Switch SUPERNAP Las Vegas

The story

Sprawling across southern Las Vegas, Switch SUPERNAP redefined modern mega-colocation when it opened in 2008. Designed by inventor and entrepreneur Rob Roy, SUPERNAP replaced standard raised floors with patented ceiling heat-containment chimneys (T-SCIF) and multi-mode air-handling units mounted entirely outside the server halls. Powered 100% by Nevada desert solar power, SUPERNAP holds Tier IV Gold certification and hosts thousands of global corporations and cloud operators.

Notable

• The world's first multi-tenant colocation facility certified Tier IV Gold by the Uptime Institute.
• Invented and patented the Thermal Separate Compartment in Facility (T-SCIF) hot-aisle chimney system.
• Powered 100% by certified renewable energy produced by utility solar farms in the Nevada desert.
• Features dual-roof structures capable of withstanding 200 mph hurricane-force winds.

Expansions

• 2015: Delivery of SUPERNAP 9 and 10 facilities expanding campus to over 2 million sq ft
• 2020: Integration of the Gigawatt 1 Nevada utility solar and battery energy storage initiative