Data center firm Edged has topped out its latest facility in Phoenix, Arizona.
The company last week announced the ‘topping out’ of its data center in Mesa in a ceremony alongside local general contractor Haydon Building Corp.
“In celebrating today’s topping-out event, we reaffirm our unwavering commitment to safety - ensuring every step of our build meets the highest standards for our team and our community,” said Bryant Farland, CEO of Edged.
“We also celebrate another major milestone as we welcome Light Source Communications into our Mesa data center as our first network provider. This is a significant leap forward in building a robust connectivity ecosystem and creating the secure, high-performance environment our customers need to power the next generation of heavy compute.”
The 36MW facility, known as Edged Phoenix, is expected to be fully operational by late 2025.
The data center will use a waterless cooling system from sister company ThermalWorks that can support densities of up to 70kW per rack with air cooling and 200kW per rack with plug-and-play liquid cooling integration.
Reports Edged was planning a Phoenix data center surfaced in early 2023. The company broke ground on the facility, located at 8811 E. Warner Road, in August 2024. Set on 12 acres, the two-story facility will offer 36MW across 210,000 sq ft (19,510 sqm).
Light Source Communications has been announced as the first network provider to build into the facility.
“We’re excited to welcome Edged onto our Phoenix-area route. Their new facility is aligned with our strategy of supporting the AI and other high-performance computing needs of hyperscalers and enterprises in the metro area,” said Debra Freitas, CEO of LSC.
“We are committed to meeting the significant connectivity demands of today’s businesses. This advanced Edged facility goes hand-in-hand with the state-of-the-art network we are building, which is one of the largest fiber builds of its kind.”
Edged (formerly Edged Energy) is part of Endeavour, which was set up by Aligned founder Jakob Carnemark. The company has data centers either operating or in development in Bilbao, Madrid and Barcelona in Spain; Lisbon, Portugal; and across the US including Missouri, Arizona, Texas, Georgia, Iowa, Ohio, and Illinois.
