Aligned Data Centers moves ahead with two-building campus in Peoria

Article originally posted on Phoenix Business Journal on May 28, 2026

A huge new data center development is in the works in Peoria.

Plano, Texas-based Aligned Data Centers is planning to construct a two-building campus totaling about 916,000 square-feet, according to planning documents filed with the city.

The 95-acre project site is located at 75th Avenue and Butler Drive, within an industrial park that includes other notable warehousing and manufacturing tenants like Frito Lay and Trader Joe’s. It’s also within a zoning district that allows for data center uses.

Aligned acquired the property for $43.2 million back in October 2024, per previous Business Journal reporting.

The city is currently reviewing a site plan review application for the project, according to Planning Director Chris Jacques. The application was submitted in March and has completed its first review cycle.

The process is administrative and used to verify the concept plan and technical reports and ensure compliance with local regulations, including those for large water users, Jacques said. Once that process is complete Aligned can submit construction plans for review.

Peoria currently has no other data center projects in the pipeline, Jacques said.

Aligned expands after $40 billion acquisition

This latest planned campus comes after the data center developer was acquired last year by a group of major players in the artificial intelligence sector, including Nvidia and BlackRock. That $40 billion deal is one of the biggest ever in the global data center market, according to reporting from the Dallas Business Journal.

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