MERLIN Properties SOCIMI, S. A announced a long term, multi-phase strategic partnership with Edged Energy devoted to net zero digital infrastructure, to build a major network of ultra-efficient, waterless data centers in the cities of Madrid, Bilbao, Barcelona and Lisbon, within MERLIN's existing land bank. Both MERLIN and Edged Energy are fully committed to the green building principles. Each of the initial four data centers will consume zero water for cooling, have a guaranteed Power Utilization Effectiveness (PUE) of 1.15 annually, and use 67% less energy for cooling and overhead systems than average European data centers, which the Uptime Institute estimates to have a PUE of 1.46.