Hello Again, Los Lunas!

We are excited to announce that we are expanding the Los Lunas Data Center by two new buildings. Once completed, the nearly 3.8 million-square-foot data center will represent an investment of nearly $2 billion and will support more than 400 operational jobs.

From the beginning, we have been committed to supporting this community, and we know water is an important issue in New Mexico. Today, we are also announcing a new goal to restore 200% of the water our data center consumes into the New Mexico watersheds. To date, we have invested in a total of five local water restoration projects, and in 2020, these projects restored approximately 64 million gallons of water right here in New Mexico. Through these projects, our Los Lunas Data Center already restores more water than it consumes, and as we continue to grow, we want to make sure we are doing our part to replenish New Mexico’s water resources through additional partnerships with local environmental organizations.

We are also announcing that we are partnering with Lokket and Valencia County to bring free WiFi to up to 900 homes in the area. Our $225,000 grant will be used to deploy and install hardware in homes throughout eastern Valencia County and place distribution points on fire stations, schools and other buildings in the area. Since 2017, we have provided over $2.3 million in grants and donations to local organizations.

We continue to invest in new wind and solar resources in the state. We are adding two new solar projects to our portfolio—a 190MW project in Valencia County and a 50MW project in Sandoval County. That brings our investment to 10 new renewable energy projects across six counties in New Mexico. During their construction, these projects are supporting 1,400 construction jobs and providing $120 million in construction labor income.

Los Lunas has been a terrific location for our data center since we broke ground five years ago this month. During that time, we have erected nearly 20,000 tons of steel, poured 126,792 cubic yards of concrete, recycled 88% of construction waste and had 1,100 construction workers on site at peak.

We are proud to work alongside the  Village of Los Lunas, Valencia County and the State of New Mexico, and all of our community partners who have worked with us from the beginning. We look forward to a continued strong and fruitful partnership for years to come.

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