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EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure, a Broomfield, Colorado-based data center developer, owner and operator, has selected Atlanta-based Holder Construction to build its $1.9 billion data center campus in Mesa, Arizona, according to a email shared with Construction Dive.
Upon completion, Mesa’s water-neutral campus will achieve the capacity to support a minimum of 450 megawatts of critical load and will be designed to meet current and future customer requirements in 3.1 million square feet of space. The campus already has an operational data center, according to one EdgeCore launch.
To fund scalable development, EdgeCore recently completed a $1.9 billion debt financing transaction, according to the data center operator.
The campus regulates temperatures using an air-cooled design along with a closed-loop chilled water system, according to EdgeCore. This means the facility will achieve a benchmark water use effectiveness score of near zero and an energy use effectiveness score that exceeds the industry average. This is important as data center projects, especially in desert environments like Arizona, are often considered water drinkers.
Mesa has seen a surge in data center construction lately, largely due to the region’s low risk of natural disasters, low utility costs, and a environment favorable to business.
For example, Meta, Facebook’s parent company, selected DPR Construction last month to build one Billion dollar data center at Table Meanwhile, Google also plans to build one 600 million dollar data center there. Other upcoming projects include two semiconductor factories worth $20 billion in Chandler, Arizona.
