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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br /> Regular Meeting—April 10, 2012 <br /> 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br /> C. Airport Economic Development Area <br /> (7) continued... <br /> 60 megawatts of power. Downtown South <br /> Bend currently has just under 18 megawatts <br /> of power. <br /> The Union Station building is landlocked. It <br /> will be out of capacity within a year and a <br /> half. Expansion to the other side of the <br /> railroad track is the only way to grow the <br /> business at its current location, or even in the <br /> urban South Bend area. <br /> When the study began, Mr. Smith had been <br /> working on energy and the energy-efficiency <br /> paradigm for 20 years. We have enterprise- <br /> type of data centers, which is traditional- <br /> standard and racks, etc. There is also <br /> containerized computing that is coming to <br /> the forefront. More space will allows USTC <br /> to accommodate the shipping containers. We <br /> also believe that the space will allow us to <br /> manufacture data pods, use them in the Ivy <br /> Tower itself for maximum power flexibility. <br /> USTC should be able to compete nationally <br /> for large scale data center operations. <br /> Mr. Smith noted that USTC is very interested <br /> in providing educational opportunities with <br /> this project as well. The Studebaker Admin <br /> Building may help facilitate that <br /> development. He has had initial discussions <br /> with Jim Howard, owner of the Studebaker <br /> Admin building. If coordination could be <br /> arranged, there would be under one roof, or <br /> interconnected, 1.3 million sq. ft. <br /> USTC envisions an entrance to the District <br /> 11 <br />