September turned out to be a big month for big data center construction project announcements in the US. Facebook has finally decided to build in New Mexico, SAP is stepping into Colorado Springs in a big way, and data center providers Data Foundry and TierPoint are expanding their empires in Texas.
Here are the details:
New Mexico Scores $250M Facebook Data Center Build
After a tax-break war with the State of Utah, New Mexico has secured a commitment from Facebook to build its next data center in the Village of Los Lunas.
The first phase of construction, expected to start later this year, will produce a 510,000-square foot facility and cost about $250 million, according to a joint statement by Facebook and the office of New Mexico Governor Suzana Martinez. Facebook is likely to continue expanding in this location in the future as it does in its other data center locations.
The company has selected Fortis Construction as the general contractor for the project. Fortis also built Facebook’s first company-owned and operated data center, located in Prineville, Oregon.
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