021, with the first sectors available for customer deployments in 2023.

The purchase price of $420 million represents approximately 19x estimated 2021 Adjusted EBITDA, including $2 million of projected run-rate cost synergies. Switch management expects the transaction to be accretive to AFFO¹ per share within its first full calendar year after closing. The transaction will be funded through a combination of cash on hand, borrowings under Switch’s fully undrawn $500 million revolving credit facility, or new debt securities.

Switch was advised by Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Latham & Watkins LLP on the transaction. Data Foundry was advised by DH Capital, LLC and Vinson & Elkins LLP.

 
Preliminary First Quarter 2021 Results
Switch is providing preliminary expectations of its unaudited financial results for the first quarter of 2021. The following results are preliminary and subject to completion of the final financial statements, including review of those financial statements by Switch’s internal accounting professionals, audit committee, and independent registered public accounting firm:

• Revenue in the range of $129.5 to $131.5 million
• Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $72.5 million to $73.5 million ²
• Signed incremental annualized revenue exceeding $18 million
• Recurring revenue backlog of over $56 million as of March 31, 2021

 
Conference Call
Switch management will host a conference call and live webcast for analysts and investors at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on Monday, May 3, 2021. Parties in the United States can access the call toll free by dialing 844-808-7137, parties in Canada can access the call toll free by dialing 855-669-9657, and international parties can access the call by dialing 412-317-5287. Request to be joined into the Switch, Inc. conference call. Please visit Switch’s investor relations website at investors.switch.com to access presentation materials and the live webcast. The webcast will be accessible on Switch’s investor relations website for one year.

About Switch
Switch, Inc. (NYSE: SWCH), is the independent leader in exascale data center ecosystems, edge data center designs, industry-leading telecommunications solutions and next-generation technology innovation. Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 500 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

We innovate to sustainably progress the digital foundation of the connected world with a focus on enterprise-class and emerging hybrid cloud solutions. The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia are the world’s most powerful exascale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. Visit switch.com for more information or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

About Data Foundry
Data Foundry is a carrier-neutral data center colocation provider with over 25 years of profitable operating history. Founded in 1994 as one of the first 50 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in the United States, the company began providing colocation services in 1999. Data Foundry’s beginnings as an ISP helped to mold the company’s service-focused culture as a colocation provider, and formed its extensive background in networking and data center operations. The company builds the most redundant, connected, and secure data centers with the best disaster recovery solutions available in Texas.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or the future financial or operating performance of Switch, Inc. and Switch, Ltd. (“we”, “us”, or “our”). In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “target,” “projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern our expectations, strategy, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, our guidance relating to revenue and Adjusted EBITDA for the year ending December 31, 2021 and expectations regarding the pending acquisition of Data Foundry. Our expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results in future periods are subject to inherent risks, uncertainties and changes in circumstance that are difficult or impossible to predict. The risks and uncertainties that could affect our pending Data Foundry acquisition and financial and operating results and cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release include, without limitation, (i) the possibility that the pending acquisition of Data Foundry does not close when expected or at all; (ii) that the acquisition does not produce the expected benefits or results for us, Data Foundry or our customers; (iii) that the combination and integration of Data Foundry will disrupt ours or Data Foundry’s operations or result in the loss of customers or key employees (iv) adverse economic developments in our markets or the technology industry; (v) obsolescence or reduction in marketability of our infrastructure due to changing industry demands; (vi) risks related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including disruptions to our business and to those of our customers and suppliers; (vii) loss of key customers; (viii) our ability to effectively compete in the data center market; (ix) our ability to obtain necessary capital and comply with terms in our credit instruments; (x) the impact of future changes in legislation and regulations, and (xi) other risk factors discussed under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation” and elsewhere in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Our SEC filings are available on the Investor Relations section of our website at investors.switch.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

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“When I founded Switch, I intentionally incorporated the timeless principle of Karma into our culture – putting good energy into the world returns good energy back,” said Switch Founder and CEO, Rob Roy. “This philosophy is deeply embedded in our business and operating strategy and how we treat our clients, employees and the communities where we operate. As the report demonstrates, Switch continues to prove and advance its ongoing commitment to these ideals.”

Switch’s 2020 ESG Report highlights include: 

Environmental

• 100% renewably powered since 2016
• 0 – Scope 2 emissions since 2016
• Carbon Intensity = 9.5 mtCO2e / million USD (Revenue)

Social

• CIO, COO, CCO and CMO are women
• 40% ethnic diversity across total work force
• Switch pays for 100% of medical insurance premiums for all employees and their families

Governance

• 38% of board is female (3 of 8)
• 75% of directors are independent
• 50% board diversity ratio
• Board oversight of ESG
• 100% of the board committees are independent

Other highlights include, receiving EPA’s ENERGY STAR^® certification for 70% of its eligible buildings, remaining in the top 10 for corporate clean energy use in Solar Energy Industries Association’s annual report, becoming a member of the United Nations Global Compact and the announcement of 555 MW of solar power and over 800 MWh of battery storage for Rob Roy’s Gigawatt Nevada solar project.

A full copy of the report can be found here.

About Switch

Switch, Inc. (NYSE: SWCH), is the independent leader in exascale data center ecosystems, edge data center designs, industry-leading telecommunications solutions and next-generation technology innovation. Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 500 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

We innovate to sustainably progress the digital foundation of the connected world with a focus on enterprise-class and emerging hybrid cloud solutions. The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia are the world’s most powerful exascale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. Visit switch.com for more information or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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“The EPA’s ENERGY STAR certification is an important recognition of CEO and Founder Rob Roy and Switch’s long-standing commitment to the highest standards of sustainability in the design and operations of our company,” said Adam Kramer, Switch EVP of Strategy. “Switch is committed to remaining the global industry leader in the development of sustainable technology infrastructure solutions. In doing so, we will continue to be the leader in reduced carbon footprints, increased water efficiency and expanded renewable power resources.”

Commercial buildings that earn EPA’s ENERGY STAR certification use an average of 35 percent less energy than typical buildings and also release 35 percent less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Switch has surpassed those numbers for decades with its energy performance by managing energy strategically across the entire organization and by making cost-effective improvements to its data center facilities.

“Improving the energy efficiency of our nation’s data centers has become more critical than ever as our digital economy expands,” said Jean Lupinacci, Chief of the ENERGY STAR Commercial & Industrial Branch. “Switch’s data centers are among the most efficient in the industry, and we also commend the company for its use of renewable energy in powering its data centers.”

Switch’s patented designs make its data centers the most efficient in the industry, supported by an industry-leading Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) rate. Since January 1, 2016, Switch is the largest colocation data center provider powering all of its data centers with 100% renewable energy.

ENERGY STAR was introduced by EPA in 1992 as a voluntary, market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency. Today, the ENERGY STAR label can be found on more than 65 different kinds of products, 1.4 million new homes and 20,000 commercial buildings and industrial plants that meet strict energy-efficiency specifications set by the EPA. Over the past twenty years, American families and businesses have saved more than $230 billion on utility bills and prevented more than 1.8 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions with help from ENERGY STAR.

About Switch

Switch, Inc. (NYSE: SWCH), is the independent global leader in exascale data center ecosystems, edge data center designs, industry-leading telecommunications solutions and next-generation technology innovation. Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 500 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

We innovate to sustainably progress the digital foundation of the connected world with a focus on enterprise-class and emerging hybrid cloud solutions. The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia are the world’s most powerful exascale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. Visit switch.com for more information or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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McMahill, along with Clark County Commissioner Michael Naft, Councilwoman Michele Fiore, Clark County Deputy Fire Chief Warren Whitney, and Switch Sr. Vice President Betsy Fretwell discussed preparations to ensure partiers have a safe New Year’s Eve celebration.

The press event focused on reinforcing responsible behavior of celebrants to avoid an increase of hospitalizations after the holiday.

LVMPD, in cooperation with other agencies and community partners, has worked for months preparing for New Year’s Eve and adjusting this year’s festivities to keep the public safe. One major change this year is the cancellation of fireworks show on the Las Vegas Strip.

The press event was held at the Switch Innevation Center. The location will serve as the command center for first responders and other agencies on New Year’s Eve. The state-of-the-art facility holds technology infrastructure that allows law enforcement and public safety to monitor the event, focus on safety and communicate with the media.

• Freeway off-ramps to the Las Vegas Strip will begin closing at 5 p.m. Roads will begin closing on the Strip at approximately 6:30 p.m. Large vehicles used to block off major intersections around the Strip and downtown.
• Residents and visitors who will be attending the celebrations must adhere to wearing a mask and the physical distancing restrictions mandated by the governor.
• Glass bottles, backpacks, or strollers ARE PROHIBITED on the Strip as per county ordinance.
• Police will respond to any incidents involving illegal parties at rental properties.

The public is reminded to call 911 and report anything that doesn’t look right or looks suspicious. Information about items prohibited during the celebration can be found by clicking on this link: http://www.lvmpd.com/en-us/Pages/TouristSafety/TouristSafety-OrdinancesandLaws.aspx

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LAS VEGAS – Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the exascale technology infrastructure corporation, today announced it has signed a multi-year, multi-million dollar contract with an existing global e-commerce client to significantly grow its footprint at Switch’s Citadel Campus in Northern Nevada. This transaction follows the previously announced multi-megawatt expansion from a leading developer of advanced semiconductor technologies.

Following these signings, over 80% of the TAHOE RENO 1 facility is committed to clients, including space and power currently sold and future expansion options. Given the ongoing strong demand at the Citadel Campus, Switch is accelerating the commencement of construction on its TAHOE RENO 2 data center and beginning site preparation work for the TAHOE RENO 3 data center.

The e-commerce customer expansion represents an incremental 5 megawatt (MW) commitment across both Switch’s Core Campus and Citadel Campus, which is expected to contribute annualized revenue over $11 million upon full ramp. This customer’s total installed infrastructure commitment is now 30 MW across Switch’s PRIME Data Center Campus footprint.

As previously disclosed on Switch’s third quarter 2020 earnings call, Switch has also completed a 5 MW expansion with a Fortune 100 semiconductor firm specializing in AI, autonomous vehicles, gaming and other high-density computing architectures.

“Accelerating development at our Citadel Campus reflects the strong customer demand for our strategically located, differentiated Tier 5^® Platinum enterprise class exascale infrastructure,” said Switch EVP of Strategy Adam Kramer. “This ongoing development means new job creation and economic investment for Nevada’s economy.”

At full build-out, the Citadel Campus footprint has the capacity to expand to more than 7 million square feet and over 600 MW of power capacity. The Citadel Campus is one of four exascale PRIME data center campus locations, a regional hub serving the Northwestern U.S., including San Francisco, Silicon Valley and the Pacific Northwest. The Switch PRIME data center campus locations serve North America’s four primary latency zones.

The additional Switch PRIME campus locations are the Core Campus (Las Vegas, NV) which serves as a hub for the Southwestern U.S., including Los Angeles and Phoenix. The Pyramid Campus (Grand Rapids, MI) serves as a hub for the Northeastern U.S., including Chicago and New York. The Keep Campus (Atlanta, GA) serves as a hub for the Southeastern U.S., including Northern Virginia and Miami.

Reflecting Switch’s continued leadership in sustainability, the expansion at the Citadel Campus will be powered with 100 percent renewable energy, including the largest behind-the-meter solar plus storage project in the world.

About Switch
Switch, Inc. (NYSE: SWCH), is the independent global leader in exascale data center ecosystems, edge data center designs, industry-leading telecommunications solutions and next-generation technology innovation. Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 500 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

We innovate to sustainably progress the digital foundation of the connected world with a focus on enterprise-class and emerging hybrid cloud solutions. The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia are the world’s most powerful exascale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. Visit switch.com for more information or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding future demand and development. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Switch as of the date hereof, and Switch disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law. For additional information regarding forward-looking statements, please refer to Switch’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (including information under the caption “Risk Factors”) and other reports filed with the SEC. Switch’s SEC filings are available on the Investors section of Switch’s website at https://investors.switch.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

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ATLANTA, GA – Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the exascale technology infrastructure corporation, today announced the signing of a global logistics company as the anchor tenant at Switch’s Keep Campus in Atlanta. Following this signing, the first data center at this campus, “ATLANTA 1” is 72% committed for client deployments – including space currently under contract in addition to future expansion options. Given this signing and the ongoing strong demand at the Keep Campus, Switch CEO, Founder and Chairman Rob Roy commenced a “virtual” groundbreaking for the construction of the second and third data center buildings at the campus.

Initially planned for this past April, Switch’s formal grand opening at the Keep Campus was put on hold due to COVID-19 protocols. However, fueled by robust client demand Switch held the virtual event to celebrate the successful opening and accelerated expansion in Atlanta.

The anchor tenant’s deployment will utilize the majority of the second sector at the ATLANTA 1 facility, contributing contractual annualized revenue of over $6 million, excluding expansion options and usage-based charges for power and telecommunications.

“The demand for enterprise class exascale infrastructure in the Southeastern U.S. technology market validates our strategic decision to locate our newest PRIME campus in Atlanta,” said Switch CEO, Founder and Chairman Rob Roy. “Accelerating development reflects the strong customer need for our differentiated Tier 5^® Platinum product offering.”

When the second building comes online in 2022, it will add 50 megawatts (MW) of new capacity, with the next building expected to open the following year, adding another 35 MW of capacity.

“Until we announced our entrance into the market, a Tier 5^®, 100 percent renewably powered data center product did not exist in the Southeast,” said Switch EVP of Strategy Adam Kramer. “By locating in the tax competitive environment like Georgia, Switch is clearly growing technology infrastructure capability in the region.”

At full build-out, the Keep Campus footprint will span more than 1.3 million square feet, with an expected overall investment of $2.5 billion in Georgia including Switch’s owned infrastructure in addition to customer expenditures on hardware and other computing resources. The Keep Campus is the fourth Switch PRIME campus in the United States. Switch’s other PRIME campus locations are in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada and Grand Rapids, Michigan.

As part of its long-standing commitment to be a leader in sustainability, Switch is also working with Georgia Power to ensure the Keep Campus uses 100 percent green energy from new, local and renewable energy resources.

About Switch
Switch, Inc. (NYSE: SWCH), is the independent global leader in exascale data center ecosystems, edge data center designs, industry-leading telecommunications solutions and next-generation technology innovation. Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 500 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

We innovate to sustainably progress the digital foundation of the connected world with a focus on enterprise-class and emerging hybrid cloud solutions. The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia are the world’s most powerful exascale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. Visit switch.com for more information or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding future demand and development. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Switch as of the date hereof, and Switch disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law. For additional information regarding forward-looking statements, please refer to Switch’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 (including information under the caption “Risk Factors”) and other reports filed with the SEC. Switch’s SEC filings are available on the Investors section of Switch’s website at https://investors.switch.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

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This initiative will focus on bringing multi-cloud resources and exascale compute power closer to where customers run their businesses. Taking this approach allows organizations to make real-time decisions using capabilities like artificial intelligence, machine learning and 5G.

The companies plan to build technology hubs across the United States that will be capable of supporting multiple cloud environments with Switch’s edge data centers and Dell Technologies’ cloud infrastructure. The hubs will be placed in strategic, secure FedEx locations, with the first underway in Memphis, Tenn. This combination creates the foundation for a consistent experience across multiple cloud platforms.

