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Recent Indiana data center news

• Dec 10, 2025

  Toshiba, Quantum Corridor Hit Quantum-Secure Network Milestone

  Quantum Corridor and Toshiba completed a live demonstration of quantum-secured communication using QKD over a 21.8-kilometer commercial fiber link between Illinois and Indiana.

  • Main announcement: The collaboration used Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) over Quantum Corridor’s 21.8-kilometer optical network between Illinois and Indiana, achieving average secure key rates of 1,500 kbps, integrating quantum keys into Ciena Waveserver5 800G, and obtaining a fresh set of QKD keys every 90 seconds while maintaining 100% line-rate throughput and zero packet loss over 48 hours of continuous encrypted traffic.
  • Background and details: The experiment demonstrated interoperability and scalability of quantum-secured transport in a commercial setting, involved integration with Ciena coherent encryption models, and included statements from Quantum Corridor (Ryan Lafler), Toshiba (Terry Cronin) and Purdue University (Michael Manfra); Toshiba and Quantum Corridor said they will explore additional network corridors for deployment.
• Dec 10, 2025

  From Big Bang to Light Speed: the AI Revolution Continues

  Dell Technologies’ Global CTO and Chief AI Officer John Roese outlines five key AI trends that will shape enterprise technology and infrastructure strategies by 2026.

  • Governance frameworks, AI data management platforms, agentic AI for operations, resilient AI factories, and sovereign AI ecosystems are identified as the core pillars for enterprise AI, emphasizing on‑premises/controlled AI factories, vectorized data protection, and hybrid cloud resiliency as standard practice by 2026.
  • The article is an opinion/strategy commentary rather than a specific product announcement, positioning Dell as a thought leader in enterprise AI, and highlighting Roese’s broader ecosystem roles across industry, government and academic boards to influence AI infrastructure, multicloud, 5G, edge, data management and security directions.
• Dec 10, 2025

  Springdale residents, environmental groups gather to oppose data center; more events planned

  TribLIVE’s homepage lists a roundup of local, regional and national headlines, including a story that Springdale residents and environmental groups are organizing to oppose a proposed data center and plan additional events.

  • Main announcement: TribLIVE highlights that Springdale residents and environmental groups have gathered to oppose a data center project and have more events planned to organize opposition; the story is listed in the Valley News Dispatch section with related local coverage.
  • Other concrete details on the page:Greensburg Pension Commission returned $62K to a former chief; an editorial references a $3 million moonlighting failure in Pittsburgh; a wire story notes Paramount challenging a $72 billion Netflix offer for Warner Bros; the roundup also includes a sustainability piece on holiday shopping emissions and a story on Expiring Obamacare subsidies affecting Pennie enrollment.
• Dec 4, 2025

  With new locations in Brandon, Beresford, company finds growing market in modular data center industry

  Thermo Bond Buildings announced expansion to Beresford and a new location in Brandon, South Dakota, and expects to add more than 50 jobs in 2026.

  • Expansion and hiring: Thermo Bond is expanding operations into Beresford and moved into Encore Park in Brandon (repurposed former Hegg Modular building); the company expects to add more than 50 jobs in 2026 and has grown to more than 600 employees, including 200+ new jobs in the Sioux Metro area in the past year.
  • Background and operations details: Founded in 1987 in Elk Point to serve wireless and telecom, Thermo Bond builds precast concrete modular data center shelters (typical unit 12-by-36-feet, hurricane-resistant) and a lightweight non-concrete shelter; plants operate in Elk Point, SD and Elkhart, IN.
    • Event: Sioux Metro Growth Summit — Dec. 9, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Sanford Event Barn, Sioux Falls; subject/agenda: “Energizing Tomorrow” (deep dive into energy/data infrastructure opportunities).
• Dec 3, 2025

  Why AI-Driven Power Demand Is No Reason to Panic

  The article argues that data center operators and utilities must combine flexibility measures and transmission upgrades to meet AI-driven power demand.

  • Main action/analysis: Data center operators are implementing flexibility solutions (energy storage, demand response, virtual power plants, behind-the-meter systems, workload scheduling) and technology changes (GPU roadmaps implying 1MW per rack) to reduce grid strain; a Duke University study finds that 0.25% flexibility (≈22 hours/year) could allow the U.S. grid to accommodate 76GW of new data center load. Google has agreements with Indiana Michigan Power and the Tennessee Valley Authority to pause or reduce AI/ML tasks during peak demand as an early example of demand-response for ML workloads.
  • Background and infrastructure details: The core constraint is transmission and interconnection, not generation: Dominion Energy’s transmission backlogs will see relief when new infrastructure comes online in 2026, PG&E warns new substation work may take five years or more, and regional operators (outside Texas) say they cannot meet FERC deadlines for critical upgrades; developers build facilities in 2–3 years versus 4–8 years for interconnection, and Goldman Sachs estimates $720 billion of grid spending may be required through 2030 (driving uptake of expensive behind-the-meter solutions).
• Dec 2, 2025

  Data Center Jobs: Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Sales, Field Service and Facility Tech Jobs Available in Major Data Center Hotspots

  Data Center Frontier, in partnership with Pkaza, posted a monthly roundup of active data center job openings on the Pkaza jobs board.

