Schneider Electric, Motivair Power $290m AI Data Centre Expansion

Fadekemi Ajakaiye

Schneider Electric and Motivair have delivered more than $290 million in AI infrastructure solutions to support the expansion of TeraWulf’s Lake Mariner data centre campus in New York state, as demand for artificial intelligence computing accelerates across the United States.

The phased deployment forms part of a broader push to address what industry players describe as a growing “time to power” constraint, as operators race to bring high-capacity AI infrastructure online fast enough to meet surging demand for compute resources.

The Lake Mariner campus, located in Barker near Buffalo, is being developed into a next-generation digital infrastructure hub with projected capacity of up to 750 megawatts once fully built out. The site is being transformed from a legacy industrial facility into a large-scale AI, cloud and high-performance computing (HPC) centre.

The project integrates power systems from Schneider Electric with liquid cooling technologies from Motivair, aimed at supporting high-density AI workloads that require significantly more energy and thermal management than traditional data centre operations.

The expansion also includes infrastructure designed for long-term tenants such as Core42 and Fluidstack, which is backed by Google, underscoring growing demand for AI-ready data centre capacity from major technology and cloud computing firms.

The site benefits from access to a New York regional power grid that is approximately 89% zero-carbon, with additional surplus capacity available to support high-performance computing and AI applications.

According to the companies, the project combines electrical infrastructure, advanced cooling systems and digital monitoring tools to optimise energy efficiency and operational performance across the campus.
TeraWulf said the development is aimed at delivering scalable infrastructure capable of meeting rapidly increasing AI and HPC workloads while maintaining energy efficiency targets.

The project required accelerated deployment timelines, with the campus being developed into multiple AI-ready data centre facilities within a 12-month construction window.

As part of the buildout, the infrastructure includes uninterruptible power supply systems, lithium-ion battery storage, coolant distribution units, in-rack cooling systems and advanced rack and enclosure designs tailored for high-density compute environments.

Digital monitoring software has also been integrated to provide real-time visibility into system performance, enabling operators to manage cooling efficiency, energy consumption and operational risks across the facility.
Industry executives said the project demonstrates how integrated power and cooling systems are becoming central to scaling AI infrastructure, as demand for compute capacity continues to outpace traditional data centre build cycles.

They added that combining energy infrastructure with liquid cooling and software intelligence is emerging as a key model for enabling faster deployment of AI-ready facilities at industrial scale.