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Rowan Green Data to build new hyperscale campus in Texas
Rowan Green Data has plans to build a new 500-megawatt ( MW ) multi-tenant campus in Temple , Texas .
Rowan Green Data , a Houston , Texas and Portland , Oregon-based developer and infrastructure provider for hyperscale data centers across the US , has plans to build a new 500-megawatt ( MW ) multi-tenant campus in Temple , Texas , pending final negotiations with Temple EDC , the City of Temple and Bell County .
The project will be undertaken in two phases with the first phase hosting 200MW . Rowan plans to ultimately invest US $ 300 million , create 20 new , fulltime positions and construct 135,000 square feet of new buildings and data center space . to provide utility infrastructure to power high performance and cloud computing platforms . The company works closely with their clients to ensure that campuses are powered by green , environmentally conscious energy sources .
Rowan and the Temple Green Data Center are committed to sustainable projects and providing green energy solutions to their energy intensive customers . The company ’ s projects , partners and investors are committed to sustainable development that enhance and uplift the community and those that they serve .
“ We are thrilled to have Rowan Green Data expanding to Temple ,” said Adrian Cannady , President and CEO of Temple Economic Development Corporation . “ Rowan is a welcome addition to our emerging technology sector .”
The new , innovative green data center campus in Temple will tap into a skilled workforce in business services and technology to support data center needs for all of its customers . Ranked as the 10th Best American City to Work in Tech by Fortune Magazine , Temple boasts a talented and growing STEM labor pool thanks to education opportunities from institutions such as University of Mary Hardin-Baylor , Temple College and local STEM education programs . p
The facility will be located on 32 acres in southeast Temple in Synergy Park . The construction phase of the project is expected to employ 40 to 60 workers for approximately nine to 12 months . During the operational phase , the completed data center will employ 20 highly skilled data center engineers , networking technicians and operations specialists . This exciting development will be the newest addition to Temple ’ s expanding tech landscape .
“ After our first conversations with Temple , we knew their business-friendly environment , infrastructure and partnership would be an ideal match for our current data center and future growth opportunities ,” said Garret Bean , Managing Director of Development for Rowan .
Rowan develops strategic host sites and support infrastructure for data center operators combining powered land , wholesale energy and retail delivery . These three components allow Rowan
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