Data Centers Atlas: Delaware

Legal action: Project Washington (Starwood Digital Ventures)

Delaware Coastal Zone Industrial Control Board issued a final order affirming DNREC's coastal-zone status decision for Starwood's Project Washington after an administrative appeal. The decision addresses the project's heavy-industry classification, including its generator context. It does not establish measured emissions, a current operating violation or the result of any later court case. All later judicial and revised-proposal outcomes are unknown in this review. A source check does not advance the project's physical status.

Record status: resolved. Delaware Coastal Zone Industrial Control Board issued its April 17, 2026 final order affirming the Secretary's status decision. Resolved applies only to this administrative appeal. Later judicial appeals, revised proposals, present permit conditions and all underlying environmental concerns were not independently established.

Event date: February 17, 2026

Source publication date: Not established

Disposition date: April 17, 2026

Concern sources checked: October 18, 2026

The original order states that CZICB2026-01 was filed February 17, 2026. The March24-26 hearing and April17 signed final order are separate later events; the disposition date remains separately recorded. The first public posting of the signed order is unknown. April 17, 2026 is its dated disposition, not an invented first-publication day.

Raised or recorded by Delaware Coastal Zone Industrial Control Board.

Company statement published by an agency or court

Starwood Digital Ventures argued in the agency-published order that its project was not prohibited heavy industry and should be exempt from coastal-zone regulation. These are the appellant's stated positions; the Board affirmed the status decision. This does not supply the result of any later court review.

The same original CZICB2026-01 order explicitly describes Starwood's grounds for reversal on page2. This is an agency-published company argument in the named appeal, not an operator-original press release. First public posting is unknown.

Response publication date: Not established

Response sources checked: October 18, 2026

Delaware Coastal Zone Industrial Control Board

Counts describe attributed documentation, not harm or severity. Allegations, procedural outcomes and published replies retain their separate scope.

Dated record: Project Washington (Starwood Digital Ventures)

Recorded event date: February 4, 2026

DNREC published notice of a Coastal Zone Act status decision for the Starwood proposal on February 4, 2026. This dates publication of the decision notice, not its underlying decision day, an appeal outcome, construction or computing operation.

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

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Dated record: JPMorgan Chase Core Data Center 1 (CDC1), Bear

Recorded event date: December 12, 2021

DNREC published an emergency generator permit amendment notice for the named JP Morgan facility on December 12, 2021. This dates the notice only; its January comment deadline and requested conditions are not a final permit or current computing operation.

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

dnrec.delaware.gov

Public concern on the record: Middletown Technology Center (Cirrus Delaware LLC)

Delaware Coalition for Open Government requested disclosure of project ownership and financing, rigorous review of the business plan and caution before public infrastructure funding. The posted draft minutes record these transparency requests; they do not establish financial misconduct, insolvency, misuse of funds or a current project impact.

Record status: unknown. The selected historical public record establishes an institutional concern episode. A current concern disposition, later response and present physical effects are not separately verified. Historical funding or lease actions do not establish that the concern itself was resolved.

Event date: May 4, 2016

Source publication date: Not established

Disposition date: Not established

Concern sources checked: October 23, 2026

This dates the selected historical public record episode, not the earliest public concern, a current physical impact or the source check. The posted draft minutes supply the meeting day, while the exact first online publication day remains unverified.

Raised or recorded by Delaware Coalition for Open Government.

Delaware Infrastructure Investment Committee

Counts describe attributed documentation, not harm or severity. Allegations, procedural outcomes and published replies retain their separate scope.

Dated record: Middletown Technology Center (Cirrus Delaware LLC)

Recorded event date: May 4, 2016

The posted draft minutes dated May 4, 2016 describe conditional infrastructure funding consideration for the Cirrus Middletown Technology Center. This is the date of the draft meeting account, not an executed funding agreement, released money, permit approval, construction start or computing operation.

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

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Public concern on the record: STAR Campus Data Center & Cogeneration Plant (The Data Centers, LLC)

University of Delaware published its working group concerns about the proposed power plant scale, emissions and fit with the STAR Campus science mission, and its recommendation against supporting the project. The University published that assessment with its lease termination announcement. These are attributed institutional conclusions about a proposal, not Atlas measurements, a regulator violation finding or proof of physical facility closure.

Event date: July 10, 2014

Source publication date: July 10, 2014

Disposition date: Not established

Concern sources checked: October 23, 2026

This dates the selected historical public record episode, not the earliest public concern, a current physical impact or the source check. The University account expressly supplies July 10, 2014 as its publication day.

Raised or recorded by University of Delaware.

University of Delaware

Counts describe attributed documentation, not harm or severity. Allegations, procedural outcomes and published replies retain their separate scope.

Dated record: STAR Campus Data Center & Cogeneration Plant (The Data Centers, LLC)

Recorded event date: July 10, 2014

On July 10, 2014 the University of Delaware announced termination of its lease with The Data Centers LLC for the proposed STAR Campus project. This dates the University announcement and lease action, not physical closure of an operating facility.

A recorded date retains its original source and phase scope. A scheduled date does not confirm that the event happened or permission was granted. Source-check dates are separate.

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