9Lives Data Center
Niagara Falls, Erie County, NY
Source: Primary source
9Lives Data Center is a proposed data center in Erie County, NY. DataCentersExposed has documented 600 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkImported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Data Center Would Position Niagara Falls For Incredible Economic BenefitsNiagara Falls Reporter· Jul 15, 2026
- NFR: No comment on Hochul plan for one-year data center banniagara-gazette.com· Jul 14, 2026
- Blockfusion signs LOI for $175 million lease with AI customer in Niagara FallsData Center Dynamics· Jul 7, 2026
- Pair of public meetings to focus on data center, arena plans in the Fallsniagara-gazette.com· Jun 27, 2026
- Hochul: 'We've got some time' until decision on data center moratoriumBuffalo Toronto Public Media· Jun 12, 2026
- Path Clearer for NFR Data Center But Will NYS Hold Up 1,000 Construction JobsNiagara Falls Reporter· Jun 6, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Maple Avenue School in Niagara Falls, is 0.5 mi from this site (397 students). 2 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.