Reno’s Hyperscale Surge: Unlocking the Future of Interconnection

Hyperscale is moving into Reno at breakneck speed. But in every market, one truth holds: you can build all the data halls you want — without deep interconnection, they’re just islands of compute.

Reno has the scale, power, and location to be one of the most strategic hyperscale markets in the western U.S. What it needs — and what CENTRA is delivering — is the network fabric that will make that capacity globally relevant, AI-ready, and built to last.

Strategic Advantages of Reno — Amplified by CENTRA

Reno’s momentum is driven by a powerful mix of location, infrastructure, and policy. At CENTRA, we’ve built our presence here because these fundamentals align with what hyperscale operators, cloud providers, and ecosystem players demand.

Geography that connects. Reno sits just four hours from the Bay Area, close enough to serve high-demand West Coast markets — but without the cost, congestion, or permitting friction of Silicon Valley. Our RNO1 and RNO2 facilities anchor key fiber routes connecting Reno directly to Silicon Valley, Las Vegas, and Salt Lake City, all within sub-5 ms latency.

Infrastructure that accelerates. The Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center (TRIC) brings ~900 MW of on-site power generation and ready-to-deploy utilities. But power is only part of the equation. CENTRA’s carrier-neutral platforms let tenants plug in to a broader ecosystem on day one — no DIY backbone required.

Policy that clears a path. Nevada’s business-friendly incentives and rapid permitting environment reduce deployment timelines. CENTRA’s ready-to-connect model builds on that by giving hyperscale and enterprise users faster time to interconnection.

Hyperscale Projects Driving Growth

The list of major builds is growing fast:

• Switch Citadel Campus — 7.2 million sq ft, 650 MW, with the first building already live.
• Vantage NV1 — $3B, 224 MW, four buildings; two already pre-leased.
• EdgeCore Reno Campus — 1.5 million sq ft, 216 MW, sustainable closed-loop cooling.
• Novva Tahoe Reno — 60 MW, 300,000 sq ft, water-free cooling and robotics.

These are more than construction stats — they represent a regional redefinition. Reno is no longer just adjacent to the West Coast market — it’s an extension of it. As these campuses come online, their ability to deliver real-time services, AI inferencing, or multi-cloud edge capabilities will depend on how well they connect to the broader ecosystem. That’s where CENTRA plays a central role.

RNO2 — The Nerve Center for Reno’s Next Phase

As the region scales up in capacity, it also needs smarter interconnection. RNO2, located at 265 Keystone Avenue, is our response: a facility purpose-built for Reno’s hyperscale future.

This will be the region’s first true carrier-neutral interconnection hub, with:

• Four diverse conduit entries for route redundancy.
• 2N power architecture and N+1 cooling for Tier III+ resilience.
• 12 MW of utility power at launch

Connected directly to RNO1 and key metro and long-haul routes, RNO2 is the meet-me point that enables AI workloads, multi-cloud architecture, and enterprise edge to thrive. It’s where hyperscale capacity becomes globally usable infrastructure.

Connectivity as a Growth Catalyst

With 13+ million sq ft of data center construction underway and tech leaders like Tesla, Apple, Google, and Microsoft anchoring the region, Reno is already becoming a Western compute corridor. Federal support is reinforcing that shift — $21.5M in tech infrastructure funding is helping accelerate network expansion and edge enablement.

At CENTRA, our job is to ensure that investment translates into connectivity. We eliminate bottlenecks, reduce latency, and allow tenants to scale without constraints — because we know hyperscale success depends on more than power and space. It depends on how fast and flexibly you can reach everything else.

Conclusion — Interconnection First, Always

Capacity is easy to measure in megawatts. Ecosystem depth is harder — but it’s what separates hyperscale markets from hyperscale leaders.

With RNO1 and RNO2, CENTRA is making sure Reno’s hyperscale boom is matched by the interconnection depth to compete on a global stage. This is how the region becomes not just a destination for capacity, but a hub for the next generation of AI, cloud, and enterprise applications.