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Olive Creek Data Center (Monolith / Crusoe)

This record consolidates 14 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.

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Project facts

Location and operating record

Operator / developer	Monolith Inc.
Jurisdiction	Hallam, NE
Address	27077 SW 42nd Street
Location precision	street address
Coordinates	Not published; no coordinate inferred
Capacity	Not established
Aliases	Olive Creek Data Center (Monolith / Crusoe) · Monolith Olive Creek campus · Monolith Hallam data center

Evidence coverage

What has been researched

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Intent / permits	0 rows
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SOURCE RECORD

Olive Creek Data Center (Monolith / Crusoe): source record

planned

35 MW is the proposed co-located data center size reported by Nebraska Public Media; it is a proposed load, not a permitted or built capacity. A larger development directly east of the Olive Creek campus is described as coming later via a separate application and is not recorded as its own record because no location or size has been published. Utility left null: the site is near NPPD's Sheldon Power Station but no fetched source names the retail electric provider for the data center.

Key data: Southwest Power Pool (SPP)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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OWNERSHIP AND PROFILE

Olive Creek Data Center (Monolith / Crusoe): ownership and profile

planned

Developer: Monolith Inc. | Owner: Monolith Inc. (owner of the Olive Creek carbon black campus) | Permit applicant: Monolith Inc. | County: Lancaster | Research region: Lincoln / Lancaster County | Tenants/customers: Crusoe (Denver-based AI factory company) named as the partner

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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planned

Monolith, a carbon black manufacturer, proposed a 35 MW co-located data center at its Olive Creek campus in Hallam in partnership with Crusoe, a Denver AI factory company.

Key data: 35 MW co-located data center

Claim classification: proposal_or_announced_commitment · Verification: single_source · Retrieved: 2026-09-14

Status date: 2026-08-20

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POWER AND GRID

Olive Creek Data Center (Monolith / Crusoe): power and grid

planned

Key data: Grid area: Southwest Power Pool (SPP) | Requested load MW: 35

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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WATER AND COOLING

Olive Creek Data Center (Monolith / Crusoe): water and cooling

planned

Key data: Water demand: Monolith states the project is expected to have reduced water use compared with the larger carbon black and ammonia facility originally contemplated | Cooling: Modular units using water-efficient designs relying on either air-cooled units or closed-loop systems

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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planned

Monolith states the modular data center units will use water-efficient designs relying on either air-cooled units or closed-loop systems, with reduced water use versus the originally contemplated carbon black and ammonia facility.

Key data: Air-cooled or closed-loop

Claim classification: proposal_or_announced_commitment · Verification: operator_claim_not_independently_verified · Retrieved: 2026-09-14

Status date: 2026-07-14

Limitation: No water volumes disclosed.

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PERMITS AND JURISDICTION

Olive Creek Data Center (Monolith / Crusoe): permits and jurisdiction

planned

Key data: Jurisdictions: Village of Hallam | Lancaster County | Nebraska

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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planned

Monolith filed a text amendment to Hallam's code to add 'data center' as an authorized use plus a site plan, for a modular facility on about 10 acres on the northeast portion of the 27077 SW 42nd Street site; the planning commission delayed its recommendation vote.

Key data: Text amendment + site approval; ~10 acres

Claim classification: documented_fact · Verification: corroborated_multiple_sources · Retrieved: 2026-09-14

Status date: 2026-07-16

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ENVIRONMENT AND SITE

Olive Creek Data Center (Monolith / Crusoe): environment and site

planned

Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: NPPD Sheldon Power Station (225 MW coal-fired) nearby

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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planned

Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: Former Hallam Nuclear Power Facility site (75 MW, shut down 1966)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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planned

The Olive Creek campus sits about 25 miles southwest of Lincoln near NPPD's 225 MW coal-fired Sheldon Power Station, on ground formerly home to the 75 MW Hallam Nuclear Power Facility that shut down in 1966.

Key data: Near Sheldon Power Station (225 MW)

Claim classification: documented_fact · Verification: single_source · Retrieved: 2026-09-14

Status date: 2026-07-14

Limitation: Generation capacity of neighboring plants, not facility load.

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