Orbis Electric

Why this Santa Rosa firm is betting big on AI data center cooling

Orbis Electric, a Santa Rosa-based technology company, is expanding rapidly to meet the growing demand for cooling solutions for AI-powered data centers. The company's electric motor technology, originally developed for electric vehicles, is now being adapted for large-scale deployment in data center cooling systems. Orbis plans to scale its operations locally, growing its footprint in Santa Rosa to up to 45,000 square feet within a year. The company's growth is driven by the surge in computing demand from artificial intelligence, as data centers struggle to manage the power-hungry cooling needs of their increasingly dense processor configurations.