$4.6B Fleet AI Data Center Near Reno Needs 10 Low Voltage Systems

A newcomer to the hyperscale world is building a $4.6 billion AI data center in the Nevada high desert, and it runs on low voltage. Fleet Data Centers’ South Valley campus — a 230 MW, fully pre-leased AI facility at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center in Storey County — will require ten distinct low voltage systems, with an estimated $184 million in low voltage and structured infrastructure work.

Project Overview

Project data shows Fleet Data Centers, backed by master developer Tract, broke ground in May 2026 on the South Valley campus off USA Parkway near the Reno-Tahoe Industrial Center — the largest industrial park in the United States. The current phase is a turnkey AI data center with 230 MW of utility capacity, 200 MW of critical IT load, and a dedicated electrical substation, targeted to come online in the fourth quarter of 2027.

• Project value: $4.6 billion (senior secured notes financing closed May 2026, JPMorgan-led)
• Location: South Valley Technology Park, USA Parkway, Storey County, NV (near Reno)
• Scale: ~517-acre focused site; 230 MW utility / 200 MW critical IT; ~2M sq ft
• Tenant: Fully pre-leased to an unnamed AA-rated, investment-grade tenant (market cap over $3 trillion) on a ~16-year triple-net lease
• Timeline: Groundbreaking May 2026; online Q4 2027
• Context: Part of Tract’s broader 1,534-acre, 1,215 MW South Valley powered site with an on-site 525/345 kV substation

The Signal record carries an LV opportunity score of 10 out of 10 — the ceiling — reflecting the density of mission-critical systems a hyperscale AI campus demands.

Key Players

This is a Tier 1 project with a public delivery roster. Low voltage contractors should note who holds the prime relationships:

Role	Company	Notes
Owner / Developer	Fleet Data Centers	Tract-backed hyperscale developer and operator
Master Developer	Tract	Holds 11,000+ acres at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center
General Contractor	Clark Construction Group	Named GC on the campus
Utility	NV Energy (Sierra Pacific Power)	345 kV extension, Gosling substation, and grid connection

For LV specialists, the structured cabling, fiber, OSP, and physical-security scopes will flow through Clark Construction’s trade packages. A fully pre-leased, single-tenant hyperscale campus with a Q4 2027 online date means a compressed, high-intensity delivery schedule — and a clear opening for Nevada and West-region integrators who can staff at hyperscale pace.

Low Voltage Systems Breakdown

A hyperscale AI data center is one of the most low-voltage-intensive structures built today. Signal identifies ten systems in scope on the South Valley campus:

System	Scope	Complexity
Fiber Backbone	Campus and inter-building single-mode fiber; spine-leaf interconnect	Very High
Structured Cabling	High-density copper and fiber to compute, storage, and network rows	Very High
Outside Plant (OSP)	Duct bank, conduit, and campus fiber, plus carrier connectivity	High
Networking	Passive infrastructure for AI fabric and management networks	Very High
Access Control	Multi-layer perimeter, mantrap, and cage-level credentialing	High
CCTV / Video Surveillance	Full-coverage IP video, analytics, and retention	High
Fire Alarm & Detection	VESDA aspirating detection, clean-agent interface, mass notification	Very High
BMS / Building Controls	Cooling, power, and environmental monitoring integration	Very High
DAS	In-building cellular and public-safety radio coverage	Medium
Grounding & Bonding	Signal reference grid, lightning protection, equipment bonding	High

Estimated Low Voltage Value

Signal estimates the low voltage and structured infrastructure opportunity at approximately $184 million — roughly 4% of the $4.6 billion campus value, a benchmark consistent with hyperscale data center construction where mission-critical cabling, physical security, and controls carry an outsized share of the technology budget.

That figure represents the aggregate LV scope for the current turnkey facility. With Tract’s broader South Valley site powered for more than 1,200 MW, the campus has room to grow well beyond this first phase — and each additional building carries a comparable low voltage profile.

Skills & Certifications

Winning work on a hyperscale AI campus requires credentials well beyond standard commercial LV. Expect owners and primes to require:

• BICSI RCDD and DCDC (Data Center Design Consultant) — the baseline for mission-critical cabling design
• BICSI INSTC / INSTF and FOA CFOT — certified fiber installation and termination at scale
• NICET Fire Alarm Level II+ with VESDA / aspirating detection and clean-agent experience
• Manufacturer certifications for access control and IP video (Genetec, Lenel, Software House, Axis)
• IEEE / BICSI grounding and bonding competency for signal reference grids and lightning protection
• OT / BMS integration and IEC 62443 awareness for controls-network cybersecurity
• Ability to staff and deliver at hyperscale pace against a fixed online date

Market Signal

The Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center has become one of the most important data center corridors in the West, and Fleet’s arrival — a new developer landing a multi-billion-dollar, pre-leased AI campus — shows how fast fresh capital is entering the market. It is one of a national cluster Signal is now tracking, from the Oracle-OpenAI Stargate campuses in Texas and Wisconsin to Meta’s gigawatt sites in Indiana and Louisiana. Every one carries a perfect 10 LV opportunity score and the same ten-system profile.

For low voltage contractors, this is a structural shift. AI infrastructure is concentrating enormous, cabling-dense, security-heavy scopes into a handful of megasites — and with a fully powered 1,200 MW site behind it, Storey County is a fresh market with a low voltage opportunity that runs well past this first $184 million phase.

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