The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies PowerHouse Data Centers: 1 model, 2 deployments across 2 regions, $6.3B raised.
Overview
PowerHouse Data Centers is a developer and builder of next-generation Hyperscale data centers, operating as a division of American Real Estate Partners (AREP). Founded in 2022, the company provides technical real estate solutions and powered shells for hyperscale and AI/HPC workloads, with a 6+ GW development pipeline across eight U.S. markets including Northern Virginia, Texas, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Nevada.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
Company-claimedPriced roundFund IV post-money
Key facts
Axis classification
Models (1)
View all models →PowerHouse Data Centers on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where PowerHouse Data Centers's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full PowerHouse Data Centers deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (6)
- Douglas Fleit Co-founder & CEO, CEO & Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Brian Katz Co-founder & President, President & Co-foundersecondary-verified
- Sean Bare Chief Financial Officersecondary-verified
- Paul Schulman Chief Operating Officersecondary-verified
- Karen Petersburg SVP, Data Center Design & Engineeringsecondary-verified
- Jarrett Appleby Senior Advisorsecondary-verified
Founders (2)
Safety record
No incidents on record for PowerHouse Data Centers.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
PowerHouse Data Centers on the data-center map
Every verified data center PowerHouse Data Centers operates that has a mapped coordinate (23 total). Filled circles are Tier-2 facilities and Tier-1 campuses under this operator; click any pin to open its record.
PowerHouse Data Centers data centers (23)
- Joliet Technology CenterJoliet · planned
- PowerHouse ABX-1 (Beaumeade)Ashburn · under construction
- PowerHouse Caldwell Valley Data CenterUhland · planned
- PowerHouse Irving-Las Colinas CampusIrving · planned
- PowerHouse PacificAshburn · planned
- PowerHouse PacificSterling · under construction
- PowerHouse RenoReno · under construction
- PowerHouse Reno Data Center CampusReno · planned
- PowerHouse Grand Prairie (PowerHouse/Provident DFW campus)Grand Prairie · 1800 MW
- PowerHouse Joliet Technology CenterJoliet · 1800 MW
- PowerHouse PAX-1 (Pennsylvania Digital 1)Carlisle · 1350 MW
- PowerHouse 95 North CampusSpotsylvania · 800 MW
AI data centers PowerHouse Data Centers operates or is a party to, from the DEPLOY data center registry.
Operator customers (1)
- PowerHouse Data Centers2 deployments
Recent coverage
PowerHouse Data Centers in third-party press
PowerHouse Data Centers Executes Hyperscale Lease at PowerHouse Arcola, Advancing Northern Virginia Expansion
Pennsylvania Data Center Partners and PowerHouse Data Centers Launch Joint Venture to Build Next-Gen 1.35 GW Hyperscale Data Center Campus in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Data Center Partners and PowerHouse Data Centers Launch Joint Venture to Build Next-Gen 1.35 GW Hyperscale Data Center Campus in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
Financial state
- Total funding
- $6.3B
- Employees
- 43
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Funding rounds (3)
PowerHouse Data Centers’s 3 disclosed rounds, $6.3B in total, oldest to newest.
- Fund IV2025-02-18
$309M(reported) · $1.5B post
Investors: American Real Estate Partners (lead)
- Other2024-08-30
$5.0B(reported) · $25.0B post
Investors: Blue Owl Capital (lead), Chirisa Technology Parks (co_lead)
- Strategic2022-01-12
$1.0B(reported) · $8.0B post
Investors: Harrison Street (lead)
Timeline
Every recorded move in PowerHouse Data Centers’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundFund IV funding round
2025-02-18Fund IV raising $309000000
Funding roundOther funding round
2024-08-30Other raising $5000000000
Funding roundStrategic funding round
2022-01-12Strategic raising $1000000000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 18, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
PowerHouse Hyperscale Data Center Platform at United States (multiple hotel chains)
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJun 1, 2024
PowerHouse Hyperscale Data Center Platform at Germany, Europe
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Methodology: Claimed (not independently verified) · no sources on file · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Claimed (not independently verified)
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for PowerHouse Data Centers.Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning PowerHouse Data Centers from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
PowerHouse Data Centers Executes Hyperscale Lease at PowerHouse Arcola, Advancing Northern Virginia Expansion
PowerHouse executes a long-term hyperscale lease at its Arcola campus in Loudoun County, a 615,000 sq ft, 120 MW facility for AI and cloud workloads.
Pennsylvania Data Center Partners and PowerHouse Data Centers Launch Joint Venture to Build Next-Gen 1.35 GW Hyperscale Data Center Campus in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
PowerHouse and Pennsylvania Data Center Partners announce a $15B JV for a 1.35 GW hyperscale campus in Carlisle, PA, announced at the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit.
Pennsylvania Data Center Partners and PowerHouse Data Centers Launch Joint Venture to Build Next-Gen 1.35 GW Hyperscale Data Center Campus in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
PowerHouse announces a $15 billion joint venture with Pennsylvania Data Center Partners to build a 1.35 GW hyperscale data center campus in Carlisle, PA, announced at the…
AREP closes $309 million investment fund focused on data centers
AREP closes its largest fund, Strategic Opportunity Fund IV at $309M, with 80% allocated to expanding PowerHouse Data Centers.
Let's Go Build Some Data Centers: PowerHouse Drives Hyperscale and AI Infrastructure Across North America
PowerHouse announces multiple projects including Kentucky's first hyperscale campus, Charlotte NC expansion, and DFW Metroplex campus.
Blue Owl, Chirisa, and PowerHouse announce $5bn data center JV for CoreWeave
PowerHouse partners with Blue Owl Capital and Chirisa Technology Parks in a $5 billion JV to develop build-to-suit AI/HPC data centers for CoreWeave, starting with 120 MW in…
Blue Owl, Chirisa Technology Parks and PowerHouse Data Centers announce first phase of $5 Billion Joint Venture Development Partnership
Blue Owl Capital, Chirisa Technology Parks, and PowerHouse announce a $5B JV to develop AI/HPC data centers for CoreWeave, starting with 120MW in Richmond, VA.
AREP Debuts PowerHouse Data Centers as an All-in-One Solution to the Data Center Market
AREP launches PowerHouse Data Centers with plans to build six data centers representing 2.1 million square feet in Northern Virginia, backed by a billion JV with Harrison Street.
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Peer companies
- Roborock20 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DJI7 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Gobio Robot6 models
- Orbbec6 models
Video
Heat Index
Category contender75/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
PowerHouse Data Centers draws attention at the 57th percentile but verifies reality at the 35th percentile among other robots. Hype Gap +21.5, 94th widest among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Well-capitalized with $6.3B raised. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 2, 2026