Edged Energy Makes US Data Center Debut With 4 Projects

February 15, 2024

The energy-efficient facilities will span from the Southwest to the East Coast.

Located close to downtown, Edged Atlanta features 168 MW of critical capacity. *Image courtesy of Edged Energy*

Edged Energy, an Endeavour subsidiary focusing on carbon-neutral data center development, has launched in the U.S. with four data centers totaling more than 300 MW of critical capacity.

Designed for high-density AI workloads, all four facilities will feature advanced waterless cooling and ultra-efficient energy systems. They will have a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) averaging 1.15 portfolio-wide.

The first phase of Edged’s U.S. expansion comprises:

• a 168 MW, 70-acre campus in Atlanta with three buildings;

• a 96 MW, three-building campus in Aurora, Ill., near Chicago;

• a 36 MW, two-building campus in Mesa, Ariz., in metro Phoenix;

• a 24 MW, single building data center in Kansas City.

Edged intends to break ground on several more sites in major U.S. urban markets in the coming months.

All of the company’s data centers feature its proprietary ThermalWorks waterless cooling system, designed to uphold the intense demands of generative AI and advanced computing. The modular system supports densities of up to 70 kW per rack with air cooling and 200 kW per rack with plug-and-play liquid cooling integration.

At a time of growing water scarcity, these new facilities are expected to save more than 1.2 billion gallons of water annually, compared to conventional data centers. In a prepared statement, Edged CEO Bryant Farland said sustainability is at the core of the firm’s platform so their data centers are optimized for energy efficiency and water conservation.

Global player

Edged operates a network of four carbon-neutral, waterless data centers in Iberia: in Madrid-Getafe, Barcelona and Bilbao-Arasur in Spain, as well as one in Lisbon. The firm has nearly a dozen new data centers operating or under construction across Europe and North America and a gigawatt-scale project pipeline.

A 2024 outlook from CBRE ranks two of Edged’s initial U.S. metros among its “Markets to Watch” in the data center sector. Atlanta is praised for its low cost of power and ample land availability, and Chicago for its hyperscale interest and excellent connectivity.

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