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Nebius Highridge AI Campus

Highridge Business Park, Butler Township, Pennsylvania, United StatesPreconstruction
Evidence
Headline capacity
Not established in published records
Updated
Oct 28, 2026
Utility
PPL Electric Utilities

Nebius is developing an owned AI data center campus at Highridge Business Park in Schuylkill County. Public plans describe about 600 acres, six buildings and phased power scaling from a 260 MW initial phase toward a 1.2 GW full-build envelope.

Capacity

Capacity

Planned / design or future potential

660 MW

660 MW cumulative state · Phase

Phase scope; not a whole-site figure

Source

Later capacity

Planned / design or future potential

1+ GW

Full-build campus · Phase

Phase scope; not a whole-site figure

Source

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Initial 260 MW phaseAnnounced or preconstruction

Named initial phase; capacity basis is described only as campus capacity/power and is not normalized to IT load.

660 MW cumulative statePlanned

Cumulative campus state, not an additional 660 MW phase.

Full-build campusPlanned

6 buildings

Six single-story buildings appear in reported site plans; no building-level names or capacities are created.

Milestones (4)
Reported $187.5 million Highridge land closing

May 1, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Land acquired

Source not linked
Nebius announces Pennsylvania AI factory

May 13, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Source not linked
Initial phase operating target

Oct 2027 · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Forecast completion

Source not linked
660 MW cumulative target

2029 · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Forecast completion

Source not linked

Participants

Nebius

Operator

Sources by role
Operator (1)
Operator (1)
Other participants (3)
Butler Township

Government authority

Sources by role
Government authority (1)
PPL Electric Utilities

Utility provider

Sources by role
Utility provider (1)
Schuylkill Economic Development Corporation

Government authority

Sources by role
Government authority (1)
Government authority (1)

Capital & incentives

Financing records

Investment commitment

$187,500,000

May 1, 2026

Reported transaction amount; not a construction-financing commitment.

Parties & sources

Nebius (Other)

Sources (1)

Site & development

Location

Actual

Highridge Business Park, Butler Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Source

Site area

Forecast

600 acres approx

Source

Building count

Design

6 single story buildings

Source

Technical specifications

Cooling

Design

Air and liquid cooling

Source

Water strategy

Design

Closed loop cooling intended to reduce water use

Source

Additional project facts

Ownership

Forecast

Fully owned and operated by Nebius

Source

Target operational date

Forecast

2027-10

Initial 260 MW phase · Phase

Source

Target date

Forecast

2029

660 MW cumulative state · Phase

Source

Electric service

Actual

Dedicated energy service agreement with PPL Electric Utilities

Source

Backup duration

Forecast

30 minutes approx

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (6)
Electric grid

Planned or represented

1.2 GW

Nebius secured up to 1.2 GW of power and land; detailed campus plan describes 1.2 GW at full buildout. Capacity basis is not disclosed as IT load.

Electric grid

Planned or represented

260 MW

Initial phase expected operational by October 2027; treated as planned campus/power capacity, not operating IT load.

Electric grid

Planned or represented

660 MW

Potential cumulative campus state by 2029, not a separate additive phase.

Utility service

Secured or contracted

Dedicated energy service agreement reported for the project; delivery schedule and service voltage are undisclosed.

Battery storage

Planned or represented

30 minutes

BESS described as approximately 30 minutes of backup and redundant power during an outage; energy and power ratings undisclosed.

Cooling system

Planned or represented

Both air and liquid cooling with closed-loop cooling intended to reduce water use.

Other · Issued

Highridge campus

Butler Township

Sources (1)

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.

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