Switch will deliver 100% uptime at the edge by utilizing the world’s only Class 4 EDGE data centers, the Switch MOD 15, interconnected with Switch’s four PRIME data center campus locations. The data centers’ infrastructure will include Dell Technologies servers, hyperconverged infrastructure, storage and networking products. As the managed solutions provider of choice, Dell Technologies will deliver the cloud solutions and services to support operations.

FedEx will provide the real estate and a portion of the construction and infrastructure costs. As the first consumer of these services, FedEx will provide enterprise end-user technical expertise as the basis for end-state product offerings. These deployments will provide low latency access to high density compute from FedEx operational locations, helping to power the digital innovations introduced by the company as FedEx transforms how data and technology are used in the global supply chain.

This relationship also brings together aligned sustainability visions for Dell Technologies, FedEx and Switch:
• By 2030, for every Dell Technologies product a customer buys, Dell will reuse or recycle an equivalent product;
• FedEx’s global citizenship initiative to decrease the company’s environmental footprint and achieve its corporate sustainability goals;
• Switch’s commitment to running its data center campus locations and edge deployments with 100% clean energy.

“The increasing pace of business is creating a growing reliance on near real-time connectivity to data that resides on the edge,” said John Roese, global chief technology officer, Dell Technologies. “In working with FedEx and Switch, we can create a more local cloud-based environment, offering customers faster access to their workloads and data for greater flexibility and speed.”

“As the size and scale of our network continue to increase, we see more data processing moving to the edge to support the automation and technology required to move more than 16 million packages each day,” said Rob Carter, executive vice president and chief information officer, FedEx Corporation and president and co-CEO, FedEx Services. “The access to multi-cloud edge compute provided by this collaboration with Dell and Switch will allow us to continue reimagining what is possible from our unique position at the intersection of physical and digital worlds.”

“Offering enterprise-class data centers from the Primes to the Prem, paired with Dell Technologies’ products and services suite and FedEx’s world-class physical infrastructure footprint, creates the technology platform that tomorrow’s businesses will need,” said Rob Roy, CEO and founder, Switch. “Teaming up with FedEx and Dell allows the three of us to create and demonstrate how enterprise customers can maintain independent control of their technology futures in the age of hybrid multi-cloud.”

About Dell Technologies
Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) helps organizations and individuals build their digital future and transform how they work, live and play. The company provides customers with the industry’s broadest and most innovative technology and services portfolio for the data era.

About FedEx Corp.
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenue of $71 billion, the company offers integrated business solutions through operating companies competing collectively, operating collaboratively and innovating digitally under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world’s most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 500,000 team members to remain focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities. To learn more about how FedEx connects people and possibilities around the world, please visit about.fedex.com.

About Switch
Switch, Inc. (NYSE: SWCH), is the independent global leader in exascale data center ecosystems, edge data center designs, industry-leading telecommunications solutions and next-generation technology innovation. Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 500 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

We innovate to sustainably progress the digital foundation of the connected world with a focus on enterprise-class and emerging hybrid cloud solutions. The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia are the world’s most powerful exascale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. Visit switch.com for more information or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

CONTACTS:

Dell Media Relations: Media.Relations@Dell.com

Switch Media Relations: Newsroom@switch.com

FedEx Media Relations: mediarelations@fedex.com

• To learn more about Switch VAULT click here.
• To learn more about Switch EDGE click here.

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LAS VEGAS — Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the global technology infrastructure corporation, today announced that it has again been named in the Top 10 of global-leading companies for its investment in utilizing solar energy in the Solar Energy Industries Association’s (SEIA) annual Solar Means Business report.

Switch is the only colocation data center technology company to be named in the Top 10.

The Solar Means Business Report is produced annually by SEIA and follows solar adoption by businesses across the U.S., ranging from some of the country’s largest and most recognizable brands to small businesses in all 50 states. SEIA is the national trade association for the U.S. solar industry and embodies the innovation and entrepreneurship that defines solar energy.

“It is an honor to again be named as one of the Top 10 industry-leading, global technology companies and the only colocation data center technology ecosystem in the world on the Solar Energy Industries Association’s Solar Means Business list,” said Switch EVP of Strategy Adam Kramer. “This acknowledgement affirms and further cements Switch’s position as a leader in sustainability, which tremendously benefits our customers, the communities where we operate and our planet.”

Switch’s data centers have been powered by 100 percent clean energy since January 2016, and use new, local resources for its renewable energy needs. Switch is currently purchasing nearly 587 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually, which is enough green power to meet 100 percent of the organization’s electricity use.

“The world’s most recognizable brands are walking the walk when it comes to their clean energy commitments,” said Abigail Ross Hopper, President and CEO of SEIA. “Businesses are choosing solar energy because it can significantly curb their energy costs and add predictability during these uncertain times. We expect that the corporate sector will make greater investment in solar as businesses make and follow through on clean energy commitments to address the climate crisis.”

Switch continues to lead the challenge to expand solar by recently breaking ground on critical projects like Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy’s Gigawatt Nevada solar energy and battery storage vision. Switch has embarked on the development of one of the largest solar footprint and battery storage projects in the technology industry.

View the full SEIA press release here

About Switch

Switch, Inc (NYSE: SWCH), is the independent global leader in exascale data center ecosystems, edge data center designs, industry-leading telecommunications solutions and next-generation technology innovation. Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 500 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

We innovate to sustainably progress the digital foundation of the connected world with a focus on enterprise-class and emerging hybrid cloud solutions. The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia are the world’s most powerful exascale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. Visit switch.com for more information or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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Eight years ago, NNSA began exploring options to update the ECN’s infrastructure housed at the NNSS’ Remote Sensing Laboratory at Nellis Air Force Base. Upgrading the existing ECN would mean a multi-million dollar investment on an already dated infrastructure.

In 2017, pursuant to a lease awarded by Mission Support and Testing Services, LLC (MSTS), the management and operating contractor of the NNSS, Switch began to modify the existing Switch Las Vegas Data Center to adhere to NNSA configurations. ECN data was then migrated from RSL Nellis to the new Switch Las Vegas Data Center. The data migration was completed in July 2020.

The NNSA portion of the Switch Las Vegas Data Center meets specifications set forth by the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence for sensitive compartmented information facilities.

“Switch was designed and built to support global missions of agencies like the NNSA,” said Switch Executive Vice President of Strategy Adam Kramer. “Switch provides a safe, resilient and sustainable environment for the deployment of NNSA’s mission-critical data.”

With data migration complete in July 2020, the project came in three months ahead of schedule and $1.36 million under budget at $7.8 million. Teams from emergency management, security, cybersecurity, IT, and procurement from across MSTS and NNSA were instrumental in the project’s implementation.

“It’s a huge milestone,” said MSTS ECN Program Director Dr. Antonio Montgomery. “This will modernize the ECN, enhance our reliability, increase speed and is cost effective.”

The success of the project was recognized in a Sept. 2 ribbon-cutting ceremony with NNSA Administrator Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty at the Switch data facility in Las Vegas. Administrator Gordon-Hagerty has incorporated upgraded infrastructure in her strategic plan for the enterprise.

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) welcomed a new technological capability to exchange secure real-time voice, data, and video information during nuclear or radiological emergencies.  The Emergency Communications Network (ECN) will provide emergency response personnel an encrypted, dedicated network and improve their ability to communicate with internal and external partners.

The ECN is hosted at Switch in Las Vegas.  NNSA Administrator and DOE Under Secretary for Nuclear Security Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty attended a ribbon-cutting on September 2 for the unveiling of the ECN while visiting the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS).  The visit was part of a summer tour to the agency’s eight laboratories, plants, and sites nationwide.

“Our emergency responders deserve the fastest and most reliable communications available to effectively respond to nuclear or radiological incidents or accidents,” she said.  “As a steward of American taxpayer dollars, I am strongly in favor of spending less money on NNSA data storage and operations, while retaining a highly secure cyber-environment.”

The ECN will enhance the ability of emergency responders to effectively manage situations that involve NNSA assets and interests.  Examples of data-heavy information include radiation detection and analysis, geographic information systems maps, data telemetry, and nuclear/radiological detection applications, among other response tools.

During the event, Gordon-Hagerty met with representatives of Switch, the company in Las Vegas that hosts the ECN.

The ECN data center migration project is estimated to cost $7.8 million, and was completed ahead of schedule and under budget.

Follow the Administrator on Twitter at @LGHNNSA to keep up with her travels.

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LAS VEGAS — Switch (NYSE: SWCH) and Capital Dynamics today announced three groundbreakings in Nevada, which, along with an earlier phase, will continue Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy’s Gigawatt Nevada solar energy and battery vision to develop one of the largest solar footprint and battery storage projects in the technology industry.

“In the midst of this unprecedented moment in our state’s history, Switch and its partners are investing $1.3 billion, creating over a thousand new jobs and accelerating Nevada’s leadership in the world’s renewable energy economy,” said Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak. “Projects like this are exactly what the Legislature had in mind when it passed and I signed SB547 to expand investment and jobs in Nevada.”

The massive scale of these phases of Gigawatt 1 will use thousands of solar panels made by First Solar, an American company and battery storage utilizing Tesla Megapack which is manufactured in Storey County, Nevada, at the Tesla Gigafactory.

“With today’s announcement Rob Roy’s Gigawatt Nevada now has four solar with battery storage projects in the state creating nearly 1 gigawatt of energy solutions,” said Adam Kramer, Switch EVP of Strategy. “This project also ensures Switch’s power costs will remain in the 5 cent a KWh range and Switch clients will continue to enjoy low-cost, 100% renewable power for decades to come.”

With these new groundbreakings in Clark and Storey counties, plus the original Townsite development, Gigawatt 1 will soon generate a total of 555 MW of solar power and create 800 MW hours of battery storage. Additionally, the Storey County location will be the largest behind-the-meter solar project in the world producing 127MW and will include a 240 MW hour battery storage system. Behind-the-meter projects generate power off the public grid, placing no burden on legacy public utility production.

“The Capital Dynamics Clean Energy Infrastructure team is delighted to work closely with Switch who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership as a technology company in sustainability both in Nevada and nationwide,” said Benoit Allehaut, Managing Director on Capital Dynamics’ Clean Energy Infrastructure team. “We are also pleased to have collaborated with Tesla to install Megapack energy storage systems on four hybrid solar and storage projects in California and Nevada. This selection was the result of a comprehensive due diligence process. We believe that industry leadership is achieved through scale and innovation and are pleased with the tremendous progress we have made in combined solar and storage plants thanks to Switch and Tesla.”

The integrator of Gigawatt 1 is Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses who will use the Tesla Megapack.

“We are pleased to play a significant role in this groundbreaking initiative,” said Mark Noyes President and CEO of Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses. “The innovative partnership between all parties involved will continue to drive the sustainability agenda for Switch and the State of Nevada.”

The announcement drew praise from leading national renewable energy advocates as well. “Nevada can enjoy the benefit of needed economic growth and strike a critical balance for the environment and precious natural resources,” said long-time clean energy proponent Rose McKinney-James, managing partner of Rose McKinney-James and Associates and Energy Works LLC. “This project represents a major advancement for Nevada and we applaud Switch and their partners for continuing to push the envelope of sustainable business operations and renewable energy.”

Energy shaping, development, construction, asset management & operations of all projects will be led by Capital Dynamics’ affiliate Arevon, who performs these services for more than 5GW of wind and solar assets on behalf of Capital Dynamics.

About Switch
Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the technology infrastructure corporation headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the Internet. Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 500 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia are the world’s most powerful hyperscale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. Visit switch.com for more information.

About Gigawatt 1
Gigawatt 1, one of the largest solar project portfolios in the world, is the implementation of an initiative called Rob Roy’s Gigawatt Nevada, first proposed by Switch Founder & CEO Rob Roy in early 2015. The foundation of Gigawatt Nevada is harnessing the unique solar energy resources in Nevada to create new jobs, generate tax revenue, achieve greater economic diversification, and increase energy independence.

About Capital Dynamics
Capital Dynamics is an independent global asset management firm focusing on private assets including private equity, private credit and clean energy infrastructure.

Capital Dynamics’ Clean Energy Infrastructure is one of the largest renewable energy investment managers in the world with USD 6.4 billion AUM,¹ and has one of the longest track records in the industry. The CEI strategy was established to capture attractive investment opportunities in the largest and fastest growing sector of global infrastructure – proven renewable energy technologies, with a focus on utility-scale and distributed generation, solar, wind, and storage. The CEI platform’s dedicated asset management business provides highly-specialized services to ensure optimal performance and value from projects. The CEI strategy currently manages 7.3 GW of gross power generation across more than 100 projects in the United States and Europe,² and is one of the top 3 global solar PV owners.³

Since the CEI platform’s inception in 2010, over 15 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions have been avoided as a result of the firm’s renewable investments.⁴ This is equivalent to the power needed to supply more than 2 million homes or passenger vehicles for one year. In 2019, the CEI strategy received top rankings from GRESB (the ESG benchmark for real assets) for commitment to sustainability, and was awarded Global PE Energy Firm of the Year by Private Equity International. For more information, please visit: www.capdyn.com.

About Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses
Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses, Inc. (Con Edison CEB), through its three principal subsidiaries –Con Edison Development, Con Edison Energy, and Con Edison Solutions – develops, owns and operates renewable energy and energy infrastructure assets and provides energy-related products and services to wholesale and retail energy customers. Con Edison CEB is headquartered in Valhalla, New York, and has regional offices across the United States.

Committed to sustainability and environmental stewardship, Con Edison CEB offers a comprehensive portfolio of solutions including utility-scale and behind the meter renewable development and construction, energy efficiency services, battery storage, and power marketer and asset management services. Con Edison CEB is one of the largest owner/operators of solar assets in North America.

Con Edison CEB is part of the Consolidated Edison, Inc. family of companies, which has a corporate history dating back to 1823. Consolidated Edison, Inc. is one of America’s largest and longest-operating investor-owned energy companies with assets valued at more than $55 billion and annual operating revenues in excess of $12 billion (NYSE: ED).

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“FAA’s investment in Nevada’s drone test site will help the Silver State remain at the forefront of drone technology and further amplify our position as the Innovation State,” said Senator Cortez Masto. “I’ll continue to work in the Senate to promote Nevada’s innovative tech companies, new job creators and establish the safety and regulatory guardrails that the drone industry needs to unlock all of it’s potential.”

“To be selected as a recipient of a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) contract by the FAA to test the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management System (UTM) at a scale never before attempted is a true honor for Switch,” said Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy. “In partnership with the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) and ANRA Technologies, we will leverage our far-reaching Switch AMERICA independent exascale infrastructure platform, including the Switch EDGE data centers, to power the safe integration of UAS into the National Airspace System (NAS).”

BACKGROUND:

Switch was awarded a contract to conduct demonstrations and validation of new drone systems, in association with NIAS, and help establish the guardrails needed to safely intergrate drones into U.S. National Air Space (NAS).

