The Daily Dig:
Project Pulsar has officially topped out. The 200-megawatt natural gas power generation facility is located at Novva Data Centers' West Jordan Data Center Campus in Utah. The milestone marks completion of the primary structural frame for the onsite generation plant, built to carry hyperscale digital infrastructure load across the full campus.
The West Jordan site covers roughly 100 acres and is planned to reach 1.5 million square feet of data center space at full build out across four phases. ENR has previously reported combined data center capacity across the campus's planned phases at approximately 175 megawatts. Backing the expansion is a reported $2 billion construction loan from JPMorgan Chase and Starwood Property Trust. Phases 2 and 3, each approximately 318,000 square feet, broke ground in December 2023 and January 2024.
Project Snapshot:
Owner / Developer: Novva Data Centers
Project: Power Generation Facility
Location: West Jordan, Utah (Novva West Jordan Data Center Campus)
Project Team (Confirmed):
General Contractor: Big-D Construction (Mission Critical division)
Electrical Contractors: Cache Valley Electric; Hunt Electric; IES Communications
Structural Steel: WOI Steel
Concrete: Staker Parson
Drywall & Insulation: D.A.W. Construction Group
Power / Energy Systems: Clarke Energy
Engineering / Design: Salas O’Brien
Project Scope: 200MW natural gas power generation facility
Status: Structural frame topped out
Overall Campus Context:
Campus Size: 100 acres
Planned Buildout: 1M+ SF data center space
Phases 2 & 3: 318,000 SF each
Reported Campus Capacity: 175MW data center load
Financing: $2B construction loan (JPMorgan Chase; Starwood Property Trust)
TheJobWalk Thoughts:
Building your own 200MW power plant changes everything downstream- fuel systems, switchgear, controls, commissioning tied to utility coordination. This isn't a building project anymore; it's a long-running energy infrastructure program. With two 318,000 square foot buildings already in the ground and $2 billion secured, the scopes here will keep rolling for years. For Utah contractors, especially electrical and mechanical firms, the move is to get known by Big-D's mission critical team and the electrical subs already on site, because by the time power up sequencing kicks in on future phases, the roster is already set.
