AVAIO Digital Teams Up with Cummins for Emergency Backup Power in Data Center Development
AVAIO Digital has entered into a major deal with Cummins Inc. to buy generators that will supply vital backup power to the company's data centers, supporting uninterrupted and dependable operations.
This deal represents an important milestone in AVAIO's planning to start construction on its four initial campuses around the United States. The transition is intended to aid the firm's increasing participation in providing AI and cloud solutions, where faultless power plays a vital role in ensuring continued operations.
More than $200 Million Investment in Data Center Infrastructure
Apart from the Cummins deal, AVAIO Digital has signed independent deals for other key equipment such as switchgear, PDUs, UPS systems, chillers, and high-voltage substation breakers.
The firm has made a commitment to buying more than $200 million worth of infrastructure, which will be shipped in the next 18 months. These acquisitions are part of AVAIO's strategy to start shipping energized data centers to customers by 2026.
Mark McComiskey, CEO of AVAIO Digital, said, “After four years of investment in our Cloud and AI-ready campuses, AVAIO is ready to begin construction in 2025. This equipment order positions us to deliver data center capacity in 2026 to serve the growing compute needs of customers while benefitting the communities in which we operate.”
He added, “Additionally, several of our campuses will have onsite, behind-the-meter utility scale solar generation, responding to the industry focus on powering their compute needs directly from renewable sources."
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Enhancing Data Center Efficiency and Sustainability
The strategic partnerships will help AVAIO integrate cutting-edge technologies that enhance the efficiency and reliability of its data centers. This includes supporting GPU-intensive AI training and inference models that require high power density, with capacities reaching up to 300 kW per rack.
In addition to boosting operational reliability, the company’s campuses will feature onsite, behind-the-meter utility-scale solar generation, aligning with the growing industry demand for renewable energy sources to power computational needs.