In 2018, Senator Cortez Masto secured a five-year extension in the authorization of the State of Nevada’s FAA-designated UAS Test Site. Language from the Senator’s Drone Safety Enhancement Act, which requires measures to improve drone safety and help fund a public awareness campaign, was also included in the 2018 FAA reauthorization bill. The Senator previously introduced the bipartisan Safe DRONE Act, which advances the development and safe integration of unmanned aircraft systems and supports workforce training programs, in addition to the test site extension and funding request, provisions of which were also signed into law.

The appropriation for the BAA was successfully requested in the Senate, by the Senator, for fiscal years 2019 and 2020.

Earlier this month, the FAA also announced the opening of the drone workforce training opportunities that the Senator got included in the 2018 FAA reauthorization law.

About Switch

Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the technology infrastructure corporation headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the Internet. Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 500 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia are the world’s most powerful exascale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. Visit switch.com for more information.

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LAS VEGAS – Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the global technology infrastructure corporation that develops hyperscale data center ecosystems for enterprise colocation, differentiated multi-cloud, and industry-leading telecommunications solutions today announced that it has received a 2019 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The annual awards recognize America’s leading green power users for their commitment and contribution to helping advance the development of the nation’s voluntary green power market. EPA presented Switch with an Excellence in Green Power Use Award at the 2019 Renewable Energy Markets Conference in San Diego, CA on September 5, 2019.

Switch was one of only seven organizations nationwide to receive an Excellence in Green Power Use Award. The program recognizes EPA Green Power Partners who distinguish themselves by demonstrating leadership in procuring green power from a utility green power product, a power purchase agreement, or a renewable energy certificate (REC) product. Switch is currently purchasing almost 587 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually, which is enough green power to meet 100 percent of the organization’s electricity use.

“As a leader in sustainability, Switch is proud to receive this prestigious recognition from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,” said Switch EVP of Strategy Adam Kramer. “Switch’s data centers have been powered by 100% clean energy since January 2016, utilizing the practice of using local, new resources for its renewable energy needs, which is smart for our business and smart for our environment.”

In addition, Switch ranks as No. 21 on EPA’s National Top 100 Partners list and No. 9 on the Top 30 Tech and Telecom Partner list. Each list highlights EPA Green Power Partners using the most renewable energy annually as of July 2019. EPA updates its Top Partner Rankings quarterly at www.epa.gov/greenpower/green-power-partnership-top-partner-rankings.

Green power is electricity that is generated from environmentally-preferable renewable resources, such as wind, solar, geothermal, biogas, eligible biomass, and low-impact hydro. Using green power helps accelerate the development of those sources in the United States and advances the American green power market. According to the EPA, Switch’s current green power use of over 587 million kWh is equivalent to the electricity use of about 55,000 average American homes annually.

Switch worked with local energy providers to create new green tariffs to allow businesses to purchase new green power through the utilities. These tariffs ensured the full commissioning of Switch Station 1 and Switch Station 2 solar power plants, with a combined generation capacity of 179 MW in Nevada in 2017 and the operation of Cross Winds Energy Park II, which generates 44 MW of green power in Michigan.

Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy was the creator of one of the largest solar project portfolios in the world announced by Capital Dynamics, Tenaska Power Services Co. and Switch in February 2018. Rob Roy’s Gigawatt Nevada through its first project Gigawatt 1, aims to generate the lowest priced solar power in Nevada and generate enough clean energy to power nearly one million homes. In July 2019, Switch and Capital Dynamics announced the Townsite Solar Project, the first acquisition of 180 MW of solar in the Gigawatt 1 portfolio.

Switch’s commitment to sustainability extends beyond energy use to the precious resource of water. Switch successfully helped develop proprietary technology that increased its water efficiency by over 400%. Additionally, they are leading a project that will use 100% effluent/recycled water at Switch’s Citadel Campus in Northern Nevada.

Switch was the first multi-tenant colocation operator in the world to receive all A grades in sustainability from Greenpeace. Switch also received the Smart Energy Decisions 2019 Innovation Award for Energy Efficiency, is part of The World Resources Institutes’ Renewable Energy Buyers’ Principles, and is an early adopter of the American Business Act for Climate Pledge. Data runs the planet and Switch wants to ensure it doesn’t ruin the planet.

About Switch
Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the technology infrastructure corporation headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the Internet. Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 500 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia (opening in Q4 2019) are the world’s most powerful hyperscale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. Visit switch.com for more information.

About EPA’s Green Power Partnership
The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that helps increase green power use among U.S. organizations to advance the American market for green power and development of those sources as a way to reduce air pollution and other environmental impacts associated with electricity use. The Partnership currently has more than 1,500 Partners voluntarily using more than 60 billion kilowatt-hours of green power annually. Partners include a wide variety of leading organizations such as Fortune 500^® companies; small and medium sized businesses; local, state, and federal governments; and colleges and universities. For additional information, please visit http://www.epa.gov/greenpower.

About the Green Power Leadership Awards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) co-sponsors the annual Green Power Leadership Awards with the Center for Resource Solutions. EPA recognizes winners in the following awards categories: Green Power Partner of the Year; Sustained Excellence in Green Power; Direct Project Engagement; Excellence in Green Power Use; and Green Power Community of the Year. This program recognizes the exceptional achievement among EPA Green Power Partners who distinguish themselves through green power procurement, market leadership, overall green power strategy, and overall impact on the green power market. The ceremony takes place at the Renewable Energy Markets Conference. This year’s 17 recipients are using more than 27.8 billion kWh of green power—enough to power nearly 2.6 million average American homes for a year. For additional information please visit www.epa.gov/greenpower/green-power-leadership-awards.

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On 1 August 2019, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) concluded its Unmanned Traffic Management Pilot Program (UPP) with the State of Nevada, Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS), the FAA-designated UAS Test Site, and UPP partner companies.  The UPP was established in April 2017 – per the FAA Extension, Safety and Security Act of 2016, Sec. 2208 – as an important component for identifying the initial set of industry and FAA capabilities required to support UTM operations.  According to the FAA, as they move forward with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and their new industry partners, their primary goal for the UPP is to develop, demonstrate, and showcase enterprise services, using a cloud service infrastructure, which will support the implementation of expanded UTM operations.  These enterprise services will support the sharing of information that promotes cooperative separation and situational awareness.

During the Nevada FAA UPP, UTM services demonstrated included the sharing of flight intent between operators, the ability for a UAS Service Supplier (USS) to generate a UAS Volume Reservation (UVR) — a capability providing qualified USSs the ability to issue notifications to UAS Operators regarding air or ground activities relevant to their safe operation — and the ability to share UVRs with stakeholders (e.g., other USSs and FIMS).

“The State of Nevada has been a leader in the autonomous systems technology industry by connecting the high-tech industry and higher education institutions to create a collaborative partnership,” said GOED Interim Executive Director Kristopher Sanchez. “High-tech industries are coming to Nevada because our innovative efforts help accelerate development and commercial adoption of autonomous systems. Partnering with leaders in the industry has also led to workforce development that is providing Nevadans with the skills needed by high-tech employers.”

“Congratulations to the FAA, NIAS and all of our UAS partners for their successful completion of this game-changing drone program,” said Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve. “Our city was honored to be a participant in this program, and I’m proud to be the country’s first Mayor to oversee the unmanned and autonomous deployment of aerial commercial drones over an urban area in downtown Reno. We’d like to thank the national and local media who took an interest, as well as our residents and visitors for their patience and cooperation during the testing period. We still invite our residents to visit Reno.gov/UAS to learn more and continue to offer input on our UAS programs.”

“This was yet another historic Nevada aviation operation demonstrated with an expert, diverse, and highly resilient cluster of drone businesses.  Effectively and safely integrating drones into the National Airspace System (NAS) is going to be key to getting public support of drones flying in an urban environment and integrating this innovative technology into the daily lives of the public.  The UPP was highly successful through the incredible support of the Reno Mayor’s and City Manager’s Office, the cities of Las Vegas, Henderson, and town of Searchlight, Nevada-based UAS businesses, Nevada Teammates, and the citizen support we had across Nevada.  As Nevada’s designated agency to manage the FAA Nevada UAS Test Site, we are proud to position Nevada as the global leader in Autonomous Systems (AS) deployment,” said Dr. Chris Walach, Executive Director, Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) and the FAA-designated Nevada UAS Test Site.

“AviSight is excited to be at the forefront of the FAA UTM testing, working side by side with other innovators in the UAS industry. This testing and demonstration showcase a pathway for full integration of Unmanned Systems into the National Airspace for future Beyond Visual Line of Site operations and airspace deconfliction efforts. Many of these testing efforts will transfer directly into our clients’ operations, using drones to increase the safety and efficiency of inspecting Oil, Gas, and Power critical infrastructure”, said J.B. Bernstein, AviSight CEO.

“We applaud FAA and NIAS for their strategic leadership in this project.  The spirit of partnership and collaboration has afforded us collectively the opportunity to make giant leaps in measured steps toward safe, reliable transport technologies we believe will define the future of flight.” said Stas Mozolyuk, CEO of Avision, Inc.

“Switch is proud to be NIAS’ technology infrastructure provider throughout Nevada supporting successful drone integration into the national airspace and is excited to have partnered with NIAS for this incredible initiative on behalf of the FAA – we look forward to future collaboration with NIAS, leading the charge for autonomous systems testing and deployment across the U.S.” said Betsy Fretwell, Senior Vice President of Switch CITIES.

The Nevada UPP delivered a highly successful demonstration of the UTM drone operations, logistics deployment across multiple Nevada cities, and the integration of drone technology to United States Congresswoman Dina Titus with staff from the Congresswoman and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto’s Office, senior level FAA officials, Governor’s Office of Economic Development Executive Director Kris Sanchez, Clark County Commissioner Mike Naft, McCarran International Airport Authority, Nevada Resort Association, Las Vegas Visitors and Convention Authority, and Las Vegas Metro Chamber of Commerce.

The Nevada UPP included partner companies to include Fortune 50 companies and Nevada Teammates/Airspace developers: Switch, Uber Elevate, AiRXOS a GE company, Avisight, Avision Robotics, ANRA Technologies, Praxis Aerospace Concepts, Telesis Communications Services, RelmaTech, the City of Las Vegas, City of Henderson, City of Reno, Town of Searchlight, Nevada State College, and Utah State University.

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About the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS):  As Nevada’s designated agency to manage the FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Test Site, the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) positions Nevada as the global leader in Autonomous Systems (AS) deployment. NIAS is the synergist, clearinghouse, and learning accelerator establishing the premier smart ecosystem for Autonomous Systems which grows the AS Industry while safely integrating AS into the daily lives of the public. Learn more at www.nias-uas.com.

About Switch

Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the technology infrastructure corporation headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the Internet. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 500 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia (opening in Q4 2019) are the world’s most powerful hyperscale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. Visit switch.com for more information.

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NEW YORK – August 1, 2019: Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm, today announced that its Clean Energy Infrastructure (CEI) business has acquired the Townsite Solar Project, a 180MWac / 231MWdc solar project located in Boulder City, Nevada, through the acquisition of Skylar Townsite LLC. The Townsite project will also feature a 90MWac / 360MWh energy storage facility which will be one of the largest in the world. The transaction has closed and financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Three long-term PPAs to service two municipalities and a cooperative have been secured. The Townsite solar project is expected to be fully constructed by the end of 2021. The project is expected to create 300 jobs with a peak demand of 400 jobs during a 12-month construction period. The plant is expected to have 10 full time onsite and offsite employees.

The Townsite Solar Project is part of Gigawatt 1, one of the largest solar project portfolios in the world announced by Capital Dynamics, Tenaska Power Services Co. and Switch in February 2018. Gigawatt 1 aims to generate the lowest priced solar power in Nevada and generate enough clean energy to power nearly one million homes. The Gigawatt 1 concept comes from an initiative called Rob Roy’s Gigawatt Nevada, first proposed by Switch Founder & CEO Rob Roy four years ago.

“This major acquisition moves forward the overall vision of Rob Roy’s Gigawatt Nevada,” said Switch EVP of Strategy Adam Kramer. “Gigawatt 1 creates new clean energy jobs, the generation of new tax revenue for Nevada, important economic diversification, and strengthens our energy independence.”

“We would like to thank the Skylar team for working with us on one of the most complex renewable energy investments we have done to date. Townsite is an important project which is part of our Gigawatt 1 commitment,” said Benoit Allehaut, Managing Director at Capital Dynamics. “We believe this is the first hybrid utility-scale solar and energy storage project serving fixed volume power purchase agreements. Our view is that this type of service represents the future of the renewable energy sector and we are glad to innovate and help the market mature to more customer-focused products and services.”

“We appreciate the relationship with Capital Dynamics and their vision for the Townsite Project.  We look forward to working with Capital Dynamics to complete this project and our continued relationship focusing on innovative, long-term renewable energy deals,” said William O. Perkins III, President of Skylar.

Tenaska Power Services, the leading provider of energy management services to generation and demand-side customers in the U.S., will be the energy service agent for the project, assisting with the sale and purchase of surplus / deficit merchant power, battery scheduling, and energy management.

Capital Dynamics Clean Energy Infrastructure team is one of the largest specialized renewable energy investment managers in the world with approximately $6.1 billion of assets under management and 5.4 GW of gross power generation across more than 100 projects.[1]

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About Capital Dynamics’ Clean Energy Infrastructure

Capital Dynamics’ Clean Energy Infrastructure (CEI) team holds extensive expertise in investing, financing, owning and operating conventional and clean energy businesses globally. Established to capture attractive investment opportunities in this class of real assets, Capital Dynamics’ CEI mandate is to invest directly in proven clean energy technologies – such as solar, wind, biomass, conventional gas generation and waste gas-fueled power generation – across the globe. The CEI team currently manages 5.4 GW of gross power generation across more than 100 projects in the United States and Europe.[2]

About Capital Dynamics

Capital Dynamics is an independent global asset management firm focusing on private assets including private equity, private credit, clean energy infrastructure and clean energy infrastructure credit. Capital Dynamics offers a diversified range of tailored offerings and customized solutions for a broad, global client base, including corporations, family offices, foundations and endowments, high net worth individuals, pension funds and others. The firm oversees more than USD 16 billion in assets under management and advisement.2 Capital Dynamics is distinguished by its deep and sustained partnerships with clients, a culture that attracts entrepreneurial thought leaders and a commitment to providing innovative ideas and solutions for its clients.

Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, Capital Dynamics employs approximately 150 professionals2 globally and maintains offices in New York, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Munich, Milan, Birmingham, Dubai and Seoul. For more information, please visit: www.capdyn.com

About Switch

Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the technology infrastructure corporation headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the Internet. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 500 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia (opening in Q4 2019) are the world’s most powerful hyperscale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. Visit switch.com for more information.

About Tenaska Power Services Co.

Tenaska Power Services Co. (TPS) is the power marketing affiliate of Omaha, Nebraska-based energy company Tenaska, one of the leading independent power producers in the United States. Tenaska is ranked by Forbes magazine among the largest U.S. private companies. TPS is a leading provider of energy management services to generation and demand-side customers in the U.S., with more third party-owned generation under management than any other provider. TPS specializes in physical power marketing and electric asset management for utilities and non-utility generators. Based in Dallas, Texas, TPS operates a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week electricity trading floor.

