At a glance
- Operator
- Aligned Data Centers
- Jurisdiction
- City of Glendale, Arizona
- Status
- Under construction (groundbreaking April 15, 2025)
- Capacity
- 72 MW (city release)
- Campus
- 100 acres, four planned facilities
What the sources establish
- Aligned broke ground on PHX-13, a 72 MW data center that is one of four planned facilities on a 100-acre Glendale campus. [1]
- The project will include a new 230 kV transmission line from Arizona Public Service to serve the campus. [1]
- Aligned says PHX-13 will use its Delta³ air-cooling arrays and a closed-loop cooling system that recycles water. [1]
- The city release says the former rose farm site's water use will fall by more than 73% annually, and that Aligned retained the site's unused well rights. [1]
Timeline
- 2025-04-15 — Groundbreaking on PHX-13 (city release, published 2025-04-17).
Conflicts and corrections
The 73% water reduction is the city's description of the site redevelopment and is not a measured figure for the building.
What this page does not establish
- Completion date and energization date for PHX-13.
- Status of the other three planned facilities on the campus.
- The source and volume of the water used during construction and operation.
What to check next
- Find Glendale's site plan and building permits for PHX-13.
- Check the APS filing for the 230 kV line.
- Confirm whether the closed-loop cooling and the well rights are in the approved plan.