FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
East Wenatchee, WA – Sabey Data Center Properties announced today that it has commenced construction of a new facility at its SDC Columbia Data Center Campus.
Building D will provide 14.4 megawatts of mission critical power designed specially to attract co-location customers. It will complement Buildings A and B, which are commissioned and fully leased as powered shells to five tenants who operate them.
Building D will comprise 140,000 square feet with four data halls, each with 3.6 megawatts. Completion of Building D is scheduled for May 2019. Long range plans call for eight buildings on the SDC Columbia campus.
Robert Rockwood, President, Sabey Data Centers, said, “SDC Columbia’s competitive advantages include $.025/kWh power rate which is among the lowest in the world. It is renewable hydropower drawn from the nearby power grid, delivering electricity efficiently, with little line loss, through the on-site substation. In addition, Central Washington’s mild, dry climate provides essentially free cooling for more than 90% of the year.”
Another advantage is SDC Columbia’s geographic proximity to its sister data center, SDC Quincy, just 30 miles to the southeast. Mr. Rockwood added, “This provides connectivity with negligible latency between the two locations – a tremendous resiliency play for customers seeking a business continuity strategy.”
SDC Columbia customers can also take advantage of the state Rural Data Center Tax Incentive program, which offers an exemption of sales taxes on their IT equipment and installation services.
SDC Columbia is conveniently located adjacent to Pangborn Memorial Airport, which is served by Alaska Airlines.
