Intelligent CIO North America Issue 37 | Page 30

LATEST REGIONAL PROJECT UPDATE
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ARIZONA
Vantage Data centers has topped out on a $ 1.5 billion development project in Goodyear , Arizona .
When fully developed , the project will represent a mega-scale campus expansion offering hyperscalers and large cloud providers 176MW of IT capacity across three facilities totaling more than one million square feet . Many of the campus ’ features are based on Vantage ’ s standardized campus blueprint , emphasizing sustainable construction practices .
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The campus is designed to use virtually no water for cooling , instead employing a closed-loop chilled water system that allows for reduced energy use based on outside ambient temperature . The campus is on track to achieve Green Globe certification . Phase II of the project is scheduled to be operational in the spring of 2024 .
Simon Casey , Vice President of Construction at Vantage Data centers , said : “ We appreciate the City of Goodyear welcoming us into their community as well as the investments that the state of Arizona is making into sustainable digital infrastructure – we look forward to our continued collaboration and partnership .”
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