Aligned Data Centers Expands Dallas Site To Meet AI Demand
In January, Macquarie Asset Managed announced a $12 billion investment in Aligned Data Centers to help build 5GW of capacity across the Americas.
The facility (pictured) – which is under construction in Mansfield, Texas – is expected to have capacity available later this year to meet the need for data center growth among hyperscale customers.
“Expanding in the Dallas market strategically positions Aligned to meet the surge in demand driven by cloud providers and AI/ML companies, capitalize on the market's strengths, and secure a prominent place for our company in one of the most important data center markets in the US,” Schapp said.
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Once completed, Aligned's DFW-03 facility will have a dedicated, on-site power substation. Aligned said it plans to use prefabricated components and on-site delivery of critical components to speed up its construction while minimizing costs.
The new Dallas data center will work with liquid-cooled or air-cooled systems with densities of up to 350 kw per rack, the company said in a press release.
Aligned has 5 GW of planned capacity that it is building for sites across its Americas portfolio, which includes sites in Canada and Latin America.
In January, Macquarie Asset Managed announced a $12 billion investment in Aligned Data Centers to help build that capacity. Aligned said $5 billion of the funding is primary equity with an additional $7 billion in dept commitments.
In a statement that accompanied the investment announcement, Anton Moldan, senior managing director at Macquarie Asset Management, said Aligned has seen “impressive growth” and is providing “world-leading data center solutions” in an era where the underlying trends towards cloud adoption, high-performance compute, and AI applications are growing.
“We are excited to continue to support the impressive growth of Aligned Data Centers,” Moldan said in the statement. “The partnership and strong demand from some of the world’s leading digital infrastructure and technology investors is a true testament to the Aligned team’s track record of successful delivery, customer-centric culture, innovation, and growth.
Macquarie Asset Management is a global asset manager with approximately $633 billion in assets. The Melbourne, Australia-headquartered fund also announced a $5 billion investment in data center provider Applied Digital in January, with $900 million targeting a renewable energy campus in North Dakota.
In 2022, Aligned purchased Odata, a provider of data centers throughout central and South America. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it opened new markets for the company in Mexico, Brazil, Columbia and Chile, the company said in a statement announcing the deal.