  • Main announcement: Data Center Frontier and Pkaza published a list of open roles (examples: Data Center Facility Technician, Electrical Commissioning Engineer, Construction Project Manager, Electrical Engineer, Critical Power Sales Associate, Sr Mechanical Engineer, Site Selection Manager/Director/VP, Electrical Project Manager, MEP Superintendent, Mechanical Commissioning Engineer, Engineering Design Director, Navy Nuke Facility Technician) posted on Pkaza’s jobs board; positions are available across many US cities including Ashburn, VA; Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; Chicago, IL; New York, NY; Montvale, NJ; Austin, TX; Charlotte, NC; New Albany, OH; Phoenix, AZ.
  • Background and details: Roles are for mission-critical data center employers (developers, colo providers, contractors, commissioning firms) and frequently emphasize reliability, energy efficiency, sustainable design / LEED expertise and commissioning; some listings explicitly accept Navy Nuke / military veterans and many positions list multiple alternative locations or hybrid/remote options. Author: Kathy Hitchens (Data Center Frontier).
• Dec 2, 2025 · RMI

  The Five Types of Electro-Industrial States

  Rocky Mountain Institute presents a typology classifying US states into five electro-industrial archetypes.

  • Main announcement/action: RMI authors classify states into five archetypes — Momentum Hubs (Arizona, California), Fast‑Track Builders (Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Ohio, Idaho), Policy Champions (New York, Michigan, Virginia, Oregon, Washington, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania), Open‑Door Starters (Vermont, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Mississippi, Iowa), and Early‑Stage Starters (Missouri, New Hampshire, Kentucky, Maine, Alabama, Louisiana, Indiana, West Virginia, Montana, Arkansas). The typology is based on policy reliability, regulatory ease, economic capacity, physical infrastructure (power and interconnection), and market momentum.
  • Background and details: The analysis highlights that market momentum and policy reliability should operate in tandem; low regulatory burdens accelerate short-term investment but may strain local housing and infrastructure without accompanying policy ambition. The authors reference the report GREASE Lightning as a policy playbook for designing investment-led, state-driven electro-industrial strategies.
• Nov 7, 2025 · RMI

  Rewiring Utility Planning for the Age of Rapid Load Growth

  RMI offers ways to accelerate utility planning and procurement to keep pace with rapid large-load growth and avoid costly over- or under-building of grid capacity. Contact: Charles Cannon (ccannon@rmi.org); attend RMI staff at the upcoming National Association of Regulatory Commissioners Conference in Seattle.

  • Main announcement/action: RMI recommends faster, adaptive utility planning and procurement processes to address rapidly rising load forecasts (Engage & Act shows aggregate 2035 demand forecasts rose >20% from Dec 2020 to Jun 2025). Key specifics include Georgia Power’s 2030 demand rising by 7 GW between 2022 and 2025 IRPs, utilities receiving hundreds of megawatts of load requests quarterly, and the IRP update cadence averaging 2.83 years. RMI cites a Virginia utility example estimating ~$2 billion in one-time costs from early overbuilding and a similar ~$2 billion potential loss in Virginia GDP from underbuilding.
  • Background and other details: RMI documents concrete planning frictions and proposed fixes: 2 years typical lead time to build fastest utility-scale resources; examples of interim updates include Georgia Power (quarterly large-load updates) and NV Energy (5 IRP amendments in 3 years); proposed tools include stochastic planning, more frequent interim procurements, tariff-based large load options (e.g., Nevada’s Clean Transition Tariff), and alternative modeling approaches explored by Telos Energy and GridLab.
• Nov 7, 2025 · RMI

  Large Energy Users Want Power. Here’s How to Protect Other Ratepayers from the Costs.

  RMI (Perez, Wang, Shwisberg) published a review of 65 state-level large load tariffs and identified five common safeguard provisions intended to protect other ratepayers from cost shifting.

  • Main announcement/action: RMI authors analyzed 65 state-level tariffs using data from Halcyon’s Large Load Tariff Tracker and identified five safeguard provisions—Minimum Contract Term, Minimum Monthly Billing Demand, Collateral Requirements, Exit Fees, and Capacity Reassignment—with concrete examples such as Kentucky Power’s 20-year minimum contract for new loads ≥150 MW and 22 of 65 tariffs specifying Load Ramp Periods (usually 4–5 years).
  • Background and details: The review found 37 of 65 tariffs include collateral requirements (common range 12–24× the customer’s largest monthly bill or dollar-per-MW approaches), Dominion Energy’s GS-5 requires $1.5 million collateral per MW (reducible up to 70% for strong credit), 31 tariffs include exit fees, and 12 include capacity reassignment; the data source and linked tariff filings are provided for verification.
• Nov 6, 2025

  Metro Communications Announces Agreement to Acquire Clearwave Fiber’s Southern Illinois Operations

  Metro Communications has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Clearwave Fiber’s Southern Illinois assets, including Clearwave’s Southern Illinois fiber network and related backhaul agreements from CableOne, Inc.

  • Transaction details: Metro Communications (MCC Network Services, LLC) will acquire Clearwave Fiber’s Southern Illinois network and CableOne backhaul agreements, with the combined networks set to serve over 1,000 on-net towers, thousands of enterprises, and pass over 250,000 individual locations in Downstate Illinois; the deal is anticipated to close in Q1 2026, pending customary regulatory approval.
  • Background and implementation: Clearwave was formed in 2022 as a joint venture among Cable One, GTCR, The Pritzker Organization, and Stephens Capital Partners; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC acted as financial advisor to Metro and DLA Piper LLP (US) provided legal counsel. Metro plans additional capital deployment for FTTH expansion and will integrate back-office and field operations post-close.