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Pepperell Mill Campus

40 Main Street

Biddeford, Maine

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Summer 2009

Table of Contents

........................................................................................Project Summary 3

........................................................................................................History 4

........................................................................................Location Viability 5

.........................................................................................Pepperell Center 6

....................................................................................Facilities & Utilities 7

....................................................................................................Electricity 7

..............................................................Combined Heat and Power (CHP) 8

.................................................................................................Natural Gas 9

.................................................................Access to Fiber Optic Networks 9

......................................................................................................Cooling 10

.....................................................................................................Security 10

................................................................................................Conclusion 11


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History

The Pepperell Mill Campus is a former textile complex located along the banks

of the Saco River in Biddeford, Maine. A century ago, the Pepperell

Manufacturing Company was the nerve center of the Biddeford/Saco

community.

In 1840, the company started expanding. By 1900, over 5 million square feet of

interior manufacturing space had been constructed. By 1915, electricity arrived

and the textile industry commenced shifting operations to the south, as this was

the source for raw materials (cotton).

The shift led to a decline in

profitabil ity, and prompted mill

executives to search for a new product

to manufacture. In 1966 the first Vellux

blanket (early polar fleece) was

invented. With great success ,

production topped 6,000,000 blanketsannually and continued until 2008.

During that time, the company spent

millions of dollars in building improvements and maintenance, keeping the mill

facilities up to date. In 2008, giving into pressure of low cost foreign labor, the

mill owners decided to stop production. By 2009 the complex was up for sale,

leaving behind an impressive infrastructure of buildings with completely

updated facilities and utilities.

In 2010, Doug Sanford completed the purchase of the former WestPoint

Stevens property, and the Pepperell Mill Campus was founded. The newly

purchased parcel and buildings, along with the North Dam Mill (purchased by

Sanford in 2004) make up 17 acres, 16 buildings, and over 1 million square feet

of interior space.


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Location Viability

The Amtrak station is located within walking distance to the mill, providing

excellent commuter service from Freeport to Boston and beyond.

The complex is 15 miles South of Portland, 40 miles North of Portsmouth, and

90 miles North of Boston

The campus is located in York County, the fastest growing county in the State

of Maine.

Strategically located on the banks of the Saco River, the campus also sits only

3.5 miles from the beaches of Southern Maine, with direct open water access

to the Atlantic Ocean.


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The Pepperell Center

The new Pepperell Center (formally Building 13) is the major commercial

component and the largest single structure within the Pepperell Mill Campus.

The Pepperell Center is the chosen site for a data center and data reliable

infrastructure. The 136,000 square feet of open, high ceiling, high weight load

floor space is ideally suited for data center

activity. The flexibility of the open space

allows for many development options. The

interior structure of the Pepperell Center is

ready for immediate and cost effective build

out. Build out cost at the Pepperell Mill

Campus traditionally fall well below market

rates.

Commonly, IT professionals spend countless

hours at a data center working on racks,

serve rs, appl icat ions, or tuning theinfrastructure. Good accommodations and a

comfortable environment are important

decision points when considering data center

locations. At the Pepperell Center, we offer

onsite office space for all data center staff

members. Good workstations and conference

areas increase productivity and employee

morale. These amenities are all available on

the campus. Accommodations such as Wi-Fi

and food/beverage are available as well. The

Pepperell Center creates the ultimate working

environment for all data center needs.


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Facilities & Utilities: Critical Infrastructure that grows with you

There are several required decision points to be made when examining the

right data center for an organization. Critical components such as high-capacity

metered electricity, cooling, access to fiber optic networks, physical

infrastructure and security are all important factors. The Pepperell Center

addresses these critical components in a way that uniquely positions the facility

to become the premier data center site in the region. Existing utility

infrastructure includes the following:

Electricity

Two separate electrical services enter the complex and are loop connected.

These service connections to Central Maine Power (CMP) are located at two

opposite ends of the campus, and are served by different transformer systems.

The electrical service in place is a high capacity 6,000 amp three-phase system,

offering limitless capacity to any type of commercial use.

The electrical service in the Pepperell Center is designed and ready for transfer

switching to a back-up generator system. Natural Gas fired back up generators

can be easily deployed in any form factor or in any electrical capacity.


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Combined Heat and Power (CHP)

Plans are in place for the development of a Combined Heat and Power (CHP)

plant for the purpose of providing primary electricity and heat for the Pepperell

Mill Campus, as well as the rest of the Biddeford Mill District. The proposed

CHP plant will serve three primary purposes:

a. To provide the primary source of electricity to the mill and all electrical

applications, thus moving the districts electricity provider (CMP) to a

secondary back-up source. Natural gas fired generators will move into the

third position, providing further redundancy.

b. The proposed CHP system will allow for low cost energy to all users, as the

cost for electricity delivery charges will be considerably reduced.

c. The proposed CHP system will also provide a highly efficient heat source for

the space heating of the entire campus. This will allow for further cost

savings to its users when compared to other commercial locations in the

region.


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Natural Gas

Two large capacity six inch high-pressure natural gas mains serve the Pepperell

Mill Campus, fed from two entirely separate sides of the campus. The two gas

mains are inter-connected internally, insuring reliable fuel redundancy during

normal use or emergency situations. Natural Gas by nature is proven to be a

reliable fuel source. The combination of source abundance and high efficiency

makes natural gas the go to fuel for the foreseeable future.

Access to Fiber Optic Networks

The Pepperell Center maintains two diverse and separate entrances of fiber

optics. The center currently has multiple fiber feeds from providers in the

region, who offer access to the Internet and cloud based computing solutions.

The two entrances are located on opposite ends of the campus, and are inter-connected between the two locations.

The Pepperell Center also has access to dark fiber, connecting northern Maine

and the Boston markets. This informational super highway allows any company

direct access to the Pepperell Center from anywhere within the region. Once a

dark fiber connection is made, connection to the Pepperell Center simply

becomes another node on the network.


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Cooling

The Pepperell Center retains the Department of Environmental Protection

permit rights to a high volume of Non-Contact Cooling Water, sourced from the

Saco River. These water rights will significantly reduce the dominant operating

cost of cooling data equipment, as well as the cooling cost of interior space. Non

contact cooling via the Saco River, offers a significant advantage to utility cost

savings.

Security

The Pepperell Center and its surrounding campus is a completely privately

owned site. The developer controls all access roads, entrances and walkways

into the campus. Currently the complex is monitored with a 24/7 videosurveillance system. Plans are in place to implement a fully integrated security

system, including an access control system (ACS) and a badge and equipment

checking process. This location allows for easy implementation of any level of

security system.


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Conclusion

The Pepperell Center is an ideal location for data intensive uses. It is also an

ideal location for individual companies looking to move their data

infrastructure away from high cost commercial space common to a metropolitan

market. The Pepperell Center is sustainable, virtualized and integrated. It is a

place where information technology, physical infrastructure, business

processes, and security converge. The Pepperell Center is dynamic and

evolving. It is uniquely positioned to support the challenges of the next

generation of data center operators.

The new Pepperell Center and its data center tenants will become the

commercial hub of downtown Biddeford. Its prime location and attributes will

spur on commercial activity in the region. The Biddeford and Saco region is a

new frontier of economic expansion and real estate value growth. Add to this

the utility advantages of the Pepperell Mill Campus, and the result is

compelling. We encourage you to come visit our facilities. Take a tour of the

impressive infrastructure that exists today. Share in the vision of where theworld of data and business commerce is going. The Pepperell Center is poised

to be the premier location in southern Maine for data intensive users and

commercial office tenants.

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