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Reno, Nev. — The nation’s mayors at their 87th annual meeting in Honolulu, HI unanimously approved a Data Protection at the Edge Resolution sponsored by Mayor Hillary Schieve of Reno, Nevada calling for sweeping improvements to data security and infrastructure. The measure calls for greater protection against the risks of physical intrusion and infiltration of edge sensors associated with the deployment of smart city technologies. Mayor Schieve collaborated with Nevada-based data center developer Switch to create the language for the resolution.

The U.S. Conference of Mayor’s (USCM) resolution encourages the Administration and the U.S. Congress to bolster data security at the edge through deployment of fault-tolerant technology solutions critically necessary for resilience, redundancy, and reliability of data systems. It also calls for protecting public and private data with the highest possible physical infrastructure standards to ensure data centers and edge computing facilities function with the strongest continuity of service and network operations. This measure follows the Data Protection Resolution adopted in 2018 by our country’s mayors to strengthen resiliency and security of data infrastructure at the core.

“As the country’s first Mayor to oversee the unmanned and autonomous deployment of aerial commercial drones over an urban area in downtown Reno, I know first-hand that the incredible growth of data being generated by the Internet of Things and the continued evolution of smart cities requires the most secure infrastructure possible,” said Reno Mayor Hilary Schieve. “As mayors on the front line of technology deployment, we call on the Administration and our Congressional leaders to adopt the highest national standards for the safety and integrity of this data across the nation.”

The 2019 Data Protection at the Edge Resolution was co-sponsored by Mayors Debra March of Henderson, Nevada; John A. Mirisch, Mayor of Beverly Hills, California; and Mark W. Mitchell, Mayor of Tempe, Arizona.

“As our cities continue to embrace the rapid adoption of smart city technology through connected devices, deployment of sensors, autonomous vehicles, smart grids and more, we must ensure the massive growth of data infrastructure is as strong and resilient as possible,” said Henderson Mayor Debra March. “That is why I co-sponsored this resolution calling for a continued focus on bolstering data security and infrastructure at the national level to better protect Henderson and other cities all across our nation from harm.”

“This is the second year that Switch has had the opportunity to work with our nation’s mayors to call for the strengthening of the critical data center infrastructure of our local, state and federal governments,” said Switch EVP of Strategy Adam Kramer. “As cities become ‘smarter’ through the deployment of technology, particularly at the edge, the infrastructure supporting the incredible generation of data must be the best and we commend the mayors for their continued focus on this important part of the growing technology web.”

About Switch

Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the technology infrastructure corporation headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the Internet. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 500 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia (opening in Q4 2019) are the world’s most powerful hyperscale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. Visit switch.com for more information.

About City of Reno

The City of Reno government’s mission is dedicated to creating a community that people are proud to call home. In order to achieve that purpose, the Reno City Council has established three overarching goals — Ensure Financial Stability, Provide Public Safety and Reduce Debt — and several supporting priorities. To learn more about the City of Reno, visit Reno.gov or call 775-334-INFO (4636).

About City of Henderson

Incorporated in 1953, Henderson is Nevada’s second largest city with more than 310,000 residents. Henderson is a premier city, nationally recognized for its stunning parks, trails, master-planned communities, outstanding quality of life and patriotic past. Recognized as one of America’s Best Places to Live (MONEY and Liveability.com), one of America’s Best Cities (Business Week), one of the safest cities in America (Forbes, InsuranceProviders.com, Law Street Media, Movato.com), and a Bicycle Friendly Community (League of American Bicyclists), Henderson is a progressive and vibrant city committed to maintaining premier amenities and services for all who choose to live, learn, work and play in Henderson…a place to call home.

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LAS VEGAS – Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the global technology infrastructure corporation that develops hyperscale data center ecosystems for enterprise colocation, differentiated multi-cloud, and industry-leading telecommunications solutions, today announced that FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) has signed a 10-year deal with Switch to serve as FedEx’s western U.S. data center. Switch will deliver 2.5 MW of 100 percent green power in year one, and up to 8 MW by year ten, for colocation as well as multiple telecom network services.

“Switch provides world class hyperscale data centers for the digital-ready enterprise,” said Rob Carter, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of FedEx Corporation. “With its ability to sustainably power our digital infrastructure for the next decade, this solution supports our future-forward vision of where technology is headed while significantly reducing our network expense for years to come.”

“Welcoming FedEx, the globally-recognized logistics powerhouse, to Switch’s client ecosystem represents endless opportunities for collaboration and technology advancement around their rapidly-expanding business portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services,” said Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy. “It is a great honor of ours to make this announcement and marks the beginning of a remarkable relationship with many opportunities to grow in the coming years.”

Switch and FedEx are aligned in their vision for sustainability. Switch’s commitment to running its data center campus locations with 100 percent clean energy enhances the FedEx global citizenship initiative to decrease the company’s environmental footprint and achieve its sustainability goals. FedEx will also leverage the business incentives of Switch’s Nevada data centers including low taxes, low cost of power, low cost of connectivity, low cost of living and low natural disaster risk. Switch’s Core Campus in Las Vegas offers capacity to facilitate decades of future enterprise growth and rapid scale requirements.

This is not the first collaboration between Switch and FedEx as both companies sponsor FIRST^® Robotics, founded by Dean Kamen. Kamen, who also worked with FedEx on the development of the FedEx SameDay Bot, was pleased with the agreement, saying, “It is very exciting that these two amazing technology infrastructure players can come together to achieve superior technology results.  And, I look forward to our continued work with both companies on the success of the FIRST Robotics Program.”

About Switch

Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the technology infrastructure corporation headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the Internet. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 500 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia (opening in Q4 2019) are the world’s most powerful hyperscale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. Visit switch.com for more information.

About FedEx Corp.

FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services. With annual revenues of $69 billion, the company offers integrated business solutions through operating companies competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world’s most admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 450,000 team members to remain focused on safety, the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of their customers and communities. To learn more about how FedEx connects people and possibilities around the world, please visit about.fedex.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding future data center campus capacity. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Switch as of the date hereof, and Switch disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law. For additional information regarding forward-looking statements, please refer to Switch’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (including information under the caption “Risk Factors”) and other reports filed with the SEC. Switch’s SEC filings are available on the Investors section of Switch’s website at https://investors.switch.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

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LAS VEGAS – Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the global technology infrastructure corporation that develops hyperscale data center ecosystems for enterprise colocation, elite hybrid cloud, and industry-leading connectivity solutions, today announced that it has hired Jeffery Bryce as Senior Vice President of Solutions Architecture. Switch’s initiative to attract veteran data center sales specialists to its new strategic sales team continues with the addition of Bryce.

Bryce joins Switch from Level 3 Communications (CenturyLink), where he was the Director of Sales Engineering for the Level 3 Wholesale division. He developed and executed technical sales strategy and supported the growth in consulting services and solutions. Throughout Bryce’s distinguished career in telecommunications and leadership in technical sales engineering, he has held senior positions with global companies including Broadwing Communications,  Winstar International, Inc and Teleport Communications Group.

As Senior Vice President of Solutions Architecture for Switch, Bryce will lead the technical, operational and product development strategy for Switch CONNECT^® with his new team comprised of solution architects, project managers, and operations specialists. Switch CONNECT^® is the world’s only hyperscale telecom auditing cooperative that has the lowest pricing on connectivity in North America while also leveraging the footprint and reach of the leading global carriers. Bryce’s in-depth knowledge of global carrier service offerings and leadership in sales engineering, will help to drive revenue growth for Switch.

“I am excited to apply CEO and Founder Rob Roy’s design and engineering excellence of Switch’s data centers to all aspects of the communications connectivity model and towards the advancement of Switch’s global communications capabilities,” said Switch SVP of Solutions Architecture Jeffery Bryce.

ABOUT Switch

Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the technology infrastructure corporation headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the internet. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 600 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia (opening in Q4 2019) are the world’s most powerful hyperscale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets.

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Click here to see Switch’s video on its Patented Hot and Cold Air Containment Technologies

LAS VEGAS – Vertiv and Switch, today announced the completion of a licensing agreement for Switch’s revolutionary hot and cold aisle containment technology and cooling systems. These licenses expand the industry-leading Vertiv portfolio of thermal management and integrated infrastructure solutions for large enterprise, micro colocation, and edge data centers.

The licenses cover Switch’s patented Exterior Wall Penetrating Multi-Mode HVAC units, known as the TSC^®, and the hot and cold aisle containment technology recognized as the Chimney Pod^™or Switch T-SCIF^®. As part of the agreement, Vertiv has secured the first license to construct Switch’s Tier 5^® Platinum modular data center solution called Switch MOD^®.

“We are excited to add innovative new technology options to help our customers ensure availability and optimize performance across today’s increasingly large and complex cloud and colocation facilities,” said Vertiv CEO Rob Johnson. “These environments require a broad spectrum of creative solutions, and these technologies from Switch add more tools to our toolbox.”

Switch hot and cold aisle containment technologies enable the industry’s highest cabinet power densities and best audited power efficiency scores. Rob Roy began inventing Switch’s technologies in the early 2000s and holds more than 600 issued and pending patent claims. Switch has obtained regular patent allowances from the United States Patent and Trademark office.

“This licensing agreement of Switch’s industry-leading patented designs presents a tremendous opportunity to expand the footprint of the highest-rated technology infrastructure,” said Switch CEO and Founder Rob Roy. “We are pleased to enter into this agreement with Vertiv, whose reputation as an innovative, global leader in designing, building and servicing data center critical infrastructure is unparalleled.”

For more information on Vertiv solutions for hyperscale, enterprise and edge data centers, visit Vertiv.com. For more information on Switch’s innovative infrastructure designs and worldwide technology offerings visit Switch.com. 

About Vertiv

Vertiv brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to ensure its customers’ vital applications run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extends from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 20,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. For more information, and for the latest news and content from Vertiv, visit Vertiv.com. 

About Switch

Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the technology infrastructure corporation headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the internet. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 600 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia (opening in Q4 2019) are the world’s most powerful hyperscale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. Visit switch.com for more information.

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LAS VEGAS – Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the global technology infrastructure corporation that develops hyperscale data center ecosystems for elite colocation, enterprise hybrid cloud, and connectivity solutions, today announced that Bill Kleyman has been hired as the Executive Vice President of Digital Solutions for Switch. Bill brings his vast experience as a respected industry journalist and prominent technologist to Switch’s executive team.

Prior to joining Switch, Bill served as the Director of Technology Solutions at EPAM Systems where he worked with AI, machine learning, cognitive systems, DevOps, data center, cloud architecture and advanced technologies to help engineer the digital future. Before that, he was the CTO of MTM Technologies where he worked with new digital solutions, virtualization, and data center design.

“Beyond world-class architecture and more than 600 patented solutions around some of the best digital-ready infrastructure designs, Switch is disrupting our industry with a truly innovative vision into the digital future,” said Switch EVP of Digital Solutions Bill Kleyman. “I’m excited to join Switch, where CEO and Founder Rob Roy takes a first-hand approach to engineering design and leads one of the most interesting technology organizations in today’s industry. In an always-on, digitally-native world, Switch is among the true leaders who are creating data center and cloud models that are shaping how we leverage cloud, edge, hyperscale, and next-generation connectivity services.”

As someone who is a constant thought leader around new solutions, cloud, and advanced technologies, Bill Kleyman was recently selected as one of Oracle’s ‘Industry Influencers.’ With a focus on the cloud and data solutions, Bill will be educating his peers and the industry on the power of technology.

Bill was also recognized as one of the top 100 most influential individuals in the cloud landscape, ranked #16 cloud Influencer and #4 in data security by Onalytica. As an industry analyst, a regularly featured speaker at major industry events and a sought-after thought leader, Bill will bring his enthusiasm for storytelling around the data center industry’s most exciting technology innovations to Switch.

“Bill Kleyman is a respected contributor to every major data center publication with a track record of success, respect and a deep practical knowledge of emerging technologies,” said Switch CTO Eddie Shutter. “As Switch continues to innovate and expand our exciting new industry-leading data center infrastructure technologies, Bill’s expertise provides the platform to promote the Switch story and its innovative technology solutions among the industry.”

Bill Kleyman’s referenced work can be found in leading industry publications including: Data Center Frontier; WindowsITPro; Data Center Knowledge; InformationWeek; NetworkComputing; AFCOM; TechTarget; DarkReading; Forbes; CBS Interactive; Slashdot and more.

ABOUT Switch
POWERING THE FUTURE OF THE CONNECTED WORLD^®

 Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the digital hub and technology infrastructure corporation headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the internet and the cloud. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 600 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs and digital platform innovation that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia (opening in Q4 2019) are the world’s most powerful hyperscale and cloud backbone data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets.

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Click here to watch exciting video highlights from the 2018 Las Vegas Regional

Las Vegas–Switch (NYSE: SWCH) and FIRST Nevada have teamed up for the third year in a row to focus on STEAM education and future career development, through robot design and creation at the 2019 FIRST^® Robotics Competition – Las Vegas Regional March 27-30. Switch’s major lead sponsorship continues to support the FIRST^® program with its growth and success across Nevada.

The mission of this year’s FIRST competition is called DESTINATION: DEEP SPACE.  The game finds teams collecting samples on Planet Primus. Two competing alliances will combat unpredictable terrain and weather patterns, making remote robot operation essential to their mission on the planet. With only two minutes and thirty seconds until liftoff, the alliances must gather as many cargo pods as possible and prepare their spaceships for departure before the next sandstorm arrives.

Approximately 45 high schools will bring students, teachers, mentors, sponsors and family members to participate in the FIRST^® Robotics Competition – Las Vegas Regional. The high-tech sporting event will produce excitement and energy for participants and spectators, as teams compete for honors and recognition that reward design excellence, sportsmanship, teamwork, and more.

“FIRST Nevada’s partnership with Switch is vital to our growth and success of FIRST^® STEAM educational programs, and we are honored to have their support,” said Angela Quick FIRST Nevada Regional Director. “We are truly grateful for our aligned vision to move STEAM education forward in the state of Nevada.”

FIRST^® was created by Dean Kamen to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people, their schools and their communities. Kamen and Switch CEO and Founder Rob Roy share a vision of attracting the young stars, inventors and futurists who are training their minds and creative energies for  careers of the future.

“Switch’s key philanthropy initiative FIRST^® Robotics, truly creates the thinkers, leaders and solutionists of tomorrow,” said Missy Young Switch CIO. “FIRST embodies our belief that you must combine the power of invention and creativity with technology through STEAM education.”

About FIRST Nevada 
FIRST Nevada is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization promoting FIRST^® Robotics programs and STEAM education initiatives in Nevada.  With support from corporate and foundation donors, the not-for-profit organization hosts the FIRST^® Robotics Competition for students in Grades 9-12; FIRST^® Tech Challenge for Grades 7-12; FIRST^® LEGO^® League for Grades 4-8; and FIRST^® LEGO^® League Jr. for Grades K-3. Gracious Professionalism^® is a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community. To learn more about FIRST^® visit www.firstnevada.org or www.firstinspires.org.

ABOUT Switch

Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the technology infrastructure corporation headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the internet. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 600 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia (opening in Q4 2019) are the world’s most powerful hyperscale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. Visit switch.com for more information.

