{ "schema_version": 1, "generated_on": "2026-09-27", "pilot_scope": "Four cases selected from the 141-record broad Genuinely Ambiguous / Unclassified Large Load research pool. Closure means each declared gate reached a terminal evidence state; it does not mean every gate produced positive evidence or that facility operation was verified.", "cases": [ { "case_id": "AMB-NYISO-1765", "rto": "NYISO", "queue_id": "1765", "project_name": "Micron Fab 3", "capacity_mw": 606, "pilot_role": "entity-resolution stress test; manufacturing outcome", "initial_registry_classification": "Genuinely Ambiguous / Unclassified Large Load", "adjudication": "CONFIRMED_MANUFACTURING_OR_INDUSTRIAL", "closure_state": "CLOSED_WITH_BOUNDED_IDENTITY_MATCH", "queue": { "status": "FOUND", "source_url": "https://www.interconnection.fyi/project/nyiso-1765", "details": "Active 606 MW load; applicant Eldo Varghese; POI National Grid - Clay Substation.", "project_type": "Load", "classification_basis": "Public queue/application record explicitly identifies the request as a load-side project." }, "entity_resolution": { "status": "PARTIAL_RESOLUTION", "resolved_project": "Micron semiconductor manufacturing campus at White Pine Commerce Park", "mismatch": "Queue applicant field is Eldo Varghese; no public source reviewed explains that mismatch.", "sources": [ "https://www.micron.com/content/dam/micron/global/public/corporate/us-expansion/new-york/micron-ny-smp-01-dam-jpa-v2.pdf", "https://www.nist.gov/document/micron-ny-feis-final" ] }, "location": { "status": "FOUND", "address": "5171 NYS Route 31, Clay, NY 13041", "latitude": 43.190793, "longitude": -76.157056, "precision": "official project coordinates" }, "public_evidence": [ { "source": "Micron joint application", "url": "https://www.micron.com/content/dam/micron/global/public/corporate/us-expansion/new-york/micron-ny-smp-01-dam-jpa-v2.pdf", "what_it_proves": "Official project application gives 5171 Route 31 and coordinates 43.190793, -76.157056.", "accessed_on": "2026-09-27" }, { "source": "NIST-hosted FEIS", "url": "https://www.nist.gov/document/micron-ny-feis-final", "what_it_proves": "The White Pine Commerce Park project is a semiconductor manufacturing facility with four DRAM fabs and ancillary infrastructure.", "accessed_on": "2026-09-27" }, { "source": "NYSDEC permit notice", "url": "https://dec.ny.gov/news/environmental-notice-bulletin/2025-11-05/public-notice/town-of-clay-micron-new-york-semiconductor-manufacturing-llc", "what_it_proves": "Regulatory record names Micron New York Semiconductor Manufacturing LLC and the 5171 Route 31 facility.", "accessed_on": "2026-09-27" }, { "source": "National Grid Micron project", "url": "https://www.nationalgridus.com/construction-projects/Community-Projects/Micron/", "what_it_proves": "National Grid documents electric service infrastructure intended to serve Micron's semiconductor plant.", "accessed_on": "2026-09-27" } ], "physical_observations": { "status": "FOUND", "derived_observation_count": 6, "scene_ids": [ "S2B_MSIL2A_20260726T155819_R097_T18TVN_20260726T195417", "S2C_MSIL2A_20260926T155011_R054_T18TUN_20260926T202610", "S1A_IW_GRDH_1SDV_20250312T230015_20250312T230040_058278_073409", "S1D_IW_GRDH_1SDV_20260922T225914_20260922T225939_004697_008C7D", "LC09_L2SP_015030_20260127_02_T1", "LC09_L2SP_015030_20260924_02_T1" ], "quality_note": "Two optical scenes were acquired, but the 2026-09-26 scene is 99.87% cloud covered. Both SAR windows returned zero valid pixels. Landsat thermal deltas were +0.496 K and -0.038 K relative to local background. These are physical observations, not compute-use proof.", "artifact_path": "data/track3/ambiguous_case_physical_observations.json" }, "transformer_check": { "status": "SYSTEM_INFRASTRUCTURE_FOUND_NO_TRANSFORMER_EVENT", "summary": "National Grid records an