DC Blox is developing three Edge data centers in Alabama and South Carolina, but has pulled the plug on a proposed new development in Virginia.
The new developments will be located in Huntsville and Montgomery, Alabama, and North Augusta, South Carolina.
But the company has withdrawn a plan to build a new data center in Richmond, Virginia, after residents opposed the scheme.
Building Blox for a hyperscaler
The new data centers will each offer IT capacity of 5MW, and have all been let to a single hyperscale client, DC Blox said. The Montgomery data center will have the potential to expand to 40MW to accommodate additional tenants.
Precise locations of the data centers, and timelines for construction, have not been shared.
Jeff Uphues, CEO of DC Blox, said: "With each new site, we are building critical digital infrastructure that enables hyperscale companies to operate at the Edge while benefiting from the Southeast's favorable economics and rapid growth."
DC Blox already operates facilities at locations across Birmingham and Huntsville, Alabama; and Chattanooga, Tennessee. It is planning another facility in High Point, North Carolina, as well as outside Atlanta, Georgia. The company recently announced plans for a new 45MW data center campus in South Carolina's Berkeley County.
In October 2023, the company launched its first cable landing station (CLS) and data center at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and now has a second CLS in the works.
Shelby Stringfellow, senior vice president of economic development at the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, said: “DC Blox’s decision to establish a new data center in Montgomery highlights our city’s emergence as a prime destination for cutting-edge digital infrastructure in the Southeast.
“This new investment is a significant achievement for Montgomery, reinforcing our business-friendly environment and setting the stage for transformative growth. We’re thrilled to continue to support DC Blox as they bring new capacity, innovation, and economic opportunities to our community.”
Developers won’t get Rich’ quick
Elsewhere in the US, DC Blox has pulled out of a planned data center construction project in Richmond.
In August, the company, along with landowner BWS Enterprises, announced it planned to develop a two-building campus on Azalea Avenue, between Richmond Henrico Turnpike and Wilkinson Road in Richmond’s Henrico County.
The $500 million project would have seen the first building 10MW of capacity, with the second delivering 50MW.
Originally set on a 27-acre land parcel, the size of the development was subsequently increased to 32 acres.
Planning officials delayed a decision on the plan after residents raised concerns about it, and in October, ahead of a meeting of the local planning authority, the data center was scaled back to a single 70,000 sq ft (6,500 sqm), 10MW facility.
Despite the change of plan, it was still recommended for denial by planning commissioners, who raised questions about the diesel generators and potential noise levels.
Now DC Blox has withdrawn its application. A report in the Richmond Times-Dispatch said the company did this ahead of a final vote on the scheme that was due to take place last week.
It is unknown whether DC Blox intends to come back with a revised plan for the site. DCD has contacted the company for more information.
