Frequently Asked Questions
A data center is a facility that houses computing and networking equipment to store, process, and distribute data. These centers support critical functions such as cloud storage, financial transactions, healthcare records, and national security operations.
Takanock is not a data center developer or operator. We take an energy-first approach, designing and permitting data centers to integrate with the power grid for efficiency and sustainability. Our company prioritizes transparent community engagement, cutting-edge resource management, and the use of cleaner backup power sources like natural gas.
Takanock has been working on this project for more than a year. This site was selected because it is zoned for industrial use, located near existing energy and fiber infrastructure, and adjacent to a highway, railroad, and other industrial uses, making it a low-impact location.
The project is located in the northern part of Strasburg, on industrial land near major infrastructure, including a highway and railroad. This location is adjacent to existing energy and fiber infrastructure making it an ideal location for data center development.
Takanock plans to use natural gas turbines for backup power, which are a cleaner alternative to traditional diesel generators.
Projects like this are very capital-intensive, which means our company and our eventual customer will be investing billions of dollars up front to get this built. In total, we expect the construction and IT equipment for this data center to exceed $8 billion. We are working with town and county leadership to ensure an economic development agreement works for our company as well as the community. Any agreement needs to be a win-win for everyone.
The data center is critical infrastructure, which means not only will it support things like video streaming and online shopping, but it may also store important information for local hospitals, banks, schools, the government, and other entities.
Our company works across the country and we are proud to have Strasburg be home to one of our first projects. Takanock has four active sites across three states, covering 1,600+ acres, with 2.8 gigawatts of internet technology capacity and 5.3 gigawatts of generation capacity.
Our top priority is to be good neighbors. Takanock has been engaged with town leadership and utility representatives for several months as this project was sited. Since then, we have conducted outreach to several elected officials, economic development leaders, residents and others to understand their questions and hear feedback on the project.