On the site of the State Line Generating Plant in Hammond, Indiana, where, from 1929 until it was decommissioned in 2012, the coal fired power plant which at times produced 1 GW of power, a new innovative data center is being planned and constructed. The first major data center in this region of Indiana will take advantage of the natural elements of water, wind and sun. Not only will the Digital Crossroads data center provide server space for national companies and major institutions, there are long-term plans to develop a tech startup incubator, renewable energy generation and a greenhouse warmed by waste heat from the servers. The presentation is a case study of the history and implementation of this project.
Thomas Kutz (bio)
VP Mission Critical Special Projects
Digital Crossroads Lake Michigan
Jesse Foley (bio)
Managing Director
AHA Consulting Engineers