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Fort Cherry, Pennsylvania

Washington County · West Penn Power territory · PJM Interconnection

A grid and gas site in PJM delivering a anchor on request, with a contractual path to behind the meter.

Anchoron request
Path toper site
First powergrid plus gas
Land
StructureApollo · NVIDIA
PowerWest Penn Power · PJM
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Position

The paired site in the portfolio. West Penn Power is a FirstEnergy operating company, the same parent that serves Mansfield, so Fort Cherry and Mansfield sit inside one utility relationship across two states rather than two separate ones. Firm grid supply is backed by behind the meter gas on Appalachian supply, and the site sits inside PJM, the market with the deepest queue and therefore the highest value on a position that is already moving. Diligence is live and the load study is with the utility. Waste heat is a value add to partners on site.

Fort Cherry campus, aerial
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Site and control

Current optionsLOI secured, anchor parcel
Path toAdjacent parcels in negotiation
InstrumentLOI, then conditional PPA, then option reviewConditional PPA
ZoningData center with on site gasIn pathway
Development agreementMunicipal, in negotiationIn negotiation
DiligenceSite, power and titleLive
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Power and energisation

Firm grid supply from West Penn Power plus a phased behind the meter gas build on Appalachian supply. A temporary mobile fleet carries the anchor ahead of the permanent plant, so revenue begins before the campus completes.

path ceiling · P1 anchor · P2 grid+BTM · P3 ramp · P4 full ·

Rent commences per phase on delivery of the applicable premises. Path to structured as a right of first offer on adjacent capacity.

Firm grid

West Penn Power at the substation.

in study
Behind the meter

Phased gas on Appalachian supply.

by
Fast start

Mobile fleet, no permit up to WW mo.

carries anchor
Efficiency

PUE

Alongside ERE , dry cooler first.

under check
04 · Interconnection
MarketPJM Interconnection
UtilityWest Penn Power
Load studyIn study
Grid supply
Distribution
ReversibilityBidirectional
05 · Fuel and generation
GenerationGas, behind the meter
Supply basinAppalachian
Gas lateral
Firm transport
Commodity$ per MMBtu
StatusIn diligence
06 · Permitting and entitlement
Air permit
Siting
Development agreementIn negotiation
Financial close
07 · Water and cooling
Cooling pathDry cooler first
Cooling water m3 per day
Source
AllocationClosing condition
08

Deployment schedule

Land control and LOI
Anchor parcel under LOI, path defined.
Conditional PPA and option review
Conditional PPA agreed, option reviewed on confirmation.
Load study and long lead equipment
Utility load study returned, engine orders placed.
Anchor energised
Mobile fleet carries , first revenue begins.
First permanent block online
Grid plus first behind the meter block, .
Full path capacity
Behind the meter ramp complete to .
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Capital and deal structure

Offtaker
Anthropic
Phased lease, rent per phase
Developer
MicroLink SPV
Bankruptcy remote, per site
Capital
Apollo
Private credit, off books
Credit wrap
NVIDIA
Parent guarantee on rent
Power partner
West Penn Power
Grid supply, gas generation to confirm

Apollo's commitment is contingent on a locked site and a locked customer, so the Anthropic offtake and this campus together are the trigger.

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Economics

MetricBasisFigure
Contracted lease valueFull path, base term
Implied rentPer critical IT MW per year
Development costShell, power, cooling, land, network
SiliconTenant funded, excludedTenant
Net operating income marginTriple net, at scale
Yield on costInferred
Anchor drawApollo first phase
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Risks and caveats

LiveDiligence open. Site, power and title diligence is live and several rows on this page are unconfirmed until it closes.
LiveConditional PPA. The power purchase agreement is conditional and the final option review is gated on confirmation from Anthropic.
OpenPJM load study. The utility load study has not returned, and the study result gates the firm grid figure and the energisation date.
OpenGas scope. Generation scope, lateral cost and firm transport are in diligence and sit on the critical path for the permanent ramp.
OpenEntitlement. Zoning and the development agreement are closing conditions, and the local political context is a timeline risk.
OpenLease term and rent. Base term, escalator and take or pay are not set. Every figure here is a placeholder.