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TeraWulf Nautilus (Cumulus / Berwick)

Berwick / Salem Twp, Luzerne County

A 100 megawatt project proposed for Berwick and Salem Township, Luzerne County, and the end user has not been named publicly.

ContestedLargeCo-locatedNEPA
At a glance

The project by the numbers

StatusRestructured
Capacity100 MW
Capex$ 0.092 B
First announced2018
Target online2027-06 closing

Restructured since it was first announced in Berwick and Salem Township, Luzerne County

The number that mattersThe project is sized at about 100 megawatts.
Tenant
Not disclosed. No end user has been named publicly.
Current stage
The project has been restructured since it was first announced.
Decision body
Berwick / Salem Twp
Top issues
Residents and officials have focused on electricity demand and grid capacity, how little has been disclosed about the end user, water use, continuous mechanical noise, and emissions from backup generation.

TeraWulf sold its 25% Nautilus JV stake to Talen for $92M Oct 2024 (closing of $0.02/kWh contract June 2027). The Cumulus AI campus is now wholly AWS-controlled. Folded into P002.

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In Pennsylvania, a data center on industrial land usually needs a special exception or conditional use, decided by a local Zoning Hearing Board after a public, quasi-judicial hearing. Neighbors can request party status, cross-examine witnesses, and build an evidentiary record. Municipalities can also write data-center ordinances with enforceable standards.

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