AVAIO Digital and Schneider Electric announced a strategic initiative in order to develop next-generation power and cooling systems for AI-ready data center campuses across the US. This collaboration aims to cater to the escalating energy as well as cooling demands of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure by incorporating advanced technologies such as switchgear, PDUs, UPS systems, chillers, etc.
The initiative focuses on sustainability through the utilization of EcoDesign principles along with renewable energy solutions, maintaining the industry's focus on decarbonization. Construction of the new campuses is set to begin in no time, with plans to bring new data center capacity online by 2026 to cater to the growing compute needs of AI and cloud customers.
The agreement contains the purchase of switchgear, PDUs, UPS systems as well as chillers, alongside additional partnerships for generators and electrical gear, setting the stage for large-scale deployments scheduled to begin construction soon.
This approach lowers risk at a systems level and ensures that costs are controlled over the decades-long lifecycle of data centre assets. For AVAIO, this represents an opportunity to offer customers resilient infrastructure that meets performance targets while aligning with sustainability objectives.
Executive Statement
According to Mark McComiskey, CEO of AVAIO Digital, their partnership with Schneider Electric is a key component of our strategy to develop facilities that provide the next-generation power and cooling needed for successful AI and Cloud infrastructure deployments. In addition, AVAIO is now well-positioned to bring new data centre capacity online in 2026 to serve the growing compute needs of customers while benefiting the communities and local economies in which they operate. They are also investing in on-site, behind-the-meter utility-scale solar generation at several campuses, responding to the industry focus on powering their AI infrastructure needs directly from renewable sources.