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Nevada – Switch (NYSE: SWCH) the global technology infrastructure corporation that develops hyperscale data center ecosystems for elite colocation, enterprise hybrid cloud and connectivity solutions, today announced its sponsorship of the Storey County FIRST^® LEGO^® League robotics team, the Virginia City Silver Bricks, the sole FIRST LEGO League team from Nevada to qualify and compete in the FIRST National Championships to be held in Houston, Texas on April 17-20.

The Virginia City Silver Bricks, a five member team consisting of middle school students from 6-8^th grades competed against forty other Nevada FIRST LEGO League teams in the regional competition on January 26, 2019 to secure their place in the FIRST National Championship.

“Switch is pleased to support the winning Storey County Silver Bricks team who are harnessing their creative innovation and technical skills in the FIRST LEGO League competition,” said Switch EVP of Strategy Adam Kramer. “As the home of The Citadel Campus, Storey County is demonstrating leadership around the importance of STEAM-based opportunities in our state.”

“Having a technology powerhouse like Switch sponsor our Silver Bricks team, ensuring they can attend and compete at the National Championship is a real honor for the students,” said the Virginia City Silver Bricks coach Nicole Frens. “We are pleased to be representing our great state and demonstrating the critical need for STEAM-focused programs like FIRST, that align with Switch’s community priorities.”

FIRST LEGO League teams research a real-world problem such as food safety, recycling, energy, etc., and are challenged to develop a solution. They also must design, build, program a robot using LEGO MINDSTORMS^® technology, then compete on a table-top playing field. For more information about this year’s FIRST National Championship click here.

ABOUT Switch
POWERING THE FUTURE OF THE CONNECTED WORLD^®

Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the technology infrastructure corporation headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the internet. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 580 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia (opening in Q4 2019) are the world’s most powerful hyperscale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets.

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Effortless, a business cloud services provider that delivers maximum security and uptime to its clients, today announced it has achieved a green milestone by operating within Switch. Switch (NYSE: SWCH), is the global technology infrastructure corporation that develops hyperscale data center ecosystems for elite colocation, enterprise hybrid cloud and connectivity solutions. Effortless benefits directly by operating in Switch’s data centers because Switch utilizes 100 percent renewable energy to power its operations, allowing Effortless to achieve its corporate sustainability objectives.

Switch’s advanced power and cooling technologies, remarkable PUE ratings, and high-density rack configurations allow Effortless to fit its IT equipment into a smaller footprint, thus dramatically reducing energy consumption. Running its data in Switch data centers, enables Effortless to reduce its carbon footprint and overall environmental impact.

Switch’s accomplishment of becoming the first multi-tenant colocation operator in the world to receive all A grades in sustainability from Greenpeace 2017 Clicking Clean Report also attracted Effortless to Switch.

“Effortless shares Switch’s commitment to clean energy as part of our culture of sustainability, said Effortless CEO Ben Gayheart. “The opportunity to run our gear inside the most sustainable technology ecosystem results in significant power efficiencies for our operations and extended lifespan on our equipment. We are proud to join the hundreds of world-leading corporations, government agencies, and innovative companies that comprise the Switch ecosystem.”

About Effortless Office
Effortless is a business cloud services provider that offers an all-in-one, highly compliant cloud environment including solutions for cyber security, virtual desktops, disaster recovery, servers, compliance, Wi-Fi, infrastructure, email, and helpdesk. As more than just a vendor, Effortless partners with clients to improve operations, efficiency, and mobility with its “as-a-service” model. Effortless delivers and fully supports a secure ecosystem of complementary cloud products and services giving customers a single solution provider for entire IT environments.

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LAS VEGAS – Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the global technology infrastructure corporation that develops hyperscale data center ecosystems for elite colocation, enterprise hybrid cloud and connectivity solutions, today announced that Switch data centers have been selected as a preferred, AI-ready provider for the NVIDIA DGX-Ready Data Center program. The program offers a qualified network of AI-ready data center solutions for NVIDIA customers running GPU-accelerated products, NVIDIA DGX-1 and DGX-2.

NVIDIA DGX systems are the essential tool of the AI enterprise. The systems are the first solutions purpose-built to enable scalable AI infrastructure with revolutionary performance and effortless productivity for data scientists, developers and researchers. Deploying AI at scale requires a data center that’s optimized for the unique demands of deep learning and machine learning. Switch’s data center infrastructure has the most advanced power and cooling technologies to run NVIDIA’s powerful systems with maximum efficiency, application performance and speed.

“Switch is the best critical facility infrastructure supporting NVIDIA’s AI platform and client AI solutions, and was purpose-built to support customers that require high-density, hyper-scalability and low-latency connectivity to drive next-generation, GPU-accelerated equipment,” said Eddie Schutter, Chief Technology Officer of Switch. “Our technology ecosystem was created to handle the demands of the AI-native future.”

Switch’s highest-rated Tier 5^® Platinum data centers, critical systems, advanced digital hub and modern technology infrastructure powered by 100% green energy are investment protection for NVIDIA DGX systems. Switch’s hyperscale facilities ensure that customers will not be constrained by space, power, capacity, bandwidth and connectivity for decades into the future, while continuously accessing one of the world’s most powerful connection backbones into the cloud.

ABOUT Switch
POWERING THE FUTURE OF THE CONNECTED WORLD^®

Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the technology infrastructure corporation headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the internet. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 580 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

The Switch PRIMES, located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia (opening in Q4 2019) are the world’s most powerful hyperscale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. Visit switch.com for more information.

Read more about the NVIDIA DGX-Ready Data Center program
Switch blog: Switch’s Tier 5® Platinum Data Centers are AI-Ready for NVIDIA DGX Systems

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CINCINNATI, Jan. 23, 2019 – Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP; LSE: WPY), a leading payments technology company, has inaugurated a new data center presence in North America within Switch’s world-renowned data centers. Switch (NYSE: SWCH), is a global technology infrastructure corporation that develops hyperscale data center ecosystems for elite colocation, enterprise hybrid cloud and connectivity solutions. Worldpay continues to make data and security a top priority and the decision to operate within Switch’s Tier 5® Platinum data center ecosystem is an outcome of its continued investment in resiliency.

“With access to more data than ever before, Worldpay’s technology team started an initiative to further enhance our data centers after Vantiv and Worldpay combined in 2018,” said James Black, Chief Information Officer at Worldpay. “This initiative will simplify our data center footprint and provide improved resiliency. Ultimately, being in Switch’s most secure, highest-rated data center environment will assist in our defense against cyberattacks and data security events.”

Worldpay President and Chief Operating Officer Mark Heimbouch and other company technology executives recently toured and participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the new partnership with Switch.

About Worldpay

Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP; LSE: WPY) is a leading payments technology company with unique capability to power global omni-commerce. With an integrated technology platform, Worldpay offers a comprehensive suite of products and services, delivered globally through a single provider. Worldpay processes over 40 billion transactions annually, supporting more than 300 payment types across 146 countries and 126 currencies. The company is focused on expanding into high-growth markets and customer segments including global eCommerce, integrated payments and B2B. Visit us at www.worldpay.com ;.

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Champaign, Ill. Dec. 20, 2018 — R Systems (http://www.rsystemsinc.com) announced today it is expanding its data center and infrastructure capabilities for its high-performance computing (HPC) managed services into Switch’s Core Campus in Las Vegas. R Systems’ customers will benefit from having access to Switch’s industry-leading colocation data center facilities, enabling all compute resources to be isolated within Switch’s highly secure environment. The R Systems HPC managed services can extend HPC workloads on network, virtually eliminating security concerns, data transfer fees, and managing additional compute.

The offering expands the solutions for HPC, the practice of leveraging large computing resources to run advanced simulation, modeling and analysis software. Managing and supporting HPC customers requires specialty knowledge and expertise, which will be serviced by R Systems, a provider of customized and supported cloud HPC resources and services.

Data security and expensive data transfer costs are some of the top concerns that organizations have with running HPC workloads in the cloud, which this service addresses. By bringing HPC into the Switch technology ecosystem, customers benefit by keeping their data all within one highly-secure environment and removing the need for data transfers.

“Including Switch data centers as part of the offering for R Systems enables us to continue growing with our customers. Since 2005 R Systems has focused exclusively on HPC, which has enabled us to build expertise about the applications, computing, networking and storage technologies that are unique to HPC,” said R Systems Principal Brian Kucic.

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ABOUT R SYSTEMS

R Systems provides High Performance Computing Managed Services and Computing Resources to help users achieve breakthrough results faster. The company uses its deep HPC expertise to create and manage integrated and tailored HPC solutions using industry-best technology, offering customers choice of dedicated or utility (or Hybrid) access from its data centers. HPC users benefit from R Systems untethered access to best-in-breed technologies including bare-metal clusters, InfiinBand and Ethernet, parallel file systems and other to computing technologies.

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Henderson, Nev.  — The nation’s mayors have unanimously approved a resolution sponsored by Henderson Mayor Debra March calling for sweeping improvements to how private businesses and governments protect data from cyber attacks, physical attacks, severe weather events, and other types of catastrophic threats to data centers. Mayor March collaborated with Nevada-based data center developer Switch to create the language for the resolution.

The U.S. Conference of Mayor’s (USCM) resolution, which was adopted on June 11 at the organization’s 86^th annual meeting in Boston, encourages prioritization of funding for data security measures, federal support for local governments in that effort, and reinforcing that the federal government follow its own standards in protecting our nation’s critical data center infrastructure.

The U.S. Conference of Mayors Data Protection Resolution passed unanimously and was supported by 12 other mayors who were co-sponsors including Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, Mesa, Ariz. Mayor John Giles, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms, Portland, Ore. Mayor Ted Wheeler, and Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.

“Every day we read headlines about private businesses, local governments and even U.S. naval ship plans being compromised as a result of data vulnerabilities. As a nation, we must prioritize investments in protecting our data from human error, malicious attacks and a lack of resiliency,” said Mayor March.

“As the developers of the world’s only Tier 5^® Platinum data centers Switch was pleased to work with the mayors to help develop the policy of the resolution and we applaud Mayor March and her colleagues at the U.S. Conference of Mayors for taking such a strong stand on physical data center resiliency,” said Switch EVP of Strategy Adam Kramer. “Unfortunately, many businesses and governments are unaware of the state of their data center resiliency until something goes very wrong. We look forward to working in partnership with our nation’s mayors to strengthen the critical data center infrastructure of our local, state and federal governments, to draw attention to and attain these physical security data standards.”

“It is time for the leaders of our cities, our nation’s mayors, to start this conversation and gain greater funding for such critical programs and infrastructure with our congressional leaders,” said Mayor Pugh.

The data protection resolution calls for mitigation measures that provide redundant systems, resilient and renewable energy sources, industry-leading data protection standards, and advanced data center construction standards.

The measure highlighted projected losses from cyber hacks, data breaches and lost productivity due to lack of secured data at nearly $8 trillion over the next five years. Meanwhile, the U.S. Government is expected to spend $10 billion annually to protect data. Global spending on data security efforts is expected to grow by more than 30 percent to about $134 billion by 2022.

ABOUT City of Henderson

Incorporated in 1953, Henderson is Nevada’s second largest city with more than 310,000 residents. Henderson is a premier city, nationally recognized for its stunning parks, trails, master-planned communities, outstanding quality of life and patriotic past. Recognized as one of America’s Best Places to Live (MONEY and Liveability.com), one of America’s Best Cities (Business Week), one of the safest cities in America (Forbes, InsuranceProviders.com, Law Street Media, Movato.com), and a Bicycle Friendly Community (League of American Bicyclists), Henderson is a progressive and vibrant city committed to maintaining premier amenities and services for all who choose to live, learn, work and play in Henderson…a place to call home.

ABOUT Switch

POWERING THE FUTURE OF THE CONNECTED WORLD^®

Switch (NYSE: SWCH) the technology infrastructure corporation headquartered in Las Vegas is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the internet. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 500 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

The Switch PRIMES located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia are the world’s highest-rated hyperscale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. The Switch PRIMES are located in the most cost-effective area of each North American zone based on power, connectivity, taxes, cost of living and lower risk of natural disasters. Visit switch.com for more information.

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A REC is proof that 1 megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity was generated from an eligible renewable energy resource and delivered to the energy grid. Each REC is independently tracked and verified and represents the environmental attributes of the power produced from eligible renewable projects and may be sold separately from the electricity produced from the source. These renewable energy credits comply with Greenpeace’s principles of locality, additionality, and sustainability, and were generated by Nevada solar farms and geothermal power plants in 2016-2017.

“Being a good corporate citizen is important to Criterion. To us, this means giving back to the communities in which we work and live,” said Promod Sharma, CEO of Criterion.  “Making sure our data centers run on renewable energy is the responsible thing to do.”

“We are pleased to work with forward-thinking companies like Criterion to help them achieve their sustainability goals,” said Adam Kramer, Executive Vice President of Strategy. “We embrace Criterion’s shared vision for sustainably running the internet.”

About Switch
POWERING THE FUTURE OF THE CONNECTED WORLD^®

Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the technology infrastructure corporation headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the internet. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 500 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solution ecosystems.

The Switch PRIMES located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia are the world’s highest-rated hyperscale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. The Switch PRIMES are located in the most cost-effective area of each North American zone based on power, connectivity, taxes, cost of living and lower risk of natural disasters. Visit switch.com for more information.

Source: Criterion Systems

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the global technology infrastructure corporation that is powering the future of the connected world^®, today announced that it has signed a large colocation deal with Consumers Energy (NYSE: CMS), officially selling out 90 percent of the second sector of the Switch PYRAMID data center ahead of schedule. Work has already begun on the build-out of the next sector of the Pyramid data center.

Over the last three years, Switch and Consumers Energy have developed a strong partnership. Consumers Energy provides 100% renewable energy to Switch’s Pyramid Campus, and now Consumers Energy is housing their mission-critical data in Switch’s Tier 5^® Platinum data center ecosystem, the most advanced, secure and highest-rated in the Eastern United States.

“Like Switch, Consumers Energy has made a commitment to the planet and to Michigan. This new agreement with Switch keeps our dollars in Michigan as we work to power our IT infrastructure with 100 percent renewable energy,” said Consumers Energy’s senior vice president for customer experience and technology Brian Rich. “We have been pleased to work with Switch, first to develop a new program that powers Switch with renewable energy, and now to be a client at the Switch PYRAMID.”

The growing relationship with Consumers Energy is a reflection of the strong demand from a variety of customers, including government, enterprise and cloud at The Pyramid Campus, one of The Switch PRIME^™ data center locations in the United States. Switch GRAND RAPIDS serves as a PRIME hub for Chicago, New York and the rest of the Northeastern United States. The Pyramid Campus in Grand Rapids also offers 0% sales/use tax and 0% business personal property tax for Switch’s clients.

“Consumers Energy’s selection of Switch’s Pyramid Campus to house its mission-critical data demonstrates their need to be operating in a data center environment that provides unparalleled security, resiliency and 100-percent uptime,” said Switch executive vice president of strategy Adam Kramer. “We are pleased to welcome Consumers Energy to the growing technology ecosystem at The Switch PYRAMID.”

