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Data center campus · Monolith's Olive Creek carbon black plant, Village of Hallam, Lancaster County, Nebraska

Monolith-Crusoe data center, Olive Creek campus, Hallam

Approved as of Oct. 5, 2026

Modular data center units planned on 10 acres of an existing carbon black plant, Lancaster County's second data center site, approved by the village in October 2026.

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Power35MW reported
Site10acres

Who is behind it

ProjectMonolith-Crusoe data center, Olive Creek campus, Hallam
Developer and teamMonolith
Crusoe
End userNot disclosed

The record, newest first

  1. The Hallam Village Board approved the zoning for the data center after about an hour of discussion. (KOLN (via WOWT), Oct. 5, 2026)

  2. Crusoe and Monolith held a second town hall; the village board had delayed its vote. (KOLN 10/11 NOW, Aug. 27, 2026)

  3. At a crowded town hall, Monolith described 35 MW, 15 jobs and water use of 770,000 gallons a year or less; residents worried the zoning change could open farmland to more industry. (KOLN 10/11 NOW, July 23, 2026)

  4. Monolith confirmed plans for container-sized data center units on about 10 acres of its Olive Creek site, with Crusoe as the expected partner, in place of a larger carbon black and ammonia expansion. (KOLN 10/11 NOW, July 10, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Under 50 MW; kept because it is one of two data center proposals near Hallam.

The full record

Status note
The Hallam Village Board approved the zoning for the first phase Oct. 5, 2026; no construction date had been released.
Power note
35 MW for the first phase on about 10 acres, as presented by Monolith at a July town hall; under 50 MW. A second, larger phase on land to the east would need its own approval.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.