TeraWulf Cayuga Data Campus (Lake Hawkeye)
400 MW AI data center in Lansing, NY, United States: paused.
- Capacity: 400 MW
- Location: Lansing, NY, United States
- Developer: TeraWulf
- Status: paused
Status: Paused
Paused: New York's July 2026 statewide moratorium on permits for data centers of 50 MW or more, which lasts up to a year, halted TeraWulf's 400 MW Lansing plans (Cornell Daily Sun, July 18 and September 9, 2026). TeraWulf says the moratorium does not change its expectations, and plans could resume when it expires. Residents' groups are also suing over the project's zoning classification, and water permits are contested. The 2026 first-phase timeline is no longer credible, so no completion date is shown. Source: The Cornell Daily Sun, 2026-09-09.
Paused and cancelled projects stay listed in the directory but are not counted in state totals, capacity totals or rankings.
TeraWulf Cayuga Data Campus (Lake Hawkeye) is a 400 MW AI data center project located in Lansing, NY, United States, currently paused. It was being developed by TeraWulf. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across NY, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
The deal is an 80-year ground lease on about 183 acres at the former Cayuga coal plant in Lansing, with exclusive rights to develop up to 400 MW of digital infrastructure. It was expected to have 138 MW of power ready for service in 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is TeraWulf Cayuga Data Campus (Lake Hawkeye)?
- TeraWulf Cayuga Data Campus (Lake Hawkeye) is an AI data center project in Lansing, New York tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is paused. A paused campus stays listed with its source, but is never counted in state totals, capacity totals or rankings.
- Where is TeraWulf Cayuga Data Campus (Lake Hawkeye)?
- TeraWulf Cayuga Data Campus (Lake Hawkeye) is in Lansing, New York. Every tracked New York campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/new-york.
- How big is TeraWulf Cayuga Data Campus (Lake Hawkeye)?
- Data Center Index tracks TeraWulf Cayuga Data Campus (Lake Hawkeye) at 400 MW. The developer or the press states that capacity, in a source dated July 18, 2026.
- Who is building TeraWulf Cayuga Data Campus (Lake Hawkeye)?
- TeraWulf was developing TeraWulf Cayuga Data Campus (Lake Hawkeye).
Sources
- TeraWulf Secures Long-Term Ground Lease at Cayuga Site to Expand High-Performance Computing Infrastructure (investors.terawulf.com · press · 2025-08-14)
- The Cornell Daily Sun (cornellsun.com · press · 2026-07-18)
- TeraWulf (press release) (globenewswire.com · press · 2025-08-14)
- The Cornell Daily Sun (cornellsun.com · press · 2026-09-09)
- Ithaca Times (ihstattler.com · press · 2026-10-07)
- Tompkins Weekly (tompkinsweekly.com · press · 2026-07-18)
- Office of the Governor of New York (governor.ny.gov · press · 2026-09-09)