Phoenix Business Journal
Summary
In a desert climate where cooling accounts for a significant share of a building's operating costs — and where even brief interruptions to temperature-controlled environments can compromise research integrity, patient safety, or pharmaceutical storage — the energy infrastructure underneath a healthcare facility matters enormously. Downtown Phoenix's healthcare and biomedical research institutions have quietly solved that problem by connecting to one of the most reliable district energy systems in the American Southwest.
On March 18, Cordia broke ground on Energy Center Phoenix Plant 4, a $75 million carbon-free chilled water facility located at 709 N. 6th Street in the Phoenix Bioscience Core. Slated to be fully operational by Summer 2027, Plant 4 will add 10,200 tons of chilled water capacity to Cordia's existing downtown system and will run on 100% carbon-free electricity through a partnership with Arizona Public Service. For healthcare institutions and research organizations considering a presence in the Bioscience Core, the timing matters: capacity is being built now, and the pipeline can accommodate new connections.
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