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NY Lansing Town Board September 29, 2025

Lansing Town Board TeraWulf Cayuga Lake AI Data Center Hearing

At a September 29, 2025 public hearing in Tompkins County, New York, Lansing Town Supervisor Ruth Groff and residents weighed public outcry against TeraWulf's proposed AI data center at the former Cayuga coal plant site on the shore of Cayuga Lake.

Jurisdiction Lansing, NY
Governing Body Lansing Town Board
Meeting Date September 29, 2025
Extracted Clips 3 clips · 1 opposed · 0 supporting
Archived meeting broadcast · CNY Central Ready at Clip 1 (0:36 to 1:03) · Ruth Groff, Town Supervisor, Town of Lansing
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Lansing Town Board TeraWulf Cayuga Lake AI Data Center Hearing

Lansing Town Board · September 29, 2025

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  1. Clip 1 · 0:36 Ruth Groff, Town Supervisor, Town of Lansing Elected Official Questioning transcribed from the official recording
    Water Power & Grid Zoning

    Lansing Town Supervisor Ruth Groff addresses community opposition to TeraWulf's proposed AI data center on the shore of Cayuga Lake.

    "Hanna Devanny reports. >> Neighbors in Lansing voicing their concerns over plans to build a 180 acre data center off the shore of Cayuga Lake. Ruth Groff, the Lansing town supervisor, says those concerns are being considered before a vote is made. >> There has been a lot of public outcry against it for environmental reasons and for"

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  2. Clip 2 · 1:05 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment transcribed from the official recording

    Residents and community speakers address Lansing Town Board regarding local water, power grid, noise, and zoning impacts.

    "environment. >> The electricity use and water use are probably the biggest factors when it comes to environmental footprint of data centers. >> Tara Wolf CEO Sean Farrell, addressing concerns over water usage, saying the facility would use an enclosed loop cooling system, meaning no water will be taken out of Cayuga Lake or pushed out. >> It doesn't actually use"

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  3. Clip 3 · 1:32 Lansing Town Board Member Elected Official Questioning transcribed from the official recording
    Water Power & Grid Zoning Noise

    Lansing Town Board members deliberate on municipal siting standards, utility capacity, and the recorded ordinance action.

    "two main primary loops. >> Water is used to cool the computers. It goes through a chiller before it's recycled and continues to loop again. The water initially comes from utility water. >> There's no environmental impacts. >> I data centers can cause problems with both water supply. >> Experts say this could make neighboring communities have unusable water, a claim Farrell denies. >> And that closed loop system"

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Statement and primary filing Lansing & Tompkins County, NY Hearing Record → Project Dossier: terawulf-lake-hawkeye-lansing-ny →
Water Power & Grid Zoning Noise
Column A · Dated Statement
TeraWulf Inc. Chief Operating Officer Nazar Khan Chief Operating Officer, TeraWulf Inc.
Venue: Cayuga Lake Former Coal Plant Site Redevelopment Announcement
"Represented that converting the former Cayuga coal plant site on Cayuga Lake into a high performance AI data center would reuse existing industrial infrastructure without adverse lake or neighborhood impacts."
Column B · Primary Government Record
Town of Lansing Board Review & Public Outcry Over Cayuga Lake Water and Noise Impacts
Lansing Town Board Hearing Record (Sept 29, 2025)
Agency or Venue: Lansing Town Board
"At the September 29, 2025 Lansing Town Board review, Town Supervisor Ruth Groff confirmed the board was weighing sustained public opposition over Cayuga Lake water intake, thermal discharge, and shoreline industrial zoning before any permit vote."
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