expanded Clay Substation and eight 345 kV service laterals to Micron. No project-specific transformer procurement/delivery/energization event was retained in the reviewed public search.", "sources": [ "https://www.nationalgridus.com/media/construction-projects/pdfs/ny/micron/construction-commencement-notice-february-2026.pdf", "https://www.nationalgridus.com/media/oasis/filings-and-studies/national-grid-local-transmission-plan-2025.pdf" ], "searched_on": "2026-09-27" }, "unresolved_items": [ "Applicant mismatch between NYISO queue record and Micron legal project sponsor is not publicly explained.", "Satellite evidence is bounded by cloud cover and zero-valid-pixel SAR windows.", "Operational/energized status is not established by this case study." ], "methods_note": "The classification is driven by project-specific public records and entity resolution; the satellite layer independently confirms that the declared project location can be processed but does not itself identify semiconductor use.", "last_verified_on": "2026-09-27" }, { "case_id": "AMB-NYISO-1745", "rto": "NYISO", "queue_id": "1745", "project_name": "Pontoon Bridge Road Data Center", "capacity_mw": 250, "pilot_role": "data-center identity outcome", "initial_registry_classification": "Genuinely Ambiguous / Unclassified Large Load", "adjudication": "CONFIRMED_DATA_CENTER", "closure_state": "CLOSED_WITH_PUBLIC_SITE_IDENTITY", "queue": { "status": "FOUND", "source_url": "https://www.nysrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/9.1-DER-Report-Feb-2026-for-NYSRC-Exec-Committee-Final-Attachment-9.1.pdf", "details": "NYISO large-load table lists queue 1745, 250 MW, Pontoon Bridge Road Data Center, Haverstock-Adirondack 345 kV transmission lines, NYPA.", "project_type": "Load", "classification_basis": "Public queue/application record explicitly identifies the request as a load-side project." }, "entity_resolution": { "status": "RESOLVED", "resolved_entity": "American Data Center Partners LLC", "site": "466 Pontoon Bridge Road, Massena, NY 13662", "sources": [ "https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/pontoon-bridge-road-massena-ny", "https://www.stlawco.gov/sites/default/files/RealProperty/2026%20Sales/Sales%20for%20Website%201-1-26%20to%203-2-2026.pdf" ] }, "location": { "status": "FOUND", "address": "466 Pontoon Bridge Road, Massena, NY 13662", "latitude": 44.9593, "longitude": -74.9129, "precision": "approximate street-address geocode" }, "public_evidence": [ { "source": "St. Lawrence County property sales", "url": "https://www.stlawco.gov/sites/default/files/RealProperty/2026%20Sales/Sales%20for%20Website%201-1-26%20to%203-2-2026.pdf", "what_it_proves": "The county's 2026 sales file lists 466 Pontoon Bridge Rd, 69.4 acres, sold Jan 9, 2026, with current owner field American Data... and prior owner Air Products and Chemicals Inc.", "accessed_on": "2026-09-27" }, { "source": "SUE Data Centers public record", "url": "https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/pontoon-bridge-road-massena-ny", "what_it_proves": "Public facility record identifies the proposed data center, operator, exact street address and approximate OSM coordinates; it cites a Watertown Post account and OSM geocode.", "accessed_on": "2026-09-27" }, { "source": "NYSRC large-load table", "url": "https://www.nysrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/9.1-DER-Report-Feb-2026-for-NYSRC-Exec-Committee-Final-Attachment-9.1.pdf", "what_it_proves": "Queue 1745 is listed as a 250 MW Pontoon Bridge Road Data Center request connected to Haverstock-Adirondack 345 kV lines.", "accessed_on": "2026-09-27" }, { "source": "Compute Atlas", "url": "https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/pontoon-bridge-road-massena-ny", "what_it_proves": "Independent facility record repeats the 466 