US colocation services provider ViaWet has selected electrical infrastructure gear by GE Critical Power to power its data centers in Las Vegas, Denver, Dallas and Minneapolis.

The gear includes substation distribution equipment, switchboards, panel boards, transformers and power switching equipment. According to the vendor, it was its ability to expedite delivery and provide flexible financing were key reasons it won the contract.

Dave Leonard, chief data center officer at ViaWest, said, “GE's combination of highly reliable equipment, speed to market and financing options make them an ideal partner to help fuel the growth of our innovative data centers.

“GE worked closely with our design engineers from the project's inception to completion to ensure we had best-in-class electrical distribution system solutions to meet our needs.”

ViaWest's newest Las Vegas-area data center, called Lone Mountain, is powered by two independent medium-voltage utility feeds serving more than 74,000 sq ft of raised-floor space.

Jeff Schnitzer, general manager of GE's Critical Power business, said, “Working with ViaWest to provide the power systems for their network of mission-critical data centers brings together GE's core strength in electrical distribution and resilient power management.”