Vantage opens final facility at Quincy data center

QUINCY — Vantage Data Centers’ Quincy campus is finally complete, according to an announcement from the company.

Vantage held a ribbon-cutting Wednesday at its third and final Quincy facility, dubbed WA13, with local leaders in attendance, according to the announcement. The 530,000-square-foot facility adds 64 megawatts of IT capacity to the 68-acre campus, now totaling 89 megawatts across nearly 775,000 square feet and three facilities. The new WA13, in accordance with Vantage’s “sustainable by design” principles, included a number of green features, a closed-loop air-cooled chiller system and Tier 4 generators to reduce particulate and nitric oxide emissions among them.

“Since we entered the Quincy market in 2011, Vantage has invested more than $1 billion in the development of this campus and directly contributed to the employment of local residents further boosting the greater Quincy economy,” Simon Casey, vice president of construction, North America at Vantage, wrote in the statement. “We’ve also been incredibly pleased to be part of this growing, close-knit community, and our team takes great pride in being an active corporate citizen by working closely with and supporting local organizations such as the Quincy Chamber of Commerce, the Quincy Community Food Bank, Veterans Operation Creation and the Grant County Industrial Alliance.

“In addition, Vantage appreciates the work of our local legislators, including Senator Judy Warnick, Representative Tom Dent and Representative Alex Ybarra, along with the Port of Quincy and the Grant County Economic Development Council, for their support of the rural data center tax incentive which has helped to promote the development and construction of data centers in rural areas of Washington State such as Quincy. We are also grateful for (Grant County) PUD’s partnership in powering our data centers and appreciate the utility’s ongoing efforts to improve transmission infrastructure, capacity and reliability in Quincy and elsewhere in Grant County. We look forward to a continued, productive partnership with GCPUD as we grow together in the region, as well as expanding our community partnerships to enable a bright future for residents.”

Since the start of construction in late 2022, the WA13 team completed more than 828,000 working hours with zero lost time incidents, the announcement said. Key design and construction partners include Corgan Architects and DPR Construction.

“It’s great to be part of Vantage’s ribbon-cutting celebration as they open the doors of their newest data center in Quincy,” Curt Morris, chair and president of the Port of Quincy, wrote in the announcement. “Vantage continues to grow its presence in our community, contributing to job creation and tax revenues to fund meaningful projects and services for our residents. We appreciate their support, and we’re excited to continue our partnership to make Quincy a place where our citizens can thrive.”