Hyperscale Data Center Build-Out

Salas O’Brien assisted a client in fast-tracking the construction of a multi-phased 350MW hyperscale data center with advanced electrical and cooling systems. The data center has complete electrical systems with N+1 reliability, from the utility to individual connections. In addition, our site planning services included a private substation. The facility can accommodate future on-site utility-scale battery generation. It features an 82,000-ton chilled water plant that uses high-efficiency centrifugal water-cooled chillers, open-circuit cooling towers, and plate and frame heat exchangers for waterside economizing and thermal energy storage. The chilled water plant operates in economizer mode for a larger portion of the year using an elevated chilled water temperature. Local officials fast-tracked design team progress submissions via an over-the-shoulder review process for temporary construction permits within weeks of project kickoff. Our rapid design allowed all equipment to be ordered and drawings to be approved before a permit was issued, which allowed the phase 1 data center to be energized within ten weeks of project kickoff.