HydroColocate

DATA CENTER PARTNERS

For AI cloud
& GPU infrastructure.

Usable power with a credible approval path. We source and qualify operating hydroelectric sites for AI cloud and GPU infrastructure operators. You install and operate your own data center facilities and servers.

Share your requirements

Site sourcing is underway. No site or power capacity is currently available for contract. We also welcome requirements from hyperscalers and other data center operators.

WHAT YOU GET

The site infrastructure.
Defined around your load.

A proposed package of plant, electrical, thermal and connectivity infrastructure, qualified for each site.

01

Hydroelectric power

Power sized to the dam’s steady year-round output, with a defined behind-the-meter connection point, metering and operating envelope.

02

Closed-loop river cooling

A sealed river loop and submerged heat exchanger with no water withdrawal for cooling. Thermal capacity, low-flow limits and permits are confirmed through diligence.

03

Site preparation and foundations

Development areas above the site’s assessed design flood level, with loads, access, drainage and fire separation established by engineering.

04

A fiber route

A documented route and required easements to an identified carrier connection. Carrier contracts and backup grid service are agreed for each site.

05

A documented approval path

Plant authority, state power-supply rules, grid obligations, water, environmental and local approvals tracked in a permit register.

Site capacities are confirmed through diligence.

As sites are qualified, site packages will be shared under NDA. Commercial structure: site and power agreements, defined for each site.

Who provides what Proposed; confirmed for each site
PartyScope
HydroColocatePlant and site control; plant and site permits; site preparation and foundations; behind-the-meter power to an agreed connection point; metering; the river cooling loop and submerged heat exchanger up to the heat-transfer interface; fiber route and easements; site perimeter and access.
Data center partnerData center facilities; IT equipment; UPS and backup as required; coolant distribution unit (CDU) and IT cooling loop; network equipment; operations.
To be agreedCarrier contracts and backup grid service.

AN AGREED INTERFACE

Your equipment.
A defined handoff.

HydroColocate’s river loop transfers heat at the agreed heat-transfer interface. Your CDU and IT loop remain on your side of that boundary.

Electrical, thermal and network acceptance criteria become part of the site package and agreements. Responsibilities are proposed until confirmed for the site.

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THE PROPOSED SITE ARCHITECTURE

HydroelectricturbinesOn-site powerdistributionPartner-ownedfacilitiesExisting gridinterconnectionBEHIND THE METERSURPLUS POWERHeat-transfer interfacePartner connects hereRIVER FLOWRIVER / NO COOLING-WATER WITHDRAWALSubmerged closed-loop heat exchangerPARTNER IT LOOPHYDROCOLOCATE RIVER LOOP
Conceptual flow, not a construction drawing. The partner’s IT loop and CDU connect at the heat-transfer interface. HydroColocate provides the separate sealed river loop and submerged exchanger. The two fluids remain isolated. Proposed boundaries are confirmed for each site.

THE PARTNER PROCESS

Requirements first.
Evidence at each step.

Share your requirements

MW, rack density, cooling, redundancy, timing, geography and fiber needs.

Sign an NDA

Agree confidentiality before receiving non-public site materials.

Receive a matched site package

Review the power profile, cooling envelope, fiber and approval status.

Visit the site and run diligence

Validate engineering interfaces, operational requirements and the approval path.

Sign the site and power agreements

Document the agreed scope, responsibilities and conditions to proceed.

Inside a site package.

A one-page template of the information a partner receives. Blank fields only; no actual site data.

Download site package template

PARTNER FAQ

Questions to resolve early.

Can we design and operate our own data center?
Yes. Partners develop and operate their own data center facilities and IT equipment. Building design, foundations, structural loads, access, electrical protection, heat rejection and equipment interfaces are validated for each site.
How firm is the power, and how are droughts and outages handled?
The proposed power block is based on generation records, low-flow hydrology, unit availability, station service and existing commitments. Drought, planned maintenance and forced outages are assessed explicitly. Curtailment, backup and availability obligations are defined in the site-specific agreements; the generation profile is not an uptime guarantee.
Which cooling types can connect?
Air-cooled facilities, direct-to-chip systems and immersion systems may be considered. Compatibility depends on the equipment and thermal design. The partner supplies its IT cooling loop and CDU, or an engineered equivalent interface for air-based heat collection. Supply and return temperatures, flow, fluid chemistry, pressure and heat duty must match the river loop’s operating envelope.
Is grid backup available?
It is assessed for each site. An existing export interconnection does not establish a right to import power or provide standby service. Utility studies, tariffs, available capacity and contracts determine whether backup grid service can be provided and on what basis.
How long until power is available?
A ready-for-service date can be assessed only after the site, power rights, approvals, studies, equipment scope and construction dependencies are understood. We do not publish a standard energization timeline.