Holyoke, Mass.
The $168 million Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center opened in November of 2012 in Holyoke. Representing a partnership of MIT, Harvard, Boston University, Northeastern University, and the University of Massachusetts, the collaborative 90,000-sf data center supports computational research, software development, and the creation of exascale computer technology. Exascale computing systems would be capable of reaching at least one exaflops, representing a thousandfold increase over petascale systems. The two-story complex is strategically sited to utilize hydroelectric power from the Connecticut River and acts as a living laboratory with extensive building monitoring. Construction began on the project in August of 2011.
