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Data Center View - June 10, 2025 - Port Washington approves key step towards 1,900-acre campus

Data Center View - June 10, 2025 - Port Washington approves key step towards 1,900-acre campus

Sangha Renewables breaks ground on 19.9MW facility. Former Pennsylvania power plant to become data center site. JPMorgan backs $7B loan. Digital Realty signs solar deal with Summit Ridge Energy. The year of the data center. Two new data center deals.

Matt H
June 10, 2025

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NEWS ROUNDUP

DEVELOPMENT: Port Washington approves key step toward 1,900-acre campus. The city of Port Washington, Wisconsin is moving forward with what could become one of the largest data center developments in the U.S., approving the first phase of annexation and zoning for a proposed 1,900-acre data center campus. The land is being assembled by Cloverleaf Infrastructure, a data center site prep firm whose CEO David Berry confirmed they already have most of the necessary land under contract. Cloverleaf’s model involves developing the site for eventual operation by a major tech firm such as Google or Meta.

DEVELOPMENT: Sangha Renewables breaks ground on 19.9MW facility in Texas. Sangha Renewables has begun construction on a 19.9MW Bitcoin mining site in West Texas, powered entirely by a behind-the-meter solar energy installation—a model that bypasses the grid to draw electricity directly from an on-site solar facility. Set to begin operations in Q3 2025, the project is being built on a 5.5-acre site that already hosts a functioning solar array. The company, which just secured a $14 million equity raise to fund the development, describes the project as a proof-of-concept for its broader vision of pairing Bitcoin mining with independent renewable power producers. Sangha CEO Spencer Marr says the firm’s approach is rooted in traditional project finance structures used in renewable energy and real estate, offering accredited investors a chance to fund mining infrastructure and receive streamed Bitcoin payouts via blockchain smart contracts.

DEVELOPMENT: Former Pennsylvania power plant to become data center site. The site of the retired 637MW Cheswick Generating Station in Springdale, PA, is under contract to be redeveloped into a data center by an unnamed international developer. Charah Environmental Redevelopment Group president Scott Reschly confirmed the deal is in the due diligence phase and expected to close by year-end. The coal plant, decommissioned in 2022, is currently undergoing demolition and cleanup.

FINANCING: JPMorgan backs $7 billion loan for OpenAI-linked AI data center. JPMorgan Chase is providing more than $7 billion in financing for the development of a major AI data center complex in Abilene, Texas. The project, which will host 400,000 NVIDIA chips, is designed to significantly enhance OpenAI’s computing capacity. The bank had previously lent $2.3 billion for the initial phase of the project. The facility was launched by data center developer Crusoe and later expanded through a $3.4 billion joint venture with Blue Owl and Primary Digital Infrastructure. Oracle has signed a 15-year lease to supply chips for OpenAI model training.

ENERGY: Digital Realty signs solar deal with Summit Ridge Energy. Summit Ridge Energy will deliver 5.1MW of solar energy annually to Digital Realty’s data center operations under a new partnership aimed at reducing carbon emissions and improving grid resilience. The agreement covers energy cost savings and renewable energy credits sourced from three Summit Ridge-owned solar projects in Illinois, expected to go live between late 2025 and early 2026. Aaron Binkley, VP of sustainability at Digital Realty, noted the deal supports the company’s global carbon reduction goals. Marc Fioravanti, SVP of business development at Summit Ridge, emphasized the growing role of solar in meeting the rising power demands of tech and AI sectors. The three solar farms are part of Summit Ridge’s 439-MW Illinois solar portfolio and are designed to boost grid stability and economic development through construction and manufacturing jobs.

READ: The year of the data center.