Prime Reveals Plans for $2B Data Center Campus in Metro Phoenix

Article originally posted on HERE on May 4, 2023

AVONDALE, ARIZ. — Prime, a global developer and operator of data centers, has announced plans for a $2 billion data center campus in Avondale, roughly 20 miles outside Phoenix.

The development will include five data center buildings spanning 1.3 million square feet, generating a total of 210 megawatts of critical power upon completion. The speculative project will target occupancy by hyperscale service providers, large internet brands and global technology companies.

The data centers will span 260,400 square feet across three stories, and have access to a wholesale dark fiber connectivity network. Each building will include 12 data halls and 120,000 square feet of white space — which is the space where IT equipment is placed within a data center — alongside separate infrastructure galleries.

The campus will offer access to 100 percent renewable energy and a closed-loop cooling system, which is expected to save millions of gallons of water across the facilities. The first data center building is expected for completion in the third quarter of 2025.

“Phoenix presents an incredible growth opportunity for Prime as a top-five, North American data center market with increasing demand from cloud and enterprise data center buyers,” says Chris Sumter, executive vice president of acquisitions at Prime.

“With compelling state tax incentives, power costs 16 percent to 18 percent below national averages and low risk of natural disasters, Phoenix will sustain its position for years to come,” he continues.

Prime is a privately owned developer and operator of build-to-suit, powered-shell and turnkey data centers. The San Francisco-based company has a controlling interest in $6 billion worth of assets.