The first operator signs up for space, power, and water on a 2,100-acre site.
The transaction was unanimously approved by a special board committee at Switch and is expected to close in the second half of the year.
Data centers in California take advantage of the sun.
Switch’s market capitalization stood at about $7 billion as of Monday afternoon.
The effort comes amid warnings from U.S. officials that Russia could seek to sway voters during the midterms.
Responding to concerns of local residents and politicians, the company is working to restore regional water supplies.
For a brief spell on a sunny afternoon, the state's renewable energy output met almost all of its electricity demand.
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline will carry data on a route between Marseille and Istanbul.