CyrusOne has announced that it has started construction on the fifth data hall at its Carrollton data center. When complete, the new data hall is expected to provide approximately 60,000 additional colocation sq ft (CSF) and 6 megawatts (MW) of critical load power capacity.

“With 670,000 sq ft of data center shell the Carrollton data center is attractive to an ever-growing number of enterprise customers. Using our Massively Modular data center design technology, we can ensure the appropriate cooling, power, space, and redundant systems are ready exactly when businesses need them,” said Danny Cowser, director, data center design and construction, CyrusOne.

CyrusOne’s Carrollton data center is one of the most energy-efficient data centers in the United States and is designed to deliver up to 60 MW of critical load power capacity. In addition, the data center also houses the infrastructure and 911-dispatch center for Carrollton, Coppell, Farmers Branch, and Addison, TX.

Globally, CyrusOne operates 31 carrier-neutral facilities across the United States, Europe, and Asia to provide customers with the flexibility and scale to match their specific IT growth needs. CyrusOne facilities are engineered to include the power-density infrastructure required to deliver excellent availability, including an architecture with the highest-available power redundancy (2N).