Press Release
June 28, 2024

Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center LLC No. 1,
has raised 8.39 billion yen to launch its business~Accelerating the opening of a data center running on 100% local renewable energy in Ishikari～

Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center LLC No. 1
Plan:Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center No. 1 will be constructed in April 2026, following thedecision to receive a subsidy from the Communications and Information Network Industry
Association (CIAJ) based on the Ministry of Internal Aﬀairs and Communicationsʼ “FY2-21
Supplementary Digital Infrastructure Development Fund Subsidy Project.” We have been
preparing for the opening of our business in Ishikari, Hokkaido.

TOKYU LANDCORPORATION, Flower Communications Inc., and Agility Asset Advisers Inc. will play acentral role and supervise the local production of renewable energy and ASAIKEN ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH INC. design and supervise a local consumption
project, which will actively introduce on-site PPA in Ishikari, Hokkaido.
Details of Funding:This funding was raised from domestic investors at Ishikari Renewable Energy Data CenterNo. 1 LLC, utilizing the Real Estate Speciﬁed Joint Venture act. The main purpose ofﬁnancing is to provide domestic investors with new opportunities to enter the data center
business and to promote eﬀorts toward the construction of the second and third buildings (atotal of 300MW including the ﬁrst building). We raised funds for this project with the goalof contributing to the local community, so that Ishikari, Hokkaido, can play a role as arenewable energy data center park representing Asia. Through the promotion of this project,
we aim to realize the "Hokkaido Data Center Park," advocated by Hokkaido.
Key Business Areas:
With this funding, we will build Hokkaidoʼs ﬁrst 100% local renewable energy data center,encourage major domestic can international data center operators to expand into Hokkaido
and promote Hokkaidoʼs DX transformation. Additionally, in response to the increasing
demand for data centers due to the rapid spread of AI, we will provide Hokkaidoʼs renewableenergy to AI businesses through on-site and oﬀ-site PPAs.

■ Image upon completion■ Business Structure■ Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center No. 1 Overview
Total ﬂoor area： 11,093 ㎡ (planned)
Power receiving capacity：15MWNo. of racks：1140 racks

■A Comment from Ishikari City

I am very pleased to hear about the progress of the data center construction plan by Ishikari
Renewable Energy Data Center No. 1 LLC, is progressing. This data center project is in linewith the national policy of relocating data centers to regional areas for the purpose of risk
diversiﬁcation, etc., and is of extreme social signiﬁcance as it is consistent with the concept oflocal production of renewable energy that city is aiming for, and we realize that this is anambitious undertaking. The expansion of this data center is expected to signiﬁcantly develop
the local economy, including the promotion of DX that solves regional issues and the creationof GX industries by expanding the use of renewable energy. We also believe that this projectwill bring about many ripple eﬀects, such as accumulating more data centers and promoting
the development of related infrastructure. The city will continue to support the success of thisproject in cooperation with related businesses.
Tatsuyuki KatoMayor, Ishikari City■

A comment from the Head of the Hokkaido Economic Department, Industrial Promotion

BureauAs the Ishikari Renewable Energy Data Center No. 1 launches, many business operators andinvestors, including TOKYU LAND CORPORATION and Flower Communications Inc., areparticipating as a new investment model for data centers. We sincerely welcome yourannouncement of future plans for 300MW capacity. The development of a data center thatutilizes 100% renewable energy in the Ishikari region is truly an advanced initiative that isrooted in the area, and the Hokkaido Government is currently working to accelerate thedevelopment of a core base for digital infrastructure. Of course, it will greatly contribute tothe promotion of DX and AI utilization, decarbonization, and the development of the digitalindustry in Japan as a whole. The Hokkaido Government prays for the steady progress of theproject and will do our best to support it.
Shiro AbikoHead of the Hokkaido Economic Department, Industrial Promotion Bureau■Inquiries regarding this Press Release
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