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Data center campus · 50 Service Avenue, Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island

State of Rhode Island Data Center (Warwick)

Operating as of May 21, 2025

The state owns this Warwick building, where a computer center of about 39,000 square feet sits inside an office building of roughly 80,000 square feet and serves as the state Department of IT's data center. Also known as: State of RI Department of IT Data Center, 50 Service Avenue.

Cite← Rhode Island data centers
Bristol CountyKent CountyNewport CountyProvidence CountyWashington CountyState of Rhode Island Data Center (Warwick) · Operating
PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Floor area38,960sq ft

Who is behind it

ProjectState of Rhode Island Data Center (Warwick)Also: State of RI Department of IT Data Center, 50 Service Avenue
Developer and teamState of Rhode Island (Department of Administration)
End userState of Rhode Island agencies; University of Rhode Island co-locates equipment here

The record, newest first

  1. URI's IT services page listed the Warwick state facility as one of its two data center locations. (University of Rhode Island Information Technology Services, May 21, 2025)

  2. Rhode Island Current reported that the data center's four computer-room air conditioners had reached the end of their life and that the governor's budget proposed moving the data center to East Providence. (Rhode Island Current, March 10, 2025)

  3. House Finance staff described the building's 38,960 sq ft computer center and listed planned spending on server-area, HVAC and roof work. (Rhode Island House Fiscal Advisory Staff, May 16, 2024)

  4. State IT staff moved into the Warwick building. (Rhode Island House Fiscal Advisory Staff, May 16, 2024)

  5. PBN reported that the state planned to sell its older Johnston computer center as IT work moved into the Warwick site. (Providence Business News, March 27, 2010)

  6. The state bought the Warwick building for $4.5 million in fall 2009. (Rhode Island House Fiscal Advisory Staff, May 16, 2024)

Conflicts and open questions

  • House Finance staff put the whole building at 80,000 sq ft and the computer center at 38,960 sq ft; Rhode Island Current gives the building as more than 83,000 sq ft.
  • House Finance staff date the purchase to fall 2009; Rhode Island Current says 2010.
  • A 2010 Providence Business News item gives the street as Service Road.

The full record

Status note
URI's IT page, dated by its URL to 2025-05-21, says URI keeps equipment co-located at the state's Warwick data center. In March 2025 Rhode Island Current reported that moving the servers would take a long time, so the state could not put off cooling repairs in Warwick. The governor's FY2026 budget proposed moving the data center to 115 Tripps Lane, East Providence; no source opened shows that move happened. Coordinates are approximate, within Warwick.
Power note
Power capacity not reported.
Evidence
Primary public records
Size class
Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.