# EnergiAcres

> EnergiAcres develops integrated campuses that combine data-center-ready sites with behind-the-meter power generation and controlled-environment agriculture (greenhouses). Power, heat, water, and CO₂ are engineered as a unified circular system — delivering compute capacity, fresh local food, permanent jobs, and community resilience from a single campus.

## Company Details

- **Founded**: 2024
- **Headquarters**: North Central Ohio, USA
- **Industry**: Data Center Infrastructure, Sustainable Energy, Controlled-Environment Agriculture
- **Model**: Co-located data centers + behind-the-meter power + commercial greenhouses
- **Flagship Project**: North Central Ohio (active pre-development)

## Key Concepts

- **Behind-the-Meter Power**: Electricity generated on-site, on the customer side of the utility meter, avoiding grid interconnection queues and reducing transmission congestion.
- **Circular Energy Economy**: Waste heat from data centers heats greenhouses; CO₂ from power generation enriches greenhouse atmospheres for accelerated plant growth; rainwater and cooling condensate are captured and reused for irrigation.
- **Stacked Innovation**: Layering power generation, compute, agriculture, and water systems on a single campus so every resource input serves multiple purposes.

## Important Pages

- Homepage: https://www.energiacres.com/
- The EnergiAcres Model: https://www.energiacres.com/model
- Projects: https://www.energiacres.com/projects
- Impact: https://www.energiacres.com/impact
- About Us: https://www.energiacres.com/about
- Leadership Team: https://www.energiacres.com/team
- Media & Press: https://www.energiacres.com/media
- FAQ: https://www.energiacres.com/faq
- Contact: https://www.energiacres.com/connect
- Careers: https://www.energiacres.com/careers

## Published Articles

- "A hidden solution to Ohio's data center dilemma" (The Plain Dealer, Feb 2026) — Tim Ryan & Shawn Cutter: https://www.energiacres.com/media/ohio-data-center-dilemma
- "Rainwater could help satisfy AI's water demands" (Scientific American, Nov 2024) — Justin Talbot Zorn & Bettina Warburg: https://www.energiacres.com/media/rainwater-ai-water-demands
- "Data centers use massive energy and water. Here's how to build them better" (Fast Company, Jan 2025) — Shawn Cutter & Tim Peters: https://www.energiacres.com/media/data-centers-energy-water
- "Ohio can solve the electric grid's biggest problem, and grow food while doing it" (Ohio Capital Journal, Apr 2025) — Will Anderson: https://www.energiacres.com/media/ohio-grid-food
- "Data centers can stack sustainability, energy innovations" (Utility Dive, Mar 2025) — Richard Rolland & Brenda Standridge: https://www.energiacres.com/media/sustainability-innovations
- "America Should Harvest a Trillion Gallons of Rainwater" (TIME, 2025) — Justin Talbot Zorn: https://www.energiacres.com/media/harvest-trillion-gallons-rainwater

## Frequently Asked Questions

- What does EnergiAcres build? Integrated campuses combining data centers, behind-the-meter power, and controlled-environment agriculture.
- What is behind-the-meter power? Electricity generated on-site, avoiding grid interconnection delays.
- How are energy byproducts reused? Heat powers greenhouses, CO₂ accelerates plant growth, water is captured and recycled.
- What jobs are created? Construction trades, power operations, IT management, greenhouse cultivation, logistics, and site maintenance.
- Where is the first project? North Central Ohio — in active pre-development.

## Contact

- Website: https://www.energiacres.com/connect
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/energiacres/