Data Center Campus
Coming Soon
Close to Northern Virginia down Interstate 81,
yet far enough away to enjoy tremendous energy and security benefits.
The new data center campus will set a new standard for innovation and sustainability.
Power
A 25MW substation sits on the property, and its distribution lines run through the middle of the land, and controlling the property around the substation will facilitate future expansion.
Even more fortuitous is we have easy access to natural gas pipelines put in place for the adjacent cement plant and asphalt facility and a brand-new larger pipeline that runs to a nearby school. With this, we can create our own power and achieve valuable redundancy and grid independence.
Connectivity
Interstate 81 along the west side of the property is not only a major highway for trucks and cars, but is a thoroughfare for long-haul optic fiber cable all the way up to the world’s largest data-center hub in Ashburn, VA. Verizon, Comcast, Windstream, Segra, Lumen, and other major carriers have connection points along this route and run spurs along the southern border of the property as well - providing many carrier options and distinct physical route redundancy around the building locations.
Green Power
We will generate a significant amount of power through a wide range of cutting-edge green-energy solutions.
Not only will our microgrid generate power for our own data centers and campus, but we will have the ability to share this clean energy with the community; providing less-expensive and more-reliable power that will be ready to meet the future demands of electric vehicles and other growth for the city.
Water
A deep 5.5-acre quarry with cold water from miles of aquifers in the valley provides a constant source of 50-degree water that will be used to help cool the data centers. Energy spent pumping it to the facility will be reclaimed via water turbines.
This heated water along with hot water from our cogeneration power plants will be delivered to neighboring communities.
Our cutting-edge power facilities will also create hydrogen fuel from this water to reduce its natural gas consumption.
Solar
We intend to utilize every square foot available to capture green energy from the sun. Rooftops, parking areas with canopies, buffer zones, and even the sides of our buildings will become power sources.
We will also work to implement programs where we work with our neighbors to implement joint programs to share in solar-energy environmental and cost-saving benefits.
College Town
The center of James Madison University is a mile away from the property. They are very enthusiastic to have data center resources in their back yard, and we are working to support grants, internships, research, and various curricula.
We will benefit from the great minds that will come out of the university. and our workforce will enjoy the culture and amenities that have grown around the historic city of Harrisonburg and the school.
Business Incubator
Stunning office space will be integrated throughout the campus. Walking and biking trails provide easy access to the data center facilities and housing for those who choose to live in the adjacent housing.
The offices will benefit from the same unrivaled highly-available power that is produced for the data centers.
And captured heat produced by the data centers will both heat and cool the offices, making for a very environmentally conscious solution that keeps costs down at the same time.
Shops and Food
In the years ahead, we anticipate developing restaurants, shops, and retail businesses to fill out the campus. The entire community will be nearly self-sustainable having its own entertainment, stores, power plants, water purification and high-value work opportunities.
All of this will be accessible via the gorgeous campus path and trail systems that weave around the 158 acres, and will also be an attraction for other city residents, college students, and tourists.
The Quarry
The quarry at the center of the property will be a tremendous source of an almost unlimited number of recreation opportunities; such as hiking, rock climbing, fishing, berry picking, kayaking, rappelling, swimming, scuba-diving, and even spelunking through caves that are still being discovered.
Some lucky persons will even be able to live right along the quarry’s edge in housing that will inevitably become an architectural icon for Harrisonburg as well as Virginia.