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Recent Arizona data center news

• Jul 10, 2026

  Lightpath to provide fiber infrastructure for two new hyperscale data center campuses

  Lightpath has announced it will provide fiber infrastructure and multi-terabit capacity to support two hyperscale data center campuses under construction in the United States.

  • The two campuses are planned to exceed one gigawatt each and are located in Saline, Michigan and Port Washington, Wisconsin.
  • The Saline build is scheduled for delivery by the end of this year, while Port Washington is expected in Q2 2027; both are being delivered with an anchor hyperscale customer that was not named.
  • Chris Morley said Lightpath is partnering with hyperscalers to build new fiber infrastructure for AI-driven demand; Tim Haverkate said the company will deliver route-diverse, multi-terabit capacity across new construction, existing network assets, and partner fiber.
• Jul 8, 2026

  KBRA Assigns A+ Preliminary Rating to QTS Thunder Managing Issuer, LLC’s up to $3.6 Billion Senior Secured Debt

  KBRA has assigned an A+ preliminary rating to QTS Thunder Managing Issuer, LLC’s proposed $3.6 billion senior secured obligations, with a Stable Outlook.

  • KBRA said QTS and Blackstone are adding five newly constructed data centers to an existing master indenture structure (MIS), creating a portfolio of 12 fully contracted and stabilized data centers totaling 493.5MW across Richmond, Phoenix, Dallas, Columbus, and Manassas.
  • The contemplated incremental financing covers five assets totaling 214.5MW across Dallas, Phoenix, and Richmond; the new notes and any related senior secured loans will rank pari passu with approximately $4.3 billion of existing MIS indebtedness, bringing total senior secured indebtedness to up to approximately $7.9 billion.
• Jul 8, 2026

  Edged eyes 725MW data center campus in Pennsylvania

  Edged has announced updated plans for Project Atlas, a data center campus in South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, scaling back from six buildings to three. - The revised proposal covers three buildings totaling about 1.5 million sq ft and 725MW, down from the original plan for six data centers and more than 5.1 million sq ft.

  • Edged says it will fund all power and infrastructure upgrades for the campus and plans to dedicate 160 acres to the Jordan Creek Greenway; the site spans about 410 acres at 2493 N. Cedar Crest Boulevard.
  • The article says up to $9 billion was originally set to be invested according to city documents, and notes the township planning commission is expected to discuss the project this week.
• Jul 8, 2026

  Patented: Topgolf’s Newest Award and More Inventions Across North Texas

  Dallas Invents has reported a weekly roundup of patents granted in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, highlighting Topgolf’s new patent among other local assignees and inventors.

  • Topgolf International, Inc. received U.S. Patent No. 12649095 for a Galton configuration in golf ball receiving apparatus and systems that uses RFID tags and an antenna reader to identify golf balls while avoiding jams.
  • The article is a news roundup/commentary on patent activity, not a first-time corporate announcement; it also lists other grants to entities including Texas Instruments, Toyota, Samsung, Bank of America, Citibank, USAA, Halliburton, and Akamai.
• Jul 6, 2026 · Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

  The Data Center Water Problem Is Soluble

  ITIF has published a policy report arguing that data center water use can be managed through state-led regulation, standardized disclosure, watershed-based review, and targeted federal support.

  • The report says states should require facility-level water disclosures, use watershed-specific performance standards, and establish joint water-energy review for large data center loads.
  • It also recommends federal action on standardized metrics, procurement, and R&D rather than a national water mandate; examples cited include Nvidia Rubin liquid cooling and Microsoft zero-water cooling designs.
• Jul 2, 2026

  EdgeCore tops outs second data center in Virginia

  EdgeCore has announced it has topped out its 42MW AS02 facility at its Ashburn campus in Sterling, Loudoun County, Virginia.

