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Global Common Fuel-Cell Data Center (Geer Street)

Cromwell, Middlesex County, Connecticut

ProposedContestedRecord updated October 19, 2026

Global Common Fuel-Cell Data Center (Geer Street) is a proposed data center in Cromwell, Connecticut (Middlesex County), operated by Global Common LLC. The public record puts it at 300 MW planned, 159 acres. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator
Global Common LLC
Facility type
Data center
Location
Geer Street, Cromwell, Middlesex County, CT
Coordinates
41.6260, -72.6612 (approximate)
Power capacity
300 MW planned
Land
159 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Not established from a public source
Power source
On site gas
Cooling
Not established from a public source
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
Contested
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. October 16, 2026
    Proposed
    Advertised by Global Common on its website; no application filed with the town per Mayor James Demetriades Source: GovTech / Hartford Courant

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Global Common Fuel-Cell Data Center (Geer Street) in Cromwell, Middlesex County, Connecticut is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Residents formed 'Stop Cromwell CT Data Center' and a change.org petition; the planning and zoning commission rejected a proposed one-year data center moratorium 5-2.

A new status, a permit, a reception finding, or a lawsuit. Nothing else, ever.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

Residents formed 'Stop Cromwell CT Data Center' and a change.org petition; the planning and zoning commission rejected a proposed one-year data center moratorium 5-2. No zoning or site plan application filed as of Oct 2026; company says it intends to seek zoning approval in early 2027.

Source: GovTech / Hartford Courant

Power and water

Company plans on-site fuel cells fueled by natural gas from three Enbridge interstate pipelines that share a right-of-way across the site; grid power expected only for office/auxiliary loads. Phase 1 ~40 MW IT; full build-out up to 300+ MW IT (company figures as reported).

Notes on the record

About 1.2 million sq ft of data center space proposed on the ~159-160 acre Geer Street site, replacing a sand-and-gravel operation. Coordinates are the street centroid, not the parcel.

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.

  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
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.
Which utility serves it
The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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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.

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Global Common Fuel-Cell Data Center (Geer Street) in Cromwell?

Yes. Global Common Fuel-Cell Data Center (Geer Street) in Cromwell, Middlesex County, Connecticut is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Residents formed 'Stop Cromwell CT Data Center' and a change.org petition; the planning and zoning commission rejected a proposed one-year data center moratorium 5-2.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Global Common Fuel-Cell Data Center (Geer Street)?

The reception note on this record refers to a court proceeding. Read it in full under opposition and litigation above, and check the sources at the foot of the page for the filing itself.

How much water does Global Common Fuel-Cell Data Center (Geer Street) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Global Common Fuel-Cell Data Center (Geer Street) 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 Global Common Fuel-Cell Data Center (Geer Street), and how big is it?

Global Common LLC is the operator on record. Capacity on record is 300 MW. The site is recorded at 159 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Global Common Fuel-Cell Data Center (Geer Street)," updated October 19, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/global-common-cromwell-ct.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/global-common-cromwell-ct, retrieved October 29, 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.Residents in Connecticut town fear giant-sized data center (Hartford Courant via TNS) · GovTech / Hartford Courant · retrieved October 19, 2026
  2. 2.OpenStreetMap Nominatim geocode, Geer Street, Cromwell, CT (street-level, not parcel) · OpenStreetMap · retrieved October 19, 2026

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