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Data center fact sheet · county

Tompkins County, New York

As of . Latest dated change shown: Aug 4, 2026. Source: Data Center Census (datacentercensus.com), CC BY 4.0.

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Tracked projects
1
1 proposed
Planned capacity
300 MW
1 project publishes a figure; 0 projects publish none
Moratorium actions
0
Upcoming hearings
0

Projects

ProjectStatusPlanned capacityDeveloper
Lake Hawkeye
Lansing
Proposed300 MWTeraWulf Inc.

Pauses and local rules

No moratorium action on record.

Upcoming votes and hearings

No upcoming hearing on record. Agendas change; check with the body before attending.

Latest changes

  • Aug 4, 2026 Statewide reporting describes the project as facing legal challenges, with the town planning board requesting additional work (Lake Hawkeye)[1]
  • Jul 14, 2026 Gov. Kathy Hochul signs Executive Order No. 62, pausing state DEC permits for data centers of 50 MW or more (Lake Hawkeye)[2]
  • Jan 28, 2026 Residents organize against the proposal at public meetings in Tompkins County (Lake Hawkeye)[3]
  • Jan 20, 2026 Tompkins County Legislature votes 14-1, with one recusal, to urge the DEC to reject the water withdrawal permit application and require a new application with environmental review (Lake Hawkeye)[4]
  • Dec 22, 2025 Town of Lansing Zoning Board of Appeals determines that a data center fits the permitted land use at the site (Lake Hawkeye)[4]
  • Nov 2025 Tensions over the proposal grow in Tompkins County as opponents threaten litigation (Lake Hawkeye)[5]

Notes

Planned capacity adds each record’s first published figure for projects not cancelled or denied; projects that publish none are never estimated. IT load is the power reaching computing equipment, so a total that includes it understates total power. Locations may be approximate where a record gives only a town or county. Counts cover tracked projects, not every data center.

Sources

  1. Spectrum News / NY State of Politics, “Proposed data centers dividing New Yorkers”, Aug 4, 2026. https://nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-politics/new-york/environment/2026/07/07/proposed-data-centers-divide-new-yorkers
  2. Office of the Governor of New York, “Executive Order No. 62: Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on Data Centers in New York”, Jul 14, 2026. https://www.governor.ny.gov/executive-order/no-62-establishing-temporary-moratorium-data-centers-new-york-while-state-develops
  3. WBNG, “Tompkins County residents oppose AI data center on Cayuga Lake”, Jan 28, 2026. https://www.wbng.com/2026/01/28/tompkins-county-residents-oppose-ai-data-center-cayuga-lake/
  4. Ithaca Times, “Tompkins County Legislature urges state to deny water permit for Lansing data center”, Jan 27, 2026. https://www.ithaca.com/news/regional_news/tompkins-county-legislature-urges-state-to-deny-water-permit-for-lansing-data-center/article_1d89f22d-fcd0-43b3-97e2-173e08a483ea.html
  5. The Cornell Daily Sun, “Tensions over TeraWulf data center in Tompkins County grow with threatened lawsuit”, Nov 2025. https://www.cornellsun.com/article/2025/11/tensions-over-terawulf-data-center-in-tompkins-county-grow-with-threatened-lawsuit

Each project record lists all of its sources and excerpts. Cite as: Data Center Census, “Data center fact sheet: Tompkins County, New York,” October 14, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/fact-sheets/new-york/tompkins-county.