  • The AS02 building reached topping out this week at 45831 Maries Road and 1501 Moran Road; the campus will total 114MW of critical load across 685,000 square feet at full build-out.
  • EdgeCore said the milestone marks progress at its Ashburn campus and broader growth in northern and central Virginia; the first building, AS01 (72MW), topped out in September 2025 and is due live in November.
  • EdgeCore launched in 2018 and was acquired by Partners Group in 2022, which planned to invest up to $1.2 billion in the acquisition and build-out of data center sites.
  • The company also operates in Silicon Valley, Greater Phoenix, and Reno, Nevada, and is developing additional sites in Virginia, including planned campuses in Culpeper County and Louisa County.
• Jul 1, 2026

  The Hidden $15B Market Powering the Modern Internet

  Escrow.com published one of the first comprehensive public looks at the IPv4 secondary market.

  • Market overview: Escrow.com’s report profiles a now $15 billion global secondary market for IPv4 addresses, noting the global IPv4 pool exhaustion in 2011, continued acquisition by major holders, and that AWS alone acquired roughly 191 million IPv4 addresses (inventory valued at $7–8 billion) before shifting strategy in 2023.
  • Market mechanics and participants: The article highlights Brander Group’s role (facilitating 50–80 transfers per month, ~$1 billion cumulative transaction volume, and a single ~$89 million transaction), the critical role of secure escrow (Escrow.com) in enabling cross-border deals, and the involvement of registries ARIN/RIPE/APNIC/LACNIC and buyers such as cloud providers, ISPs, hosting companies, AI platforms, broadband operators, and enterprise networks.
• Jun 30, 2026

  Reaching Out

  The Arizona Technology Council, through government relations specialist Cepand Alizadeh, has actively advocated for data center and energy projects across Arizona, including direct engagement on Project Baccara.

  • Main action: Cepand Alizadeh logged more than 6,500 miles to attend statewide meetings and advocated for Project Baccara before the Arizona Corporation Commission, Arizona Power Plant and Line Siting Committee, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, and Maricopa County Planning and Zoning Commission; the article states the project will be a model because developers will bring onsite generation and feed excess energy back to the grid.
  • Background/details: He works closely with Steven G. Zylstra using a refined playbook, evaluates economic impact (jobs, effects on local businesses and residents), drafts letters of support or concern for appropriate parties, and emphasizes a transparent public process and community engagement.
• Jun 30, 2026

  Welcome Aboard

  The Arizona Technology Council has elected five new members to its board of directors.

  • Announcement: The Council unanimously elected Neil Calfee (Arizona State University Knowledge Enterprise), David Felix (SRP), Bipin Jayaraj (Benchmark), Bob Krakauer (Verrus) and Tom Sullivan (Air2O) to three-year terms at recent quarterly board meetings; the board serves an advisory and fiduciary role for the state’s technology industries.
  • Background/details: Neil Calfee previously led ASU Real Estate Development and ran Calfee Development Advisors; David Felix leads enterprise regulatory strategy at SRP and serves as vice-chair of the SciTech Institute; Bipin Jayaraj focuses on data analytics, security and sustainability at Benchmark (formerly Rogers Corporation CIO); Bob Krakauer has finance leadership experience including CFO at Arevon Energy (utility-scale renewables) and several tech firms; Tom Sullivan oversees operations at Air2O, noted for advanced thermal management for mission-critical facilities, guiding growth from 3 people (2014) to more than 100 employees across four countries.
• Jun 24, 2026

  Americans Are Skeptical Big Tech Will Cover All Data Center Costs

  Consumer Reports published a survey finding widespread U.S. skepticism about tech companies’ promises to cover data center energy costs.

  • Survey results: Consumer Reports found 75 percent of more than 2,000 U.S. adults were “not too confident” or “not at all confident” that companies would follow through; 83% of Democrats and 67% of Republicans expressed skepticism, and only 4% said they were “very confident”.
  • Background and policy context: The White House Ratepayer Protection Pledge (issued last March) was signed by Amazon, Oracle, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and xAI, promising to cover full energy/infrastructure costs “no matter what”; critics (Sen. Mark Kelly) called it a “handshake deal”, and the House Energy and Commerce Committee is set to vote on the Ratepayer Protection Act (bill) this week; respondents said 47% would require laws/regulations to ensure compliance.