New Day: PORTS Tech Campus

The New Day Data Centers project at the PORTS Technology Campus in Piketon, Ohio, is a development overseen by New Day Data Centers LLC in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and SoftBank Group. Located on a 3,700-acre decommissioned uranium enrichment site, the facility is designed for a total capacity of 10 GW. To support this load without impacting the local grid, the project includes 9.2 GW of on-site natural gas generation and 800 MW of additional power infrastructure.

Groundbreaking for the site occurred in March 2026, starting with an initial $10 billion phase. This first phase consists of four to six high-density buildings engineered using National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) liquid cooling specifications, which aim for a 1.036 PUE. While physical construction of the first buildings is scheduled for completion in early 2028, full power activation through AEP Ohio transmission upgrades is projected for 2029.