Cogent Data Center
1530 East Roeser Road · Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ
Source: OpenStreetMap
Cogent Data Center is a mapped data center in Maricopa County, AZ, operated by Prime Data Centers. DataCentersExposed has documented a 51,675 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
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Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.
Overview
source: linkCogent Data Center is a mapped colocation site in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, run by Prime Data Centers. Records note an association with Cogent Communications, Inc. Its reported footprint is 51,675 square feet. No ultimate parent above Prime Data Centers is listed in available records.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentPrime Data Centers
- Files asPrime Data Centers
- This facilityCogent Data Center
In the news
source: GDELT- Prime Data Centers Breaks Ground on Three Buildings in Phoenix - ConstructConnect NewsConstructConnect News· May 26, 2026
- Prime Data Centers breaks ground on three out of five buildings at its 240MW campus in Phoenix, Arizona - Data Center DynamicsData Center Dynamics· May 22, 2026
- Prime Data Centers Breaks Ground on Three Buildings at its 240MW Campus in Phoenix, Advancing $3B Investment in Avondale - Business WireBusiness Wire· May 21, 2026
- Prime Data Centers Breaks Ground on $3B Phoenix AI Powerhouse Campus - BriefGlanceBriefGlance· May 21, 2026
Data-center discussions in Maricopa County
source: LocalView (CC0)Local-government meetings in this county that discussed data centers, each cued to the moment. From the public LocalView corpus of government meetings on YouTube — a county-level signal, not necessarily about this specific site.
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Arizona reported $38.5M in Computer Data Center TPT/Use Tax Exemption (Deduction Code 565; A.R.S. § 41-1519) for FY2025 (Arizona Department of Revenue, Office of Economic Research and Analysis). Program-wide, not attributable to this site.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Environmental permits
source: Permit register- Clean Air Act permitted sourceAZMCA004013X130265NAICS 518210; ECHO compliance status: No Violation Identified
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Phoenix), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Pioneer Technology & Arts Academy Of Arizona in Phoenix, is 0.5 mi from this site (410 students). 8 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.