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Lansing, NY · Tompkins County · 42.545°N 76.497°W

TeraWulf AI Data Center Campus, Lansing

TeraWulf / Cayuga Operating Company

ProposedAI-specificConfirmed

This facility is proposed and has not been reported as operational. Details are based on public filings and announcements as of .

Key facts

Location
Lansing, NY, Tompkins County
Capacity
400 MW planned
Powered by
Grid (NYSEG); former coal plant infrastructure
Announced
2025-08
Last updated

Civic impact

Energy & water

Energy source
Grid · Utility: New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG)
Cooling
Closed-loop

Former Cayuga Power Plant (coal) site at 228 Cayuga Drive on Cayuga Lake shoreline; 80-year lease signed August 2025.

TeraWulf proposes closed-loop cooling system; water withdrawal permit application for over 1 million gallons daily from Cayuga Lake submitted to NYSDEC; community contests reliability of closed-loop commitment given LLC structure.

Community sentiment

Opposed

19,700-signature petition (17,000 from NY state) submitted to Lansing Town Board. Tompkins County Legislature voted 12-1 on January 20, 2026 urging NYSDEC to reject water withdrawal permit. TeraWulf threatened legal action against Town of Lansing over alleged Open Meeting Law violations. Multiple adjacent towns (Dryden, Danby) passed laws blocking data center development in response.

Tompkins County Legislature Urges State to Deny Water Permit for Lansing Data Center

Status history

  1. Proposed

    Cayuga Operating Company (TeraWulf affiliate) signs 80-year lease on 183-acre former Cayuga Power Plant site

    Tompkins County Legislature Urges State to Deny Water Permit for Lansing Data Center
  2. Proposed

    Lansing Zoning Board of Appeals rules (December 22) that data center qualifies as permitted general processing land use

    Tensions Over TeraWulf Data Center in Tompkins County Grow With Threatened Lawsuit
  3. Proposed

    Tompkins County Legislature passes 12-1 resolution urging NYSDEC to reject water withdrawal permit; town debates year-long construction moratorium

    Tompkins County Legislature Urges State to Deny Water Permit for Lansing Data Center

Location

Sources & data provenance

Confirmed: data verified against official filings, permits, or direct operator announcements.

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