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Novva Mesa Data Center Campus

Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona · All 6 Novva Data Centers sites

Under constructionNo reception on recordAI likelyRecord updated September 10, 2026

Novva Mesa Data Center Campus is a data center under construction in Mesa, Arizona (Maricopa County), operated by Novva Data Centers. The public record puts it at announced August 2024, 300 MW planned, 160 acres, a reported $3 billion investment.

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Facility record

Under construction

Operator
Novva Data Centers
Facility type
Data center, AI use likely
Location
Mesa, Maricopa County, AZ
Coordinates
33.3717, -111.6747
Power capacity
300 MW planned
Land
160 acres
Investment
$3 billion
Announced
August 2024
Utility
Salt River Project (SRP)
Power source
Solar
Cooling
Closed loop
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
200 permanent
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
No reception on record
Source confidence
Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. January 2025
    Under construction
    Construction underway; Phase 1 (96MW critical IT load) targeting late 2026 opening Source: Novva Data Centers
  2. August 2024
    Proposed
    Novva won 165-acre Mesa state land auction for $62.7M; campus previously filed under name Project Borealis Source: Novva Data Centers

Opposition and litigation at this site

Nothing on record as of September 10, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Novva Mesa Data Center Campus in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

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Power and water

100% renewable energy goal; backup generators designed for second-generation biofuel and HVO

The applicant's filed project narrative describes a closed-loop water cooling system (60% water / 40% glycol), filled once at roughly 200,000 gallons per building, with no evaporative or condensing loss and free cooling below 72°F ambient. Novva's press materials describe the same system as 'water-free air-cooling'; the filed engineering description is the more precise source.

Notes on the record

Located near Ellsworth and Warner roads, southeast Mesa. Five data halls, 1.3M sq ft data hall space, 200,000 sq ft office, two-phase buildout over ~10 years. Sixth Novva campus nationally, first in Arizona. Architectural design honors Hohokam heritage. Coordinates approximate. Public-reception check (2026-09-10): Checked Novva's own announcement page (2026-09-10); it markets design amenities ('dedicated acreage offering public pathways for the community') but documents no actual public hearing, resident feedback, or official statement of support/opposition. No community-reception record found in this source.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • How the community has received it
Which document closes each gap
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
How the community has received it
Planning commission and governing body minutes, public comment records, and any petition or lawsuit filed in the county.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Novva Mesa Data Center Campus in Mesa?

Nothing on record as of September 10, 2026. No lawsuit, organized opposition, or contested hearing over Novva Mesa Data Center Campus in Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona appears in the sources this registry tracks. That is an absence in our sources rather than a finding that none exists, and local opposition often predates any coverage a national dataset would pick up.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Novva Mesa Data Center Campus?

No lawsuit over Novva Mesa Data Center Campus appears in the record we track as of September 10, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Novva Mesa Data Center Campus use?

No water withdrawal figure for Novva Mesa Data Center Campus is on record here. Cooling is recorded as closed_loop, which is the strongest available clue: closed loop and air cooled plant draw far less than evaporative cooling. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Novva Mesa Data Center Campus, and how big is it?

Novva Data Centers is the operator on record. We hold 6 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 300 MW. The site is recorded at 160 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Novva Mesa Data Center Campus," updated September 10, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/novva-mesa-az.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/novva-mesa-az, retrieved September 14, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.Novva Data Centers Announces New Campus in Mesa · Novva Data Centers · retrieved July 6, 2026
  2. 2.Novva confirmed as behind Project Borealis data center campus in Phoenix · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 6, 2026
  3. 3.City of Mesa case ZON24-00291 ('Project Borealis') Project Narrative, 'Each of the data hall buildings will utilize a closed-loop water cooling system... Crucially, no evaporative methods are used for reducing air temperature' · retrieved August 31, 2026
  4. 4.City of Mesa Planning Division staff report, ZON24-00291, 'Site Size: 159± acres', parcel 304-31-141 · retrieved August 31, 2026
  5. 5.Novva Data Centers Announces New Campus in Mesa · PR Newswire / Novva Data Centers · retrieved September 10, 2026

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