ABOUT Switch
POWERING THE FUTURE OF THE CONNECTED WORLD^®

Switch (NYSE: SWCH) the technology infrastructure corporation headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the internet. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 500 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

The Switch PRIMES located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia are the world’s highest-rated hyperscale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. The Switch PRIMES are located in the most cost-effective area of each North American zone based on power, connectivity, taxes, cost of living and lower risk of natural disasters. Visit switch.com for more information.

ABOUT Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy, Michigan’s largest energy provider, is the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS), providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.7 million of the state’s 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. Consumers Energy is creating a sustainable future by focusing on the environment, powering Michigan’s economy and investing in people.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 concerning Switch and other matters. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding customer deployment plans and planned construction timelines. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as ”may,” ”will,” ”should,” ”expects,” ”plans,” ”anticipates,” ”could,” ”intends,” ”targets,” ”projects,” ”contemplates,” ”believes,” ”estimates,” ”predicts,” ”potential” or ”continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause Switch’s actual results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. You should carefully evaluate these forward looking statements in the context of the risks and uncertainties disclosed in Switch’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and any reports Switch subsequently files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements reflect the company’s current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends and speak only as of the date of this communication. Except as required by applicable law, Switch undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of any new information, future events or otherwise.

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ATLANTA, GA — Switch (NYSE: SWCH) the global technology solutions corporation that is powering the future of the connected world^®, today announced that construction is underway at the company’s more than 1 million square foot, Tier 5^® Platinum PRIME data center campus in Atlanta, known as The Keep Campus.

The project is made possible by the Georgia General Assembly’s passage of House Bill 696, referred to as the “Switch Bill,” which was signed into law today by Governor Nathan Deal.

HB 696 modernizes Georgia’s data center tax policy to allow the current tax exemption to apply to hyperscale colocation facilities with a minimum investment of $250 million. The legislation also encourages data center development in rural areas based on population to expand technology infrastructure across all of Georgia.

“We are thrilled to have Switch here in Georgia and to celebrate the passage of this important legislation,” said state Rep. Trey Kelley, R-Cedartown, lead sponsor of HB 696. “This legislation will help ensure the expansion of much needed internet infrastructure throughout the state, delivering world-class connectivity to all Georgians.”

Once constructed and operational, The Keep Campus in Atlanta is expected to be the highest-rated data center ecosystem in the Southeast region. Atlanta will serve as a Switch PRIME hub for the Southeastern United States.

“We believe that the ‘Switch Bill’ will propel Georgia into the number one state in the Southeast for technology infrastructure and data center development,” said Switch executive vice president of strategy Adam Kramer. “Switch was pleased to lead this effort as part of our commitment to advocating for policy that drives economic development in the states where we call home. We applaud the Georgia General Assembly, the bill sponsors Rep. Trey Kelley and Sen. Steve Gooch, and Gov. Deal for enacting this forward-looking policy.”

Switch’s clients include Amazon, eBay, Shutterfly, FOX, News Corporation, Amgen, Lionsgate, Zappos, Intuit, DreamWorks, Intel, MGM, HP, PayPal, Hulu, Boeing, Time Warner Cable, Warner Brothers, Verizon and hundreds more.

Switch is employing its long-held practice of hiring local workers to build The Keep Campus, from site preparation throughout the development of the massive project. Hundreds of additional local workers are expected to be employed at the site for Switch and their clients during the project’s build-out.

As part of its long-standing commitment to being a leader in sustainability, Switch is also working with Georgia Power to ensure its campus uses 100 -percent green energy from new, local and renewable energy resources.

ABOUT Switch

POWERING THE FUTURE OF THE CONNECTED WORLD^®

Switch (NYSE: SWCH) the technology infrastructure corporation headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the internet. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 500 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solutions.

The Switch PRIMES located in Las Vegas and Tahoe Reno, Nevada; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Atlanta, Georgia are the world’s highest-rated hyperscale data center campus ecosystems with low latency to major U.S. markets. The Switch PRIMES are located in the most cost-effective area of each North American zone based on power, connectivity, taxes, cost of living and lower risk of natural disasters. Visit switch.com for more information.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements 

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 concerning Switch and other matters. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding Switch’s expectations regarding the construction of The Keep Campus and Switch’s hiring plans. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as ‘‘may,’’ ‘‘will,’’ ‘‘should,’’ “estimates,” ‘‘expects’’ or ‘‘plans” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause Switch’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties that affect Switch’s business, including those described in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under the caption “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part I of Switch’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2018. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this communication. Except as required by applicable law, Switch does not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of any new information, future events or otherwise. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures Switch makes on related subjects in its public announcements and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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LAS VEGAS — Missy Young, Chief Information Officer of Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the global technology infrastructure corporation that is powering the future of the connected world^®, has been accepted into the Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs and technology executives.

Missy Young joins other Forbes Technology Council members, who are hand-selected, to become part of a curated network of successful peers and get access to a variety of exclusive benefits and resources, including the opportunity to submit thought leadership articles and short tips on industry-related topics for publishing on Forbes.com.

Forbes Councils combines an innovative, high-touch approach to community management perfected by the team behind Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) with the extensive resources and global reach of Forbes. As a result, Forbes Council members get access to the people, benefits and expertise they need to grow their businesses — and a dedicated member concierge who acts as an extension of their own team, providing personalized one-on-one support.

“It’s an honor to be selected to join the Forbes Technology Council and to join peers from across the globe who are truly influencing thought leadership in the ever-changing technology world,” said Switch CIO Missy Young. “At Switch, we are constantly pushing the frontiers of technology to power the future of the connected world and being part of the Technology Council helps to further our efforts.”

Scott Gerber, founder of Forbes Councils, says, “We are honored to welcome Missy Young into the community. Our mission with Forbes Councils is to curate successful professionals from every industry, creating a vetted, social capital-driven network that helps every member make an even greater impact on the business world.”

About Switch
POWERING THE FUTURE OF THE CONNECTED WORLD^®
Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the technology infrastructure corporation headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the internet. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 500 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world renowned data centers and technology solution ecosystems. Visit switch.com for more information.

About Forbes Councils

Forbes partnered with the founders of Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) to launch Forbes Councils, invitation-only communities for world-class business professionals in a variety of industries. Members, who are hand-selected by each Council’s community team, receive personalized introductions to each other based on their specific needs and gain access to a wide range of business benefits and services, including best-in-class concierge teams, personalized connections, peer-to-peer learning, a business services marketplace, and the opportunity to share thought leadership content on Forbes.com. For more information about Forbes Technology Council, visit https://forbestechcouncil.com/. To learn more about Forbes Councils, visitforbescouncils.com.

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LAS VEGAS – FIRST Nevada Robotics announced today that five FIRST Nevada robotics teams have won the state level competition and are headed to the World Championship robotic competition in Houston, TX. The World Championships will be held from April 18 through 21.

Nevada will be represented by teams from the FIRST LEGO League Jr, FIRST LEGO League, and FIRST Robotics Competition in the World Championship.

The winning Nevada teams are:

• Team 12712, Golden Dragons, from Carson Montessori in Northern NV will be competing at the FIRST LEGO League Jr level (K-4).

• Team 3031, The Lego Leaders, from Jo Mackey Magnet School in Southern NV will be competing at the FIRST LEGO League level (Grades 4-8).

• Team 987, The HIGHROLLERS, from Cimarron-Memorial High School in Southern NV will be competing at the FIRST Robotics Competition level (Grades 9-12).

• Team 6824, Robot Pigeons, from Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, in Southern NV will be competing at the FIRST Robotics Competition level (Grades 9-12).

• Team 6957, A.C.E.S., from Lake Mead Christian Academy in Southern NV will be competing at the FIRST Robotics Competition level (Grades 9-12).

The winning FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition) teams competed successfully for the right to go to the Worlds, at the 2018 Las Vegas Regional FIRST® competition that was held in Las Vegas on March 22-24th. Governor Brian Sandoval attended the regional competition and was joined by FIRST Nevada lead sponsor Switch’s founder and CEO Rob Roy, Switch CIO Missy Young and a host of Switch executives, who all demonstrated hands-on support for Nevada’s teams.

“As the lead sponsor of FIRST Nevada, Switch is so proud to support these fine young individuals and the teams who will represent our state at the World Championship,” said Switch CIO Missy Young. “The creativity, invention, engineering and team collaboration learned through FIRST, represents STEAM education and reflects the core values Switch believes will build the technology workforce of the future.”

“We celebrate every student who finds inspiration as an outlet for their incredible technical and creative talents through FIRST, “said FIRST Nevada Regional Director Angela Quick. “The fact that our state’s titans of technology, like Switch, find similar inspiration in FIRST is critical for the future of our students and our world.”

The FIRST Championship will be held across two cities: April 18-21 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, and April 25-28 at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan. The events, which will bring in more than 60,000 spectators and students, and have an estimated economic impact of $30 million to each of the 2018 host cities.

About FIRST Nevada

FIRST Nevada is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization promoting FIRST^® Robotics programs and STEAM education initiatives in Nevada.  With support from corporate and foundation donors, the not-for-profit organization hosts the FIRST^® Robotics Competition for students in Grades 9-12; FIRST^® Tech Challenge for Grades 7-12; FIRST^® LEGO^® League for Grades 4-8; and FIRST^® LEGO^® League Jr. for Grades K-3.  Gracious Professionalism^® is a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community. To learn more about FIRST^® visit www.firstnevada.org or www.firstinspires.org.

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Inspired by the value of FIRST Robotics’ mission to help young people combine the STEAM education skills of creativity, invention, engineering and team collaboration, Switch was the Lead Sponsor of the recent Las Vegas Regional FIRST^® Robotics Competition held on March 22-24^th at Thomas & Mack Center. Stella and Rob Roy, Switch’s Team Omega and Governor Brian Sandoval attended the competition, demonstrating the critical importance of the mission of FIRST.

FIRST^® Robotics is Switch’s key community initiative. Rob Roy and Switch became involved with FIRST because Switch sees the critical importance of increasing awareness around careers in technology, particularly among underrepresented groups such as women and minorities. Also, as the world moves into the “Age of Analytics” defined by AI, big data, machine learning and next-generation technologies, Switch’s support for FIRST provides the strongest foundation to create a workforce development pipeline of tech talent in the state of Nevada. The creative, team-building and leadership skills incorporated into the FIRST teams ensures that in a technology-driven world, we never lose the “humanity” in that technology.

Beyond a strong financial commitment for FIRST, this season many members of Switch gained hands-on experience with the FIRST teams.  Many dedicated their time and talent to coaching teams, providing inspiration and judging the competition.

This hands-on commitment was visible at the highest levels from Switch CIO Missy Young, who serves on the FIRST^® Nevada Board of Directors. Missy shared an inspirational message at the regional competition and challenged the larger business community to embrace and engage with FIRST as part of their commitment to the future of Nevada.

Switch’s SVP of Colocation Services Cindy Zimpfer, delivered an uplifting message to students at the season kickoff and joined Joshua Ewing SVP of Construction on the judge’s panel of this year’s competition. Chelsea Phillips, Director of Switch Works mentored the Sierra Vista High School team and Security Supervisor Wesley Dye supported students at the Southwest Career and Technical Academy. Many others volunteered their time to make this year’s event a success.

The 2018 Las Vegas Regional competition included participants from 14 Las Vegas high schools and 30 additional teams from Utah, California, Arizona and Germany. Nationally, more than 91,000 high school students on 3,650 FIRST Robotics Competition teams in the U.S. and 27 countries worldwide, competed in the 160 Regional and District Events.

Nevada can be proud that 5 FIRST Nevada robotics teams will be heading to the World Championship in Houston, TX from April 18-21, 2018. Robotics teams in the FIRST LEGO League Jr, FIRST LEGO League, and FIRST Robotics Competition levels will represent Nevada in the World Championship competition.

• Team 12712, Golden Dragons, from Carson City Montessori Charter School in Northern NV will be competing at the FIRST LEGO League Jr level (K-4).
• Team 3031, The Lego Leaders, from Jo Mackey Academy of Leadership and Global Communicationin Southern NV will be competing at the FIRST LEGO League level (Grades 4-8).
• Team 987, The HIGHROLLERS, from Cimarron-Memorial High Schoolin Southern NV will be competing at the FIRST Robotics Competition level (Grades 9-12).
• Team 6824, Robot Pigeons, from Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, in Southern NV will be competing at the FIRST Robotics Competition level (Grades 9-12).
• Team 6957, A.C.E.S., from Lake Mead Christian Academyin Southern NV will be competing at the FIRST Robotics Competition level (Grades 9-12).

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LAS VEGAS — Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the global technology solutions corporation that is powering the future of the connected world^®, today announced that Munters has elected to participate in Switch’s utility patent licensing program.  Switch’s licensing program extends the benefits of its patented Exterior Wall Penetrating Multi-Mode HVAC units known in the industry as the Switch TSC.

Munters, a global leader in energy efficient air treatment and climate solutions, has been one of Switch’s leading global suppliers of the patented TSC 500, part of the Switch MOD^® facility designs. Munters versatile and rapid response to Switch’s requests has set them apart from others. Both parties view the license agreement as an opportunity to explore future strategic customer/vendor opportunities.

“We are excited about the opportunity to further our successful collaboration with Switch,” said Neil Yule, President of Munters’ Data Center business. “We are very pleased to be able to offer Switch’s innovative TSC 500 exterior wall penetrating HVAC units to our clients. It’s hard not to admire the efficiencies of the TSC 500 and the striking appearance, iconic to Switch’s name and brand.”

Rob Roy founder and CEO, began inventing Switch’s technologies in 2006. Switch has obtained regular patent allowances from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for Rob Roy’s innovative designs. The license with Munters covers issued patent claims for Switch’s Exterior Wall Penetrating Multi-Mode HVAC technology as well as Switch’s Multi-Cabinet Hot Aisle Containment Chimney Pods and trade secrets related to the same.

“Munters has been a great partner and is well positioned to be a leader in deploying Switch’s sustainable solutions to meet the massive growth of the internet of everything,” said Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy. “This license to Munters further demonstrates the unique and valuable role Switch’s patented technologies can play with leaders in the data center industry.”

Historically, licensing of Switch’s patents has been reserved exclusively for its customers until Switch began its broader patent licensing program in 2016. Since then, Switch has begun licensing its technology to others, including Schneider Electric and to Berkshire Hathaway’s electric utility, NV Energy.

“The licensing of Switch’s technology by third parties further validates Rob Roy’s inventions and status as one of the world’s leading data center designers, with now more than 400 issued and pending patent claims said Sam Castor, executive vice president of policy. “We believe that many companies in the data center industry are using Switch’s patented designs without permission and look forward to expanding Switch’s licensing portfolio as we evaluate our patent enforcement and licensing options.”

ABOUT Switch
POWERING THE FUTURE OF THE CONNECTED WORLD^®
Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the technology infrastructure corporation headquartered in Las Vegas, is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the internet. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 400 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solution ecosystems. Visit switch.com for more information.

ABOUT Munters

Munters is a global leader in energy efficient air treatment and climate solutions. Using innovative technologies, Munters creates the perfect climate for customers in a wide range of industries, the largest being the food, pharmaceutical and data center sectors. Munters has been defining the future of air treatment since 1955. Today, around 3,800 employees carry out manufacturing and sales in more than 30 countries. Munters reports annual net sales in the region of SEK 7 billion and is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. For more information, please visit munters.com.