Pontoon Bridge Road address and approximate coordinates.", "accessed_on": "2026-09-27" } ], "physical_observations": { "status": "FOUND", "derived_observation_count": 6, "scene_ids": [ "S2C_MSIL2A_20260728T154811_R054_T18TWQ_20260728T205140", "S2C_MSIL2A_20260926T155011_R054_T18TVQ_20260926T202610", "S1A_IW_GRDH_1SDV_20251102T225225_20251102T225250_061705_07B5ED", "S1C_IW_GRDH_1SDV_20260923T225120_20260923T225201_009581_013112", "LC08_L2SP_015029_20250524_02_T2", "LC09_L2SP_015029_20260924_02_T1" ], "quality_note": "One 2026-07-28 optical scene is fully cloud covered; the 2026-09-26 optical scene is 85.23% cloud covered. Both SAR windows returned zero valid pixels. Landsat thermal deltas were +0.374 K and +0.123 K relative to local background. These observations do not establish operation or compute workload.", "artifact_path": "data/track3/ambiguous_case_physical_observations.json" }, "transformer_check": { "status": "NO_PUBLIC_EVENT_FOUND", "summary": "Reviewed searches found the queue's Haverstock-Adirondack 345 kV electrical context but no retained project-specific transformer procurement/delivery/energization event for 466 Pontoon Bridge Road. This is a search outcome, not evidence that no transformer exists.", "sources": [ "https://www.nysrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/9.1-DER-Report-Feb-2026-for-NYSRC-Exec-Committee-Final-Attachment-9.1.pdf", "https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/pontoon-bridge-road-massena-ny" ], "searched_on": "2026-09-27" }, "unresolved_items": [ "Site is proposed; operation/energization is not established.", "Exact transformer specification or delivery record was not found publicly.", "Remote-sensing metrics are coarse and partly degraded by cloud/zero-valid-pixel scenes." ], "methods_note": "This case closes the identity question using public site/entity records plus an independent physical pull. The satellite layer is corroboration of the location being targetable, not a data-center classifier.", "last_verified_on": "2026-09-27" }, { "case_id": "AMB-IESO-2026-903", "rto": "IESO", "queue_id": "2026-903", "project_name": "Project IQ197", "capacity_mw": 1380, "pilot_role": "deliberately unresolved outcome; tests location/identity stopping rule", "initial_registry_classification": "Genuinely Ambiguous / Unclassified Large Load", "adjudication": "INCONCLUSIVE_AFTER_SEARCH", "closure_state": "CLOSED_AT_STOPPING_RULE", "queue": { "status": "FOUND", "source_url": "https://ieso.ca/Sector-Participants/Connection-Process/Application-Status", "details": "Active new load facility, 1,380 MW, applicant 197 McKay Barrie Corp, Essa transmission zone, proposed in-service 2027-Q4.", "project_type": "New load facility", "classification_basis": "Public queue/application record explicitly identifies the request as a load-side project." }, "entity_resolution": { "status": "PARTIAL_RESOLUTION", "resolved_entity": "197 McKay Barrie Corp is the registered owner of the Barrie Property at 197 McKay Road East", "boundary": "The public sources reviewed do not establish what the 1,380 MW load will actually consume or that it is a data center.", "sources": [ "https://www.minicounsel.ca/scj/2022/6295", "https://www.squareyards.ca/sale/on/simcoe/barrie/rural-barrie-southeast/197-mckay-road-east-rd" ] }, "location": { "status": "UNRESOLVED_FOR_PHYSICAL_TARGETING", "address": "197 McKay Road East, Barrie, ON L9J 0E9", "latitude": null, "longitude": null, "precision": "automated public-address geocode did not return a defensible coordinate" }, "public_evidence": [ { "source": "IESO application status", "url": "https://ieso.ca/Sector-Participants/Connection-Process/Application-Status", "what_it_proves": "Queue 2026-903 is an active 1,380 MW new load facility for applicant 197 McKay Barrie Corp.", "accessed_on": "2026-09-27" }, { "source": "Ontario