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Region 16, Duo's Edge pitch SOC2 "edge" data center on county land; no lease approved
Summary
Representatives from Region 16 and Duo's Edge told the Potter County Commissioners Court about a proposed SOC 2-compliant edge data-center pod planned for a small parcel at 810 S. Tyler; the court heard details about local connectivity and security benefits and asked staff to pursue negotiations but took no formal action.
Representatives from Region 16 and Duo's Edge presented a proposal July 14 to place a SOC 2-compliant "edge" data-center pod on a small Potter County parcel at 810 South Tyler Street in downtown Amarillo.
Michael Keogh, speaking for Region 16, said the network work over the past two years has built an approximately "$38,000,000 network of fiber to connect 52 cities in the Panhandle of Texas to ultra high speed Internet," and described the Duo's Edge pod as an ultra-secure complement to that network. He told the court the pod would be sited near the Santa Fe building and that the company planned a security fence and other measures to protect critical infrastructure.
Commissioners asked whether the county would receive revenue from the arrangement and whether the county should pursue a lease or a licensing agreement. Keogh and Duo's representative Derek Chriswell (present) said the county could expect lease payments but that Duo's Edge pricing and revenue share options would need negotiation; Chriswell said the current request was to begin those conversations and not to execute any final agreement. "I can tell you that that facility is gonna have about 18 cabinets, and they charge about $1,800 per month on a cabinet," Keogh said when commissioners asked about likely revenue.
County staff and the county attorney noted statutory procurement paths and suggested a licensing agreement may be appropriate if the county permitted use of public land without a traditional lease. The court took no vote; staff said they would return with contract language and revenue proposals for future consideration.