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JACKSON, Mich., March 8, 2018 – General Motors and Switch are the first participants in a new Consumers Energy program to help large businesses use large renewable energy sources. Both companies are now matching 100 percent of their electric use at key operations in Michigan with wind-generated power.

The energy used at Switch’s Pyramid Campus, a 1.8 million-square-foot data center campus in Grand Rapids, and General Motors’ Flint Metal Center and Flint Engine Operations is matched entirely with energy produced by Cross Winds^® Energy Park II, which went into operation this year in Tuscola County, in Michigan’s Thumb.

“Switch and General Motors are leading the way for companies that want to operate efficiently in a competitive environment, yet also make and meet commitments to our planet,” said Garrick Rochow, Consumers Energy’s senior vice president of operations. “We look forward to providing clean energy that will power Switch, General Motors and other large businesses that choose Michigan to locate and grow.”

Sustainably running the internet has been a bedrock principle of Switch since founder and CEO Rob Roy started the company in 2000. “It was a pleasure to work with Consumers Energy to continue Switch’s commitment to using 100 percent new, local renewable energy resources to power our data centers,” said Adam Kramer, Switch executive vice president of strategy.

Consumers Energy’s new renewable energy program for large businesses was approved last year by the Michigan Public Service Commission.

“Corporations have a leadership opportunity to help accelerate and scale renewable energy, making it more accessible and affordable for everyone,” said Dane Parker, General Motors’ vice president of sustainable workplaces. “The Consumers Energy program will help General Motors meet its commitment to source 100 percent renewable energy at all global operations by 2050, while reducing emissions in our Michigan communities and making the grid greener.”

Switch, General Motors and other businesses that choose to participate help defray the costs for new renewable energy sources. “The collaboration among a tech company and an automaker demonstrates that environmental leadership can be driven from all business sectors,” Rochow said.

Today, Consumers Energy provides 10 percent of customers’ energy use from renewable sources. Consumers Energy recently announced that more than 40 percent of the energy it produces will come from renewable sources and energy storage by 2040.

The energy provider’s new clean energy goals also include reducing carbon emissions by 80 percent and no longer using coal to generate electricity by 2040.

ABOUT Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy, Michigan’s largest energy provider, is the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy (NYSE: CMS), providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.7 million of the state’s 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. 

ABOUT Switch
POWERING THE FUTURE OF THE CONNECTED WORLD^®
Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the technology infrastructure corporation headquartered in Las Vegas, is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the internet. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 400 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solution ecosystems. Visit switch.com for more information.

ABOUT General Motors Co.
General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM) has leadership positions in the world’s largest and fastest-growing automotive markets. General Motors, its subsidiaries and joint venture entities sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Cadillac, Baojun, Buick, GMC, Holden, Jiefang and Wuling brands. More information on the company and its subsidiaries, including OnStar, a global leader in vehicle safety, security and information services, can be found at www.gm.com.

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LAS VEGAS — Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the technology infrastructure corporation that is powering the future of the connected world^®, together with Capital Dynamics, today announced the construction of the single largest solar project portfolio in the United States.

Switch CEO and Founder Rob Roy’s Gigawatt 1 solar project will be built in Northern and Southern Nevada.  The project will produce among the lowest priced solar power in the world and generate enough clean energy to power nearly one million homes.  The Gigawatt 1 concept comes from an initiative called Gigawatt Nevada, first proposed by Rob Roy three years ago.

“The foundation of Gigawatt Nevada is that Nevada should harness the sun the same way Alaska harnesses its oil to significantly benefit all Nevadans,” Rob Roy said.  “Nevada enjoys the best solar window in the nation and so we Nevadans should not only be using solar for ourselves, but exporting it throughout the Western U.S. to create new jobs, tax revenue, economic diversification, and raise energy independence.”

The assets will be owned and developed by Capital Dynamics, the second largest owner of solar projects in the country[1].  Gigawatt 1 anchor tenants will include Switch, and several of the Switch CORE® clients that currently partner with Switch for data center and telecommunication services.  In addition, multiple private and public sector access customers within Nevada and outside the state are already in negotiations to join the project.  Customers who will receive renewable energy from Gigawatt 1 for substantially less than the cost of receiving renewable energy from NV Energy (Nevada Power) under its green offering called the Green Rider Tariff:

“This is the kind of opportunity that only very rarely presents itself,” said Benoit Allehaut, Director at Capital Dynamics.  “After hearing Rob Roy’s vision to build gigawatts of solar in Nevada, this was an opportunity we couldn’t pass.  We see a natural partnership to transform not just Nevada, but the entire Western electric grid.  Switch is the leader in cooperative purchasing of telecom capacity and can take a similar leadership role in purchasing and distributing green energy.”

The project will be built with American-made solar panels, utilizing Capital Dynamics’ many partnerships, and will utilize local Nevada labor.  Switch and Capital Dynamics will negotiate with their EPC contractors and I.B.E.W. 357 and LIUNA 872 on contract terms to build Gigawatt 1.  The project portfolio is projected to create 1,250 construction jobs.

Switch and Capital Dynamics will ensure Nevadans benefit from the project.

Greenpeace Weighs-In

“Climate scientists have repeatedly warned that we must move to renewable energy as rapidly as possible, but many monopoly utilities continue to hold us back from making this transition,” said Gary Cook, Senior IT Sector Analyst and Energy Campaigner at Greenpeace.  “Gigawatt 1 shows that when Switch and other leading companies don’t take ‘no’ for an answer, they can work together and kick open the door to large scale sources of renewable energy that are better for the planet, and better for the economy in Nevada.”

Greenpeace awarded Switch all A grades, in its most recent Clicking Clean Report, noting Switch “scored among the highest for any class of company and is the definitive leader among colocation operators for its efforts to transition its data center fleet to renewables as fast as possible through a combination of renewable energy procurement and aggressive advocacy.”[2]

ABOUT Switch
POWERING THE FUTURE OF THE CONNECTED WORLD^®
Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the technology infrastructure corporation headquartered in Las Vegas, is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the internet. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 400 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solution ecosystems. Visit switch.com for more information.

ABOUT Capital Dynamics Clean Energy Infrastructure
Capital Dynamics’ Clean Energy Infrastructure (“CEI”) Team holds extensive expertise in investing, financing, owning and operating conventional and clean energy businesses globally. Established to capture attractive investment opportunities in this class of real assets, Capital Dynamics’ CEI mandate is to invest directly in proven clean energy technologies – such as solar, wind, biomass, conventional gas generation and waste gas-fueled power generation – across the globe. Since the establishment of Capital Dynamics’ CEI business, the CEI Team has acquired, built and now manages 3.1 GW (as of October 2017) of generation capacity in North America and Europe.

ABOUT Capital Dynamics
Capital Dynamics (the “Firm”) is an independent, global asset manager, investing in private equity, private credit and clean energy infrastructure. We are client-focused, tailoring solutions to meet investor requirements. The Firm manages investments through a broad range of products and opportunities including separate account solutions, investment funds and structured private equity products. Capital Dynamics currently has USD 15 billion in assets under management and advisement.

Our investment history dates back to 1988. We believe our experience and culture of innovation give us superior insight and help us deliver returns for our clients. We invest locally while operating globally from our London, New York, Zug, Tokyo, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Munich, Birmingham and Seoul offices.

For Capital Dynamics enquiries, contact:

Nicholas Rust
Associate Vice President | Prosek Partners
NRust@prosek.com
T: +1 646 502 4520
M: +1 917 439 0307

Disclaimer
Capital Dynamics comprises Capital Dynamics Holding AG and its affiliates. Capital Dynamics, Inc. is a registered investment advisor with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Capital Dynamics Broker Dealer LLC. is a registered broker dealer registered with the SEC and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Capital Dynamics Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom. For residents of the UK, this information is only directed at persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments or who are high net worth persons, as those terms are defined in the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. This press release is not an offer of securities for sale. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration. The information herein should not be considered investment advice and is not intended to substitute for the exercise of professional judgment.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 concerning Switch and other matters. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding future energy prices, clean energy production and jobs created by the project. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as ”may,” ”will,” ”should,” ”expects,” ”plans,” ”anticipates,” ”could,” ”intends,” ”targets,” ”projects,” ”contemplates,” ”believes,” ”estimates,” ”predicts,” ”potential” or ”continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. The forward-looking statements in this press release are only predictions. Switch has based these forward-looking statements largely on its current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that it believes may affect its business, financial condition and results of operations. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause Switch’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties that affect Switch’s business, including those described in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under the caption “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Part II of Switch’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2017. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this communication. Except as required by applicable law, Switch does not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of any new information, future events or otherwise. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosures Switch makes on related subjects in its public announcements and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

[1] According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance as of 2/5/2018. Projects Under Construction and Commissioned.  Includes assets owned by Capital Dynamics Funds and announced acquisitions.

[2] See https://www.greenpeace.org/international/publication/6826/clicking-clean-2017/

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LAS VEGAS – Switch (NYSE: SWCH) and FIRST Nevada have teamed up again to demonstrate the value of STEAM education and careers in these fields, through robot design and creation for the 2018 Las Vegas Regional FIRST^® Robotics Competition. Switch, a global technology solutions corporation has provided a major sponsorship for the second year in a row to support and enhance the FIRST^® program in Nevada.

“FIRST Nevada is ecstatic that Switch has selected FIRST^® as their key philanthropy initiative,” said Angela Quick FIRST Nevada Regional Director. “We are truly grateful for this partnership and our aligned vision to move STEAM education forward in the state of Nevada.”

The FIRST^® Robotics Competition is a program that challenges high school students – working with mentors – to design and build a robot, over an intense six-week timeframe, to compete with an original robot in the FIRST^® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition. This year’s competition in Las Vegas on March 22-24, will include 45 high school teams with participants from Nevada, Arizona, Utah, California, Wyoming and Germany. This season, more than 91,000 high school students on 3,650 FIRST Robotics Competition teams, in the U.S. and 27 countries worldwide, will compete in 160 Regional and District Events.

FIRST POWER UPSM, the 2018 FIRST^® Robotics Competition game, finds teams trapped in an 8-bit video game. Each three-team alliance has three ways to help defeat the boss: Tipping the scale or alliance’s switch in their favor to earn points, exchanging power cubes for power ups (force, boost, and levitate) to gain a timed temporary advantage during the match, and climbing the scale tower to face the boss. The alliance with the highest score at the end of the match, which includes autonomous and teleoperated periods, defeats the boss and wins the game.

FIRST^® was created by Dean Kamen to inspire an appreciation of science and technology in young people, their schools and their communities. Kamen and Switch CEO and Founder Rob Roy share a vision of attracting the young stars, inventors and futurists who are training their minds and creative energies for ever-changing careers.

“It is so critical that businesses find, inspire and ultimately hire these young creators and inventors from FIRST^® Robotics,” said Missy Young Switch Chief Information Officer and Board Member for FIRST Nevada. “These young minds meld the power of invention and creativity with technology through STEAM education to solve challenges in business, in our communities, and in daily life.”

About FIRST Nevada
FIRST Nevada is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization promoting FIRST^® Robotics programs and STEAM education initiatives in Nevada. With support from corporate and foundation donors, the not-for-profit organization hosts the FIRST^® Robotics Competition for students in Grades 9-12; FIRST® Tech Challenge for Grades 7-12; FIRST^® LEGO^® League for Grades 4-8; and FIRST^® LEGO^® League Jr. for Grades K-3. Gracious Professionalism^® is a way of doing things that encourages high-quality work, emphasizes the value of others, and respects individuals and the community. To learn more about FIRST^® visit www.firstnevada.org or www.firstinspires.org.

ABOUT Switch
POWERING THE FUTURE OF THE CONNECTED WORLD^®
Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the technology infrastructure corporation headquartered in Las Vegas, is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the internet. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 400 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solution ecosystems. Visit switch.com for more information.

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It takes a lot of energy to connect millions of viewers across the United States with the content they love. With a tech team of more than 620 Hulugans powering our library of 75,000+ on-demand episodes and a live TV service that ingests over 1000 streams daily, we’re always looking for ways to better our service for viewers while also reducing our impact on the environment. To accomplish this, Hulu is partnering with Switch, one of the largest renewable energy-powered data center providers, to migrate our existing data centers to a new renewable energy facility in Las Vegas.

When we launched Hulu with Live TV in May, we migrated our live data assets to the public cloud platform through Amazon Web Services (AWS), with the remainder now being migrated to the Switch data centers. This move allows us to scale in a way that not only minimizes downtime for our customers, but also provides a stable, direct connection to AWS, allowing it to support the growth of our existing cloud platform.

Our new, 100 percent renewable energy facility spans 2.4 million square feet across 12 buildings, providing the capacity of up to 55kW per rack. In addition, the Switch facility is located outside of a fault line in a Seismic Zone 1, ensuring that Hulu will remain operational even in the unlikely case of a natural disaster such as an earthquake. The migration will be complete in February of this year.

Powering millions of stable and secure streams a week is no easy task. By moving our data center to a facility that eliminates 265,000 carbon tons of emissions from the environment (that’s equivalent to more than 50,000 cars off the road for a year!), we’re able to ensure our viewers can reliably stream The Handmaid’s Tale or Monday Night Football while moving towards green and sustainable operations with our data centers.

Source: Hulu Tech Blog

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LAS VEGAS — Switch (NYSE: SWCH) the global technology solutions corporation that is powering the future of the connected world®, today announced that it has entered into an exclusive agency agreement with CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm. CBRE will be the exclusive broker of Switch’s Tier 5® Platinum colocation data centers at its PRIME campus locations in Atlanta, Grand Rapids, Tahoe-Reno and Las Vegas. The agreement brings the global commercial real estate services of CBRE to Switch’s strategic expansion and deployment across the U.S.
 
“Switch’s data centers are designed, built and operated at an industry leading standard. They are also extremely well connected and upon completion of the Atlanta campus, will be strategically located within reach of much of the U.S. population, resulting in low latency,” said CBRE Senior Vice President of Data Center Solutions, from the Atlanta region, Tim Huffman. “With our market insight and global reach, we are confident that this portfolio will generate strong demand from enterprise users.”
 
CBRE’s powerful network of over 450 offices worldwide in more than 100 countries presents a tremendous alliance for Switch to continue to attract the world’s leading companies to its data center ecosystems. CBRE will also deploy a highly specialized team of data center brokers to colocate business users at Switch’s world-renowned,100% renewably powered data centers. 
 
“The alliance with CBRE provides a vast sales and marketing network that will expand Switch’s already robust sales pipeline to reach more enterprise corporations who seek to house their mission-critical data in the world’s highest-rated data centers,” said Switch Chief Information Officer Missy Young. 
 
Switch has more than 800 clients, including many of the world’s leading global enterprise and Fortune 100 corporations.

ABOUT Switch
POWERING THE FUTURE OF THE CONNECTED WORLD^®
Switch (NYSE: SWCH), the technology infrastructure corporation headquartered in Las Vegas, is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the internet. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 400 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solution ecosystems. Visit switch.com for more information.

