Ironton, Ohio
Ohio, long recognized as a center of American ingenuity, continues that tradition by supporting a new chapter in distributed AI infrastructure. Our inaugural Center of Excellence (CoE), operated in partnership with RAVEL, serves as a validation and innovation hub within Strata Expanse's broader infrastructure strategy.
The Ironton CoE reflects our phased, multi-site development approach and establishes a benchmark for responsible, community aligned, and energy-first campus design. It embodies our commitment to sustainability, operational discipline, and meaningful local impact, demonstrating how energy-first infrastructure can enable next-generation compute while respecting place and community.
What Sets This Project
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Reduced Sound Impact
By using liquid-immersion cooling, our campuses are much quieter than traditional data centers. This system removes the need for large chillers and high-speed fans, making our facilities better neighbors for nearby communities and industrial areas.
Minimal Water Consumption
Liquid-immersion cooling is a closed-loop system that uses an insulating liquid instead of water. They do not depend on continuous water supply, which helps protect local resources and supports long-term sustainability, especially in dry regions.
Power Autonomy and On-Site Generation
Each campus is built to operate without relying on the local power grid. On-site power generation and backup systems ensure nonstop operation for critical AI work, while also reducing demand on local utilities and enhancing the local grid resilience.
Strengthening the Local Grid
Although our campuses do not require power from the grid, they can supply power back when needed. This allows us to help during peak demand or emergencies, strengthening the stability of the local energy system.
Economic Advancement Through High-Value AI Customers
Our CoEs are designed to serve organizations that need top-level performance and security, such as AI researchers and advanced technology companies. These customers often invest long term in their communities, creating jobs and boosting local economies.
Revitalization of Underutilized Land
We build our campus on land that is no longer useful for traditional development. By turning dormant or distressed sites into advanced technology hubs, we increase tax revenue, restore value, and encourage nearby development.
Enhanced Communications Infrastructure
Each campus includes advanced fiber and wireless networks. These upgrades improve local internet reliability, add network backup options for businesses, and expand digital capacity across the region.
The Ironton CoE, the first of many to follow, exemplifies these principles in action. It generates revenue for local contractors, supports a prevailing-wage workforce to ensure equitable compensation and safe working conditions, and contributes to workforce development by training the next generation of operators, technicians, and construction professionals.
Our commitment to innovation extends further through strategic partnerships focused on hydrogen production, storage, and conversion, including collaborations with leaders such as Millennium Reign Energy, Hyperion, PH Matter, and Renewable Innovations. These efforts position the CoE as a catalyst for clean-energy advancement and next-generation power solutions.
Ultimately, the Ironton CoE serves as the first innovation and validation hub within our national network. It provides enterprises, public-sector organizations, and research institutions with a turnkey environment to test, optimize, and scale AI workloads, setting a new standard for sustainable, community-aligned, and technologically advanced infrastructure.
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