CoreWeave announces $6B artificial intelligence data center project for Lancaster

(PoliticsPA) — CoreWeave, a company that delivers a cloud platform of cutting-edge software powering the next wave of AI, announced its intent to commit more than $6 billion to equip a new, state-of-the-art data center in Lancaster.

The initial 100 megawatt (MW) data center, with potential to expand to 300 MW, represents one of the first large-scale data centers of its kind in the region.

The announcement was made during the CEO roundtable at the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

“The demand for high-performance AI compute is relentless, and CoreWeave is scaling a cloud purpose-built for AI to meet it and strengthen US leadership,” said Michael Intrator, Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer of CoreWeave. “This data center will accelerate innovation and drive economic growth across the region. We look forward to working with leaders like Senator (Dave) McCormick and Governor (Josh) Shapiro to ensure this investment delivers meaningful, lasting impact.”

“I’m thrilled to welcome this transformative investment in our great Commonwealth,” said McCormick, the host of the inaugural summit. “This Energy and Innovation Summit is a powerful testament to Pennsylvania’s readiness and ability to lead – to generate thousands of good-paying jobs, to unleash our incredible energy resources, and to power the next AI and economic revolution, further strengthening America’s resilience and independence. I’m deeply grateful to CoreWeave for their tremendous commitment to Pennsylvania’s future.”

Equipped with state-of-the-art infrastructure tailored for advanced AI workloads, the Lancaster data center will help position Pennsylvania, and the broader Mid-Atlantic region, as a strategic hub for the global AI economy. The project is expected to create approximately 600 skilled, competitively waged jobs during the build phase, with approximately 70 full-time technical and operational roles at launch, and scaling to approximately 175 over time. It is estimated that each data center job generates over six additional American jobs, amplifying the project’s economic impact.

“Pennsylvania is competing again and bringing in billions of dollars in new investment to the Commonwealth to support our technology sector, and CoreWeave’s $6 billion investment will continue to build on that work — creating good-paying jobs as Pennsylvania workers build, maintain, and operate a new AI data center in Lancaster County,” said Shapiro.

“We are ensuring our Commonwealth is open to the major investments like this one from CoreWeave by investing in our workforce, building out more energy resources, securing funding for site development, speeding up the Commonwealth’s permitting, licensing, and certification processes, and working to make sure Pennsylvania continues to be a national energy leader. With this commitment, CoreWeave is creating opportunities for our workers, generating new revenue for our local communities, and ensuring the future of AI runs right through Pennsylvania.”

The Lancaster facility will add to CoreWeave’s growing network of 33 AI data centers, including 28 located across the U.S.

At this first-of-its-kind summit, companies announced over $90 billion of investments in data centers, energy and power infrastructure, and workforce and AI training projects. These commitments will create tens of thousands of construction jobs and thousands of permanent jobs, signaling Pennsylvania’s readiness to power the AI and energy revolution, further strengthening America’s resilience and independence.

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