Leading hyperscale data centre developer at the heart of the AI boom
Rowan Digital Infrastructure was founded on the conviction that hyperscale data centres would increasingly need to prioritise access to large scale power supply as the most critical siting criteria for new campus developments. As an early investor in powered land solutions for hyperscalers, Quinbrook positioned Rowan ‘ahead of the curve’ to respond to hyperscalers’ unprecedented and urgent demand for new data centre capacity at GW scale driven by the digital revolution.
Project History
Established in 2020, Rowan is developing strategically located hyperscale data centre campuses across 20 US states. With hyperscalers already the world’s largest buyers of renewable power, Rowan set out to secure sites where power, water and fibre converge, moving early to secure and develop large scale powered land solutions to meet the critical capacity demands of the AI revolution. As cloud growth expanded and AI compute accelerated, Rowan’s power-led strategy has proven both timely, opportune and transformative.
2022
Rowan begins construction of its first data centre in Temple, Texas
August 2024
Rowan breaks ground on inaugural hyperscale project, Bauxite I
January 2025
Rowan secures $975m construction financing for Bauxite I project
February 2025
Rowan breaks ground on Bauxite II while further strengthening relationships with Frederick County and the State of Maryland
March 2025
Rowan raises $1.2bn construction financing facility for Bauxite II project, representing $2.2bn in total debt financing
April 2025
Rowan completes the topping out for the first building at Bauxite I
July 2025
Rowan reaches substantial completion for Bauxite I
August 2025
Rowan breaks ground on Bauxite III and first phase of the Cinco campus in San Antonio, Texas
September 2025
Rowan secures $925m in construction financing for Bauxite III, bringing total debt raised to $3.1bn
September 2025
Rowan team grows to 100 and continues to advance a 5 GW+ pipeline
February 2026
Rowan closes $550m of construction financing for Cinco, reaching over $4bn of debt financing raised over 18 months
March 2026
Rowan breaks ground on Temple I, a 300MW campus located in Temple, Texas
April 2026
Quinbrook announces partnership with Blackstone to accelerate next phase of Rowan’s growth
Rowan delivers sustainable power and infrastructure solutions for data centres at hyperscale through smarter siting, development, design, engineering, construction, and operations that minimise environmental impact and maximise efficiency. Rowan’s flexible and ‘customer centric’ approach reduces embodied carbon, improves energy performance, conserves water, cuts waste and supports community benefit across the facility lifecycle. Integrated site planning and sustainable power and supporting infrastructure solutions help reduce customer carbon footprints and strengthen long-term operational resilience.
20+
sites across US
6GW
of capacity under evaluation
1GW+
planned utility load at flagship Bauxite campus
We would love to say that we foresaw the AI revolution but we didn’t. However, what we saw was the growing scale capacity of data centres and their need for renewable power in the multi-hundreds of MWs. Our conviction in that thesis and our perspective as a project developer, positioned Quinbrook as an early investor in establishing Rowan initially around ‘powered land’ solutions for hyperscaler customers. We realised that Rowan’s investment strategy needed to be completely ‘customer centric’, dedicated to addressing the evolving site location, infrastructure and power needs of hyperscalers. The rapid advancement of generative AI that we now refer to as the AI or digital revolution has made access to power at GW scale the highest of priorities for the world’s largest data centre operators with Rowan now uniquely positioned to deliver what they urgently need.
David Scaysbrook
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Team
Quinbrook established Rowan in 2020 with a mission to deliver low-cost, strategically sited ‘powered land’ solutions for data centre operators focused on sustainability and reducing the carbon impact of their operations. Under Quinbrook’s leadership, Rowan has grown rapidly to a team of over 175 people delivering some of the largest hyperscale campuses in the US and ranks as the 5th largest hyperscale developer by capacity1.
In April 2026 Blackstone acquired a significant minority stake in Rowan. Quinbrook and Blackstone’s partnership will support ongoing capacity expansion for hyperscale customers across both existing and new sites as well as advancing the development of new hyperscale campuses in Oregon, Virginia and Texas.
[1] Altman Solon market research
Bauxite
Rowan’s three Bauxite projects sit on a 2,000-acre industrial campus near Frederick, Maryland, with near-term interconnection, competitive power, diverse fibre, and full water infrastructure. The campus serves as a pressure relief valve for the power constrained Northern Viriginia data centre market. Bauxite I, representing 231 MW, was fully delivered in late 2025, with two more phases in 2026 and 2027 bringing total campus capacity to c. 625MW.
Cinco
Cinco, a 440-acre future data centre campus in Medina County, Texas offers 1GW of power capacity between 2026 and 2030. Cinco 1 is under construction with delivery in late 2026 and offers 300MW within American Electric Power’s service area and providing a cost-efficient option with power delivery roughly 35% below San Antonio industrial rates. The expansive footprint offers a flexible and growth-friendly site design for Rowan’s customers.
Temple
Rowan controls more than 1,350 acres in the Temple region with 1.6 GW of power scheduled to come online between 2026 and 2030. Positioned within the greater Austin market, the site offers reliable water access, competitive energy rates, and proximity to diverse fibre networks. Once built out, it will be one of the largest data centre sites in the US. In January 2026, Rowan broke ground on the first 300MW phase of the campus, aiming for delivery in late 2027.
Percheron
Percheron sits in the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon, a major fibre corridor and data centre hub. The 275-acre campus, with some land preserved, is adjacent to high-voltage infrastructure and will support 300 MW. It has access to multiple fibre providers within 20 miles and water from the Port of Morrow.
Conclusion
Each Rowan site is designed to deliver strategic advantage for data centre customers through exceptional site selection, robust power planning, and direct access to high-capacity grid connections. Rowan’s build-to-suit offering enables hyperscale, AI, and cloud customers the flexibility to scale fast. Rowan has more than 6 GW of capacity under active development across 20 US states.
Flagship projects
Cleve Hill
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Supernode
A pioneering battery storage campus in Brisbane, Australia setting new benchmarks for large scale storage infrastructure and project financing in partnership with several leading Australian energy companies.
Gemini Solar + Storage
A multiple award-winning project, Gemini Solar + Storage spans thousands of acres in Nevada’s Clark County and sets a new benchmark for scale, efficiency, and environmental impact.