Cumulus Data, a subsidiary of Talen Energy, is constructing its flagship, 1,200-acre Cumulus data center campus, which will provide carbon-free, low-cost, reliable energy generated by Talen’s Susquehanna nuclear facility to directly power the campus, without intermediation by legacy electric utilities. The first Cumulus data center, a 48 Megawatt powered shell designed for hyperscale cloud applications, is currently under construction and will be completed in the second half of 2022. Two additional powered shells are in advanced development to deliver a total of 200 Megawatts of capacity in Phase I over the near term and an aggregate capacity for the Cumulus Data hyperscale campus of 475 Megawatts.
Why Cumulus Data joined iMasons Foundation Partner Program
Cumulus Data and our parent company, Talen Energy, have a shared mission to solve the energy ‘trilemma’ which we define as the convergence between the growing demand for digital infrastructure with ESG mandates and consumer preferences for carbon-free, low-cost, reliable electricity. This is a key focus for our Cumulus Growth platform, which is building carbon-free hyperscale data centers coupled with renewable energy and battery storage development to meet this rapidly growing consumer demand. We share iMasons’ commitment to accelerating a path to carbon neutrality and look forward to collaborating with iMasons, our data center customers, and the industry to achieve this goal.
Partner Advisory Council Member
Scott Hanna is the Chief Revenue Officer for Cumulus Data. In this role, Mr. Hanna leads revenue generation and data center leasing for Cumulus Data, including sales, marketing, and customer support, while accelerating platform expansion strategic initiatives. Of primary focus for Mr. Hanna is marketing Cumulus Data’s flagship digital campus outside Berwick, Pennsylvania, which will be powered via direct interconnect to Talen Energy’s carbon-free Susquehanna nuclear generation facility with generating capacity of 2.5 Gigawatts.
Mr. Hanna has over 30 years of successful sales management and marketing experience, including leading and developing the sales organization for CyrusOne, a $15 billion data center technology real estate investment trust (REIT) that serves Fortune 1000 companies as well as Hyperscale companies worldwide. During his tenure with CyrusOne, he played an integral role in leading and developing the sales organization in advance of its successful IPO in January 2013 as well as leading the Hyperscale team that resulted in successful relationships with all the major Hyperscale companies.
Mr. Hanna has also held sales, management, and marketing leadership roles with Fortune 500 companies, including Nestle, Anheuser Busch, Boston Scientific, and EMC², where he was the enterprise sales director. A graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Corporate Communications and played defensive back for the Buffaloes football team.
