# Empire AI Gamma > Under construction: a data center in Erie County, New York, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (1 source). Sources and dates on every fact. Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/empire-ai-gamma-ny-dc_6b6ecb071c62 Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/empire-ai-gamma-ny-dc_6b6ecb071c62.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records Empire AI consortium (hosted by the University at Buffalo, SUNY) is building a data center in Erie County, New York (under construction). One source reports this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Nov 2, 2026) ## Facts - **Operator:** Empire AI consortium (hosted by the University at Buffalo, SUNY) (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 10, 2026) - **Stage:** Under construction (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 9, 2026) - **Reported investment:** $40.0M (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Announced:** 2025-06 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 10, 2026) - **City:** Buffalo (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 10, 2026) - **County:** Erie (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 10, 2026) - **State:** New York (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 10, 2026) - **Location precision:** Street address reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Cooling:** Closed loop (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **AI workload:** Confirmed AI or machine-learning workload (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 10, 2026) - **Facility type:** AI data center (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Incentives reported:** Empire AI state capital funding (Beta-phase NVIDIA supercomputing equipment) (New York State) $40.0M (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) ## What each source reports | Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Compute Atlas | Empire AI Beta | Operating | Not reported | | Compute Atlas | Empire AI Gamma | Under construction | Not reported | ## Questions this page answers ### Is Empire AI Gamma under construction? No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Sep 9, 2026) reports it as under construction. The sources disagree: Compute Atlas reports operating. ### Who is building Empire AI Gamma? Empire AI consortium (hosted by the University at Buffalo, SUNY) is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### Which carriers serve Empire AI Gamma? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on Empire AI Gamma get paid sooner? The owner pays the general contractor, and the general contractor pays its subcontractors. Once your customer approves your invoice, certify it with Kapwork. Funders compete to fund it, so you don't wait for the payment date. Free for businesses. Kapwork doesn't lend and doesn't contact your customer. ## Latest updates - [Reported as completed](https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-empire-ai-beta-fully-online-federal-government-takes-inspiration-new). Reported for 2026-08. - [Reported as announced](https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-empire-ai-beta-fully-online-federal-government-takes-inspiration-new). Reported for 2025-06. ## Related records - [9LDG Niagara AI Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/9ldg-niagara-ai-data-center-ny-dc_0ae8b492143c): Same state - [Blockfusion Niagara Falls Campus Expansion](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/blockfusion-niagara-falls-campus-expansion-ny-dc_3de170fe545f): Same state - [Brookhaven Digital Infrastructure Facility (WF Industrial / Wildflower, Yaphank)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/brookhaven-digital-infrastructure-facility-wf-industrial-wildflower-yaphank-ny-dc_626dbe83dcce): Same state - [Broome County Tech Park Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/broome-county-tech-park-data-center-ny-dc_99053e289f9b): Same state - [Eco-Yotta Data Center (proposed, County Route 9)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/eco-yotta-data-center-proposed-county-route-9-ny-dc_4fdc3902bebf): Same state ## What this record does not show - This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-11-02. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record. - Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution. - An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. - Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity. ## Sources - [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-empire-ai-beta-fully-online-federal-government-takes-inspiration-new) · as of Sep 10, 2026 · record empire-ai-beta-buffalo-ny - [Office of the Governor of New York State (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-empire-ai-beta-fully-online-federal-government-takes-inspiration-new) · as of Sep 9, 2026 - [University at Buffalo (UBNow) (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/2026/08/empire-ai-beta.html) · as of Sep 9, 2026 - [Office of the Governor of New York State (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-40-million-launch-empire-ai-beta-supercomputer) · as of Sep 9, 2026 - [University at Buffalo (UBNow) (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/2025/06/empire-ai-supercomputing-funding.html) · as of Sep 10, 2026 - [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-empire-ai-beta-fully-online-federal-government-takes-inspiration-new) · as of Sep 9, 2026 · record empire-ai-gamma-buffalo-ny - [Office of the Governor of New York State (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-empire-ai-beta-fully-online-federal-government-takes-inspiration-new) · as of Sep 9, 2026 - [University at Buffalo (UBNow) (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/stories/2026/08/empire-ai-beta.html) · as of Sep 9, 2026 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/empire-ai-gamma-ny) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 118123596815458 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? 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