Haydon, a leading full-service general contractor with over 30 years of experience in the Southwest, officially broke ground on a highly advanced data center for Edged Energy, a fast-growing sustainable infrastructure provider. Due for completion by November 2026, the 210,000-square foot facility will use the ThermalWorks ultra-efficient waterless cooling technology system to handle high-density AI loads (processing massive amounts of data at high speeds, requiring a lot of computing power) without using water. According to Edged, this results not only in an expected savings of more than 94 million gallons of water annually, but also 74% less overhead energy than conventional data centers that place immense strain on power grids and use billions of gallons of water annually.
“This technology is not entirely new to us,” says Justin Newman, Haydon partner and senior vice president of the Building Division, sharing, “Haydon is incorporating waterless chillers on other projects in the City of Mesa. This trend aligns with a broader movement by municipalities to adopt waterless systems as part of their conservation efforts.
“We are seeing this technology in various sectors, particularly within the data center industry,” he continues, noting that while Haydon, as a contractor, typically does not choose the types or functions of chillers, the company actively supports initiatives aimed at sustainability and efficiency.
Located at 8811 E Warner Road off the Loop 202 on a 12-plus-acre campus, this project will support the East Valley’s growing digital economy’s needs by delivering 36 MW of heavy critical load capacity (the amount of power continuously supplied to essential systems like servers and cooling equipment) with an eye toward climate change by using zero water and significantly less power than traditional data centers.
