Plano-based Aligned Data Centers will soon have a new data center campus in Mansfield.
The company announced its planned Dallas-Fort Worth expansion earlier this week. The campus, called D-FW 03, will sit on a 27-acre parcel with an on-site substation. Initial capacity may be available by the end of this year.The new site is “positioned to meet rising demand for AI, cloud and enterprise applications,” Aligned said in a statement. Last month, the firm announced it had raised $12 billion to meet growing demand.
Aligned also partnered with the City of Mansfield to plant native trees in the local area through the “Roots for the Future Fund.” Mansfield Mayor Michael Evans praised the effort.Last February, Aligned announced plans to build a two-story data center building totaling more than 450,000 square feet in Plano. The 44-acre site on the west side of North Star Road.
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