{"id":1004725241,"date":"2024-08-13T03:43:18","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T11:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/?p=1004725241"},"modified":"2024-08-23T01:29:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T09:29:28","slug":"edged-data-centers-continues-us-expansion-with-columbus-area-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/edged-data-centers-continues-us-expansion-with-columbus-area-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Edged Data Centers Continues US Drive With $250M Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/08\/Edged-Columbus-edited.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1004725247\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/edged-columbus-exterior-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/08\/Edged-Columbus-edited.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1440,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Edged&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Edged Columbus is located close to downtown and features 24 MW of critical capacity, ultra-efficient energy systems and waterless cooling technology designed to support the intense demands of generative AI and advanced computing. The state-of-the-art campus joins a growing number of Edged data centers across the US and Europe.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Edged-Columbus-Exterior&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Edged-Columbus-Exterior\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Edged Columbus is located close to downtown and features 24 MW of critical capacity, ultra-efficient energy systems and waterless cooling technology designed to support the intense demands of generative AI and advanced computing. The state-of-the-art campus joins a growing number of Edged data centers across the US and Europe.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/08\/Edged-Columbus-edited.jpg?w=1024\" height=\"768\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/08\/Edged-Columbus-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Edged Columbus\" class=\"wp-image-1004725247\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/08\/Edged-Columbus-edited.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/08\/Edged-Columbus-edited.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/08\/Edged-Columbus-edited.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2024\/08\/Edged-Columbus-edited.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">When complete, Edged Columbus will feature 24 MW of critical capacity, ultra-efficient energy systems and waterless cooling technology. <em>Image courtesy of Edged Energy<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Following its strong launch into the U.S. data center market earlier this year, Edged Energy is well underway with the expansion of that initial footprint. The firm is developing a 24 MW data center in New Albany, Ohio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edged Columbus is rising on a 15-acre parcel at 6525 New Albany Road E., less than 20 minutes from downtown Columbus, Ohio. Development work started earlier this year and the facility is expected to open in July 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The New Albany City Council approved the $250 million project in November. The council also granted a 15-year, 100 percent real property tax abatement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-edged-columbus-up-close\">Edged Columbus, up close<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The 210,000-square-foot data center will feature ultra-efficient energy systems and waterless cooling technology designed to support the demands of generative AI and advanced computing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ThermalWorks waterless cooling system will drastically cut energy usage and Edged Columbus is expected to save nearly 95 million gallons of water annually, compared to conventional data centers, helping to conserve water in a state where several areas are already in severe drought. The 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edged Energy burst onto the U.S. data center market earlier this year with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/edged-energy-enters-u-s-with-4-ai-ready-data-centers\/\">plans to build four campuses<\/a>, totaling nine buildings, in the Atlanta, Chicago, Phoenix and Kansas City metro areas. At the time, Edged announced that it intended to break ground on several additional sites in major U.S. urban markets in the following months, but did not specify where, till now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-silicon-heartland\">Silicon Heartland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A U.S. data center overview by Newmark earlier this year highlighted Columbus\u2014aka the Silicon Heartland\u2014as an emerging data center market. The region\u2019s advantages include ample availability of land, relatively low-cost power and various tax incentives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this year, 5C Data Centers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/5c-data-centers-to-expand-columbus-campus\/\">started the expansion of CMH01<\/a>, its 200 MW data center in Columbus. The firm acquired a 66,000-square-foot live facility that will grow to 320,000 square feet in the next development phase. The initial 100 MW are scheduled for completion in the first quarter of next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The facility is slated for completion next July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":882,"featured_media":1004725247,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1585,21755,21782,13,21742],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1004725241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-columbus","category-data-centers","category-development","category-midwest","category-latest"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Edged Data Centers Continues US Drive With $250M Project - Commercial Property Executive<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Edged Energy is developing a 24 MW data center in New Albany, Ohio, dubbed Edged Columbus. 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