ABOUT CBRE Group, Inc.
CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBG), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate and investment firm (based on 2016 revenue). The company has more than 75,000 employees (excluding affiliates), and serves real estate investors and occupiers through approximately 450 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. CBRE offers a broad range of integrated services, including facilities, transaction and project management; property management; investment management; appraisal and valuation; property leasing; strategic consulting; property sales; mortgage services and development services. Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.

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LAS VEGAS — Switch has licensed its patented hot-aisle containment and cooling technology known in the industry as the Switch T-SCIFs® and the Switch TSCs to Schneider Electric.

“We are excited to conclude this important license, clearing the way for us to incorporate Switch’s innovative hot aisle containment and cooling technologies which will complement Schneider’s product offerings and efficiencies,” said Christopher Hanley, SVP of Data Center Systems for Schneider Electric. “This announcement further strengthens our long and growing relationship and provides another opportunity for data center clients to benefit from the combined innovation from Switch and Schneider Electric.”

Schneider has been one of Switch’s leading global suppliers of equipment for Switch MOD facilities for many years. These offerings include Switch’s patented tri-redundant power system, power distribution systems and Power PODs, central to the Switch WDMD® and Switch MOD® facility designs. Both parties view the license agreement as an opportunity to explore future strategic customer/vendor opportunities.

Rob Roy began inventing Switch’s technology in 2006 and Switch has obtained regular patent allowances from the United States Patent and Trademark Office for Rob Roy’s innovative designs since that time. The license covers all issued patent claims for Switch’s 100% Hot Aisle Containment Chimney and Exterior Wall Penetrating Multi-Mode HVAC technology. Switch’s patents have historically been reserved exclusively for Switch’s customers, until Switch began its broader patent licensing program in 2016. Since then, Switch has begun licensing its technology to others, including to Berkshire Hathaway’s electric utility, NV Energy. Switch believes the licensing of Switch’s technology by third parties further validates Rob Roy’s inventions and status as one of the world’s leading data center designers, with more than 350 issued and pending patent claims.

“The industry continues to recognize the benefits of Switch’s technology to reduce data center carbon footprints and improve server deployment densities and efficiencies” said Samuel Castor, Executive Vice President of Policy for Switch. “Switch’s Policy team licenses Switch technology to those best situated to help lay the foundation for the internet of everything, like Schneider Electric, and we will vigorously defend against unauthorized use. We are honored to offer Schneider Electric a license to these patents and we are pleased that Schneider finds Switch’s patents unique and valuable.”

ABOUT Switch

POWERING THE FUTURE OF THE CONNECTED WORLD™
Founded in 2000, this technology infrastructure ecosystem company, headquartered in Las Vegas, is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the internet. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed more than 350 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solution ecosystems. Visit switch.com for more information.

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RENO, Nev. – The University of Nevada, Reno today unveiled development of a new, user-driven, high-performance computing cluster that will boost research capacity and better support the latest research applications such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, computational biology and neurosciences, bioinformatics and big data.

The significant new cluster will offer 30 times more computing power than the University’s existing, high-performance system. It will put the University’s computing infrastructure among those in place at many of the nation’s leading research institutions.

The project funding is supported by the University along with funding through the State of Nevada Knowledge Fund, which is facilitated by the Governor’s Office for Economic Development and awarded to the Nevada Center for Applied Research (NCAR), and a donation from long-time University supporter and groundbreaking researcher Mick Hitchcock.

To drive the technology and research advancement, the University partnered with Switch, a global technology company and leader in the design and operation of advanced data centers. Switch is providing more than $3.4 million in critical technology infrastructure support services through space, power and security for five years at Switch TAHOE RENO, The Citadel Campus.

“High-performance computing is critical for modern research and scientific discovery,” University President Marc Johnson said. “The impact of this will be multi-dimensional; it will allow for faster analysis and exchange of large scientific datasets. It will contribute to deeper discovery across a range of research disciplines University-wide and to development of industry partnerships.”

“Making Nevada the most connected state and driving economic development through technology and data analytics are critical priorities that Switch shares with the University of Nevada, Reno,” said Switch Executive Vice President for Strategy Adam Kramer. “This collaborative project will cement the University’s commitment to strengthen its status as a top-level research university and its ability to partner with the private sector.”

“We are again seeing individuals, organizations and industry pull together to enhance the capabilities of the University, our faculty and students, and our region’s economy,” Johnson said. “The technology infrastructure support of Switch sets the foundation, and project support through GOED and Dr. Hitchcock further demonstrates a shared vision to advance the global competitiveness of Nevada.”

Known as Pronghorn, the new research-computing cluster is named after the American antelope, the fastest mammal on the North American continent. It is expected to be available for beta-use in late fall 2017 and fully implemented by January 2018.

Pronghorn will have impact across fields of research and scholarship, from the natural and social sciences, to the technology, scientific, engineering and mathematics fields.

“Increasing our computational and modeling capability will allow faculty to better exchange, analyze and store data, and more effectively collaborate at an international level,” said University Vice President for Research and Innovation Mridul Gautam.

Dell EMC has been selected as the vendor for the high-end support hardware that will allow high-speed network communications and connectivity.

“The idea is to build an infrastructure with enough capacity so we have what we need with additional ‘head room’ for future development,” said University Vice Provost and Chief Information Officer Steve Smith.

Industry access to Pronghorn will be coordinated through NCAR, the applied research and development technology center that makes the facilities, equipment and talent of the University available to industry through customized, fee-for-service contracts. Partnerships developed through NCAR demonstrate a tangible connection to the University, such as a research collaboration. NCAR is also supported through the Knowledge Fund.

“Each of the partners behind this initiative understands that investment of their talent or resources in our infrastructure – in this case, our high-end computing infrastructure will be leveraged in many ways,” Gautam said. “This is a tangible milestone toward this University’s commitment to continue to enhance the research enterprise.”

ABOUT Switch
POWERING THE FUTURE OF THE CONNECTED WORLD™
Founded in 2000, this technology infrastructure company, headquartered in Las Vegas, is built on the intelligent and sustainable growth of the internet. Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy has developed over 350 issued and pending patent claims covering data center designs that have manifested into the company’s world-renowned data centers and technology solution ecosystems. Visit switch.com for more information.

ABOUT University of Nevada, Reno
Nevada’s land-grant university founded in 1874, the University of Nevada, Reno ranks in the top tier of best national universities by U.S. News and World Report and is steadily growing in enrollment, excellence and reputation. The University serves more than 21,000 students. Through a commitment to world-improving research, student success and outreach benefiting the communities and businesses of Nevada, the University has impact across the state and around the world. For more information, visit www.unr.edu.

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LAS VEGAS — Switch, the global technology solutions company that is powering the future of the connected world^™, today announced its Modularly Optimized Design (MOD) line of data centers that can be customized and scaled to meet client needs. The MOD design captures Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy’s mission to build the most advanced data centers on the planet, incorporating his more than 350 issued and pending patent claims that are revolutionizing the data center industry.

“Rob Roy pioneered massive, modular data centers when he introduced his patented Switch WDMD^® (Wattage Density Modular Designs) back in 2007,” said Switch Executive Vice President of Policy and Deputy General Counsel Sam Castor. “Today many companies copy these designs in their data centers and while Switch is flattered we are also ramping up our IP legal team to address those that are infringing on our patents.”

Switch MOD gives clients mission-critical, future-proof expansion capabilities at competitive prices. The Switch MOD 100 and MOD 250 are built to Switch’s proprietary Tier 5^® Data Center Standard, which not only encompasses the resiliency and redundancy in other data center ratings systems, but also evaluates more than 30 additional key elements. These elements include long-term power system capabilities, the number of available carriers, dual roof with zero roof penetrations, the absence of cooling system lines in or above the data center, physical and network security and 100-percent use of renewable energy.

Switch MOD 100 and MOD 250 products are built to the Tier 5^® data center standard at costs comparable to those that other companies incur to build lower-rated Tier 2 and Tier 3 facilities.

The MOD 250 is Switch’s hyperscale data center ecosystem designed, constructed and operated to the same specifications as the company’s existing LAS VEGAS SUPERNAP data centers. The MOD 250 provides scalable power, space and cooling for massive hyperscale deployments for single user clients.

The MOD 100, represents Switch’s solution for a rapidly deployable, single user environment that can be extended to nearly any location around the globe. The MOD 100 data center can be customized to fit on premise, at the edge or in a dense urban environment on a parcel as small as 400 feet by 400 feet. As a demonstration of its ability to be rapidly deployed, the first Switch MOD 100 (LAS VEGAS 12) was completed on The Core Campus in Las Vegas in just six months.

“The Switch MOD 100 and MOD 250 are both developed to be the most efficient, resilient and sustainable products delivering 100 percent uptime to meet the demands of Switch’s new and existing customers,” said Switch Executive Vice President of Corporate Development Missy Young. “They are deployable anywhere in the world to provide the highest-rated technology ecosystem possible to support the tremendous growth of the internet of absolutely everything.”

Switch’s world class colocation customers include Amazon Web Services, eBay, Marvel, Shutterfly, FOX, Amgen, Lionsgate, Zappos, Intuit, DreamWorks, Intel, MGM, HP, PayPal, Hulu, Machine Zone, Boeing, Warner Brothers, NASA, Verizon and many hundreds more.

Switch believes it can build facilities at a scale, pace and cost-savings unmatched in the industry by manufacturing 80 percent of the components used to construct Switch MOD data centers. Switch MOD 100 and MOD 250 products house all of Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy’s patented data center systems into physically secure, optimally-integrated, future-proof, mission-critical facilities.

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LAS VEGAS – Switch, the global technology solutions corporation that is powering the future of the connected world™, today announced the opening of its LAS VEGAS 10 data center, a Switch MOD 250 (Modularly Optimized Design), at Switch’s Core Campus.  The Switch MOD 250 is designed, constructed and operated to the same specifications of the company’s existing LAS VEGAS 8 and 9 data centers, all to Switch’s proprietary Tier 5® Data Center Standard.

Fueled by strong demand for colocation services from the company’s existing and new clients, Switch’s LAS VEGAS 10 adds nearly 350,000 square feet and up to 40 megawatts (MW) of power to The Core Campus in Las Vegas, making it currently over 2 million square feet of data center space with up to 315 MW of power. Switch is the largest multi-tenant data center provider in the world to be 100-percent green and receive all “A” grades in Greenpeace’s Clicking Clean report, which recognizes companies for their leadership in sustainability.

LAS VEGAS 10 continues the build-out of Switch’s Core Campus, well ahead of schedule to meet the mission-critical demand for more data center space from Switch’s world class clients.  Switch’s clients include Amazon Web Services, eBay, Marvel, Shutterfly, FOX, Amgen, Lionsgate, Zappos, Intuit, DreamWorks, Intel, MGM, HP, State of Nevada, PayPal, Hulu, Machine Zone, Boeing, Warner Brothers, NASA, Verizon and many hundreds more.

“Switch founder and CEO Rob Roy is a technology futurist who has invented and patented one of the highest rated data center systems to handle the massive growth of the internet of absolutely everything,” said Switch Executive Vice President of Data Center Services Lesley McVay. “The internet doesn’t stop growing and neither does Switch.  We expect to continue to meet the incredible growth demands of our clients, not only at The Core Campus in Las Vegas, but across the country.”

Almost 1,000 construction workers, 85 percent of whom are Nevadans, have been employed building LAS VEGAS 10 over the past eight months.  In addition, due to Switch’s continued growth, The Core Campus has been an ongoing source of expansion, employing many thousands of workers over the past 10 years.

For more information on LAS VEGAS 10 and The Core Campus click here.

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LAS VEGAS — Recognizing shortcomings in the way data centers are evaluated, Switch is introducing a new proprietary Tier 5 Data Center Standard that it expects will be the most comprehensive standard in the industry.

Tier 5 Platinum not only encompasses the resiliency and redundancy in other data center ratings systems, but also evaluates more than 30 additional key elements, such as long-term power system capabilities, the number of available carriers, zero roof penetrations, the location of cooling system lines in or above the data center, physical and network security and 100-percent use of renewable energy.

Switch’s Tier 5 Platinum standard injects critical parameters to enhance availability and reliability for the colocation industry. Switch’s industry background and experience provides a unique position to evaluate and develop data center standards. Switch has more than 260 patented and patent pending claims and pioneered 100-percent Hot Aisle Containment Rows and Exterior Wall Penetrating Multi-Mode HVAC units: two of the most important design strategies to creating a resilient and efficient data center.

In 2014, Switch became the first and only carrier-neutral colocation facility to be certified Tier IV Gold by the Uptime Institute. Then in 2016, Switch became the only colocation provider to accomplish Tier IV Gold certification – twice. For each facility, Switch obtained certification in both Design and Facility categories. Switch also obtained Gold status for Operations. Although now outdated, Switch went through the certification audit – an industry leading – two times to further reinforce Switch’s technology leadership and add transparency to its product and service offerings.

Industry experts and users alike understand that major threats to data center uptime include water damage, reliance on too few telecommunication carriers, being located in a high-risk geo zone, and inadequate physical and network security. These mission critical elements are not being evaluated in other data center rating systems. Switch believes this lack of transparency and holistic relevance makes it difficult for CTOs, CIOs and data center managers to understand the deep dive differences between colocation product offerings when selecting a provider. Switch is introducing this new Tier 5 standard in an effort to reduce the lack of transparency and enhance the reliability of data center rating standards.

“The original standards were created for legacy data centers in the early 1990s,” said Samuel Castor, Switch’s EVP of Policy who helped formalize Switch’s new Tier 5 standards in partnership with Switch’s engineers and under the direction of Rob Roy. “The spectrum of data center options has greatly expanded since their creation. Customers can now choose between a broad array of options, from in-house, to carrier, to colocation, cloud or managed service offerings. The common core of each of these offerings is more than just power and cooling. The underlying infrastructure must contemplate security, connectivity, sustainability and much more. To be helpful and relevant, our industry standards must be expanded as well.” Castor continued: “A tidal wave of technological change has been cresting. When the original standards were developed by Hank Seader, Ken Brill, Pitt Turner, back in the early days, no one envisioned the world would evolve as much as it has. Switch’s Tier 5 standard focuses on improving the holistic coverage, transparency and accountability of such an important and mission critical part of all of our daily lives, the infrastructure that supports the Internet of Absolutely Everything.”

Switch is the world’s first Tier 5 Platinum data center, telecommunications, and data security provider.

Switch plans to use the Tier 5 Platinum standard as the first step to create the new and open, Data Center Standards Foundation (DCSF). DCSF will be an independent, non-profit standards body led by leading technology companies and industry experts.

The DCSF approach will be in contrast to other “for profit” entities that sell its certification services to customers, while also offering consulting services to meet those standards – creating conflict of interest and independence questions.

The DCSF’s non-profit status will remove the conflict of interest inherent in a standards body acting for-profit. It will also provide a low-cost certification program for enterprise and colocation data centers. The DCSF’s mission will be to increase truth and transparency in the data center industry by publicly posting its standards and vigorously defending against misuse of its classifications. Current standards concepts let some companies fraudulently misrepresent their data centers as a certain tier or quality, when they are not. This has become a problem that has plagued the data center industry around the world.

For more information on Tier 5 Platinum please visit www.switch.com/Tier-5.

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