DarkByte

DarkByte LLC owns about 900 acres around the former Cadiz coal mine portal in East Cadiz, Ohio. It bought the land from Leesville Land in a series of purchases in 2024. A former mine service garage on the property has been converted into a data center. AEP Ohio is planning a new 138 kV station and transmission line to serve the campus.

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DarkByte is developing an AI data center campus at the former Cadiz coal mine portal in Harrison County, Ohio.

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