Superior Court decision", "url": "https://www.minicounsel.ca/scj/2022/6295", "what_it_proves": "197 McKay Barrie Corp is identified as the registered owner of the Barrie Property at 197 McKay Road East; the property was described as a sand and gravel pit and held for development.", "accessed_on": "2026-09-27" }, { "source": "Property listing", "url": "https://www.squareyards.ca/sale/on/simcoe/barrie/rural-barrie-southeast/197-mckay-road-east-rd", "what_it_proves": "The property listing describes a commercial land parcel and licensed operating sand/gravel pit in the Salem Secondary Plan.", "accessed_on": "2026-09-27" } ], "physical_observations": { "status": "PHYSICAL_TARGET_UNRESOLVED", "derived_observation_count": 0, "attempt": "The acquisition runner attempted public address geocoding and rejected the result rather than substituting a Simcoe/Barrie centroid. No satellite scene was processed.", "artifact_path": "data/track3/ambiguous_case_physical_observations.json" }, "transformer_check": { "status": "NO_PUBLIC_EVENT_FOUND", "summary": "Reviewed searches for Project IQ197 / 197 McKay Barrie Corp did not produce a project-specific transformer procurement, delivery, installation, or energization event.", "searched_on": "2026-09-27" }, "unresolved_items": [ "Exact facility parcel/coordinate for the 1,380 MW load is not established in reviewed public sources.", "End-use identity remains unknown despite a legal-entity/property-owner link.", "No physical scene was processed because the location gate did not close.", "Transformer event evidence was not located publicly." ], "methods_note": "This is a deliberate inconclusive case. The workflow demonstrates that a queue/entity match can be real while the physical and end-use questions remain unresolved; the correct disposition is not to force a data-center or non-data-center label.", "last_verified_on": "2026-09-27" }, { "case_id": "AMB-AESO-P3108", "rto": "AESO", "queue_id": "P3108", "project_name": "Wild Rose Power Hub Load", "capacity_mw": 1300, "pilot_role": "generic-name ambiguity target; public identity + physical-site resolution", "initial_registry_classification": "Genuinely Ambiguous / Unclassified Large Load", "adjudication": "CONFIRMED_DATA_CENTER", "closure_state": "CLOSED_WITH_PUBLIC_PROJECT_AND_PHYSICAL_SITE_IDENTITY", "queue": { "status": "FOUND", "source_url": "https://www.interconnection.fyi/project/aeso-p3108", "details": "Public queue mirror identifies P3108 as a 1,300 MW load in Calgary.", "project_type": "Load", "classification_basis": "Public queue/application record explicitly identifies the request as a load-side project." }, "entity_resolution": { "status": "RESOLVED", "resolved_entity": "Chinook Development LP", "role": "Developer", "sources": [ "https://www.rockyview.ca/build-plan-and-develop/planning/planning-projects-underway/wild-rose-power-hub-area-structure-plan", "https://majorprojects.alberta.ca/details/Wild-Rose-Power-Hub/12207" ] }, "location": { "status": "FOUND", "address": "Wild Rose Power Hub Area Structure Plan site, Rocky View County, Alberta", "latitude": 50.943554, "longitude": -113.714161, "precision": "official Rocky View County plan point; subject-site point, not building footprint", "legal_descriptions": [ "SW-09-23-27W04", "SE-09-23-27W04", "NE-09-23-27W04" ] }, "public_evidence": [ { "source": "Rocky View County ASP project page", "url": "https://www.rockyview.ca/build-plan-and-develop/planning/planning-projects-underway/wild-rose-power-hub-area-structure-plan", "what_it_proves": "County page identifies a primarily data-centre project, gives the three legal quarter sections, and gives POINT (-113.714161 50.943554).", "accessed_on": "2026-09-27" }, { "source": "Alberta Major Projects", "url": "https://majorprojects.alberta.ca/details/Wild-Rose-Power-