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9LDG Niagara AI Data Center

Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York

ProposedSupportedAI confirmedRecord updated September 9, 2026

9LDG Niagara AI Data Center is a proposed data center in Niagara Falls, New York (Niagara County), operated by 9 Lives Digital Group (9LDG). The public record puts it at announced August 2024, 22 acres, a reported $100 million investment. It has documented public support and no documented opposition.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator
9 Lives Digital Group (9LDG)
Facility type
Data center, AI use confirmed
Location
3807 Highland Ave., Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY
Coordinates
43.0628, -79.0175
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
22 acres
Investment
$100 million
Announced
August 2024
Utility
Hydroelectric (NYPA); 100MW on-site substation
Power source
Hydro
Cooling
Not established from a public source
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
500 construction
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
Supported
Source confidence
Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. August 2024
    Proposed
    9LDG announces AI data center plans; acquisition of former Globe Metallurgical plant at 3807 Highland Avenue closed July 16, 2024 for ~$3M; 18-24 month construction timeline announced Source: Data Center Dynamics

Opposition and litigation at this site

Not that we can document. Local officials or residents have expressed public support for 9LDG Niagara AI Data Center in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, and no opposition, petition, or lawsuit appears in the sources this registry tracks as of September 9, 2026. Niagara Falls Chamber director Kory Schuler expressed support, noting project breathes new life into industrial land.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: supported means local officials or residents have expressed public support and no opposition is documented.

Niagara Falls Chamber director Kory Schuler expressed support, noting project breathes new life into industrial land.

Source: Data Center Dynamics

Power and water

100MW substation on-site at former Globe Metallurgical plant; site selected for hydropower access and water cooling availability.

Notes on the record

Coordinates are approximate (3807 Highland Ave, Niagara Falls NY). 9LDG stated it will collaborate with an existing data center developer rather than build independently. Company president Michael Bagley leads a three-person partnership; partners not publicly identified. No prior data center development experience disclosed. NO STATUS CHANGE, and a CONFIRMED-ABSENCE finding. Searching for 2025-2026 coverage of this specific project (3807 Highland Ave / Globe Metallurgical) surfaced nothing later than the 2024 acquisition coverage, no permit, no site plan, no construction. Caution for adjudication: 2026 Niagara Falls data-center news is dominated by the SEPARATE Niagara Falls Redevelopment / Urbacon 'Niagara Digital Campus' on Falls Street, which is a different record; do not merge them. No capacityMw, energy, water or subsidy figure could be sourced for the 9LDG site.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Power capacity in megawatts
  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
Which document closes each gap
Power capacity in megawatts
The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
Cooling method and water use
The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.

Have one of these documents? Send it to us and we will add it to the record with attribution.

Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the 9LDG Niagara AI Data Center in Niagara Falls?

Not that we can document. Local officials or residents have expressed public support for 9LDG Niagara AI Data Center in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York, and no opposition, petition, or lawsuit appears in the sources this registry tracks as of September 9, 2026. Niagara Falls Chamber director Kory Schuler expressed support, noting project breathes new life into industrial land.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the 9LDG Niagara AI Data Center?

No lawsuit over 9LDG Niagara AI Data Center appears in the record we track as of September 9, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does 9LDG Niagara AI Data Center use?

No water withdrawal figure for 9LDG Niagara AI Data Center is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates 9LDG Niagara AI Data Center, and how big is it?

9 Lives Digital Group (9LDG) is the operator on record. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 22 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "9LDG Niagara AI Data Center," updated September 9, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/9ldg-niagara-falls-ny.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/9ldg-niagara-falls-ny, retrieved September 14, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.9LDG Plans AI Data Center at Niagara Falls · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 6, 2026
  2. 2.Falls firm fronted by convicted money launderer eyeing North End data center · Niagara Gazette · retrieved September 9, 2026

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