Vantage Data Centers on Sep. 17 announced that the company is accelerating its ongoing investment and expansion in the world’s two largest data center markets. Responding to a substantial increase in customer demand for hyperscale data center space in recent months, Vantage has begun construction on additional data center facilities at its growing Northern Virginia campus, and at its second Silicon Valley campus.
According to industry analyst DatacenterHawk, the Northern Virginia market continues to lead the world in size and had more absorption in Q2 2020 alone than it did in all of 2019. Vantage is capitalizing on this increased demand by starting construction on the next facility on its Ashburn campus to meet a growing number of customer requirements. The company's VA12 is the second of five planned facilities on the 42-acre campus, which will include more than 1 million square feet and 146MW of IT capacity once fully developed.
Upon completion, VA12 will consist of 36MW of IT capacity and more than 250,000 square feet. The new facility's Phase 1 is expected to be operational in Q1 2021. Located next to the award-winning VA11 facility, VA12 will offer customers several sustainable features, including: industry-leading power usage effectiveness (PUE) and water usage effectiveness (WUE); hyper-efficient cooling with outside air economization using minimal water; solar and wind energy sources onsite (the first of their kind in Northern Virginia); solar-powered electric vehicle charging stations; recycling, motion-sensor LED lights, drought-resistant landscaping; and more.
Vantage is also expanding its presence in Silicon Valley. The company has begun construction of its CA23 facility on its second Santa Clara campus, which will include a total of three facilities and 77MW of IT capacity upon completion. This newest facility will consist of more than 200,000 square feet, providing customers with 32MW of IT capacity. It is slated for completion in the second half of 2021.
CA23 is located on a nine-acre site less than two miles from Vantage’s flagship campus, the largest LEED certified campus in North America with a total of 77MW and six facilities. Combined, Vantage’s two Santa Clara campuses will provide customers with a total of nine facilities and 154MW of capacity in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Vantage says CA23 will offer many sustainable features, including: reduced groundwater pollutants through bioretention ponds; reduced power consumption through high efficiency transformers and LED lighting; reduced water consumption through air-cooled chillers; improved air quality with ventilation systems; and office/storage systems served with premium, efficient ductless system with heat recovery technology.
“Vantage continues to experience a heightened global demand for hyperscale data center services,” said Sureel Choksi, president and CEO of Vantage Data Centers. “Because our customers want to grow with us across multiple markets, we continue to develop sustainable, state-of-the-art facilities across our portfolio, including in the world’s top data center markets.”
For more information, visit: https://vantage-dc.com/data-centers/.