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DESCRIPTION:IEEE Calumet Section will tour Digital Crossroads Data Center l
 ocated in Hammond on May 1st\, 2024. Digital Crossroad started out with a 
 105\,000-square-foot building that replaced the existing coal-fired power 
 plant just south of Chicago which was completed in 2020. [NWI.com](https:/
 /www.nwitimes.com/news/local/new-lakefront-hammond-data-center-at-capacity
 -to-expand/article_c6414c66-d5b6-11ee-a918-a7f7e7922812.html) reports the 
 existing facility is full and so the company plans to add another 180\,000
  sq ft building and 20MW in the second phase. The site can reportedly supp
 ort up to 100MW via a dedicated substation.\n\nCustomers of the facility r
 eportedly include a ‘publicly traded firm with a global presence’ and 
 a ‘top 10 content delivery network client’.\n\nAttendance is limited t
 o 20 people. If we reach the limit and you are not able to reserve please 
 email Robert Fox (rrfox@nisource.com) as if we have enough interest we are
  considering arranging a second tour. Also there are no late registrations
  or walkins allowed. Everyone needs to reserve due to security at the Data
  Center. Also please have photo ID with you on the day of the tour as you 
 will be required to show on the way in.\n\nCo-sponsored by: Digital Crossr
 oads Data Center\n\nAgenda: \nDate 5-1-2024 Time 5:30 PM\n\nDiner 7:00 PM 
 or 7:30\n\n100 Digital Crossroads Dr.\, Hammond\, Indiana\, United States\
 , 46320
LOCATION:100 Digital Crossroads Dr.\, Hammond\, Indiana\, United States\, 4
 6320
ORGANIZER:gwhelan@nisource.com
SEQUENCE:13
SUMMARY:DIGITAL CROSSROADS TOUR
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/418387
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-al
 t: auto\; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto\; line-height: 18.0pt\; background: 
 white\;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,
 serif\; color: black\;">IEEE Calumet Section will tour Digital Crossroads 
 Data Center located in Hammond on May 1st\, 2024. Digital Crossroad starte
 d out with a 105\,000-square-foot building that replaced the existing coal
 -fired power plant just south of Chicago which was completed in 2020. </sp
 an><span style="font-size: 12.0pt\; font-family: 'Helvetica'\,sans-serif\;
  color: #313437\;"><a href="https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/new-lakefr
 ont-hammond-data-center-at-capacity-to-expand/article_c6414c66-d5b6-11ee-a
 918-a7f7e7922812.html">NWI.com</a>&nbsp\;</span><span style="font-size: 14
 .0pt\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\; color: black\;">reports the
  existing facility is full and so the company plans to add another 180\,00
 0 sq ft building and 20MW in the second phase. The site can reportedly sup
 port up to 100MW via a dedicated substation.</span></p>\n<p class="MsoNorm
 al" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto\; line-h
 eight: 18.0pt\; background: white\;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt\; font
 -family: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\; color: black\;">Customers of the facil
 ity reportedly include a &lsquo\;publicly traded firm with a global presen
 ce&rsquo\; and a &lsquo\;top 10 content delivery network client&rsquo\;.</
 span></p>\n<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt: auto\; mso-marg
 in-bottom-alt: auto\; line-height: 18.0pt\; background: white\;"><span sty
 le="font-size: 14.0pt\; font-family: 'Times New Roman'\,serif\; color: bla
 ck\;">Attendance is limited to 20 people.&nbsp\; If we reach the limit and
  you are not able to reserve please email Robert Fox (<a href="mailto:rrfo
 x@nisource.com">rrfox@nisource.com</a>) as if we have enough interest we a
 re considering arranging a second tour.&nbsp\; Also there are no late regi
 strations or walkins allowed.&nbsp\; Everyone needs to reserve due to secu
 rity at the Data Center.&nbsp\; Also please have photo ID with you on the 
 day of the tour as you will be required to show on the way in.&nbsp\;&nbsp
 \;</span></p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp\;</p>\n<
 p class="MsoNormal">Date 5-1-2024 Time 5:30 PM</p>\n<p class="MsoNormal">D
 iner 7:00 PM or 7:30&nbsp\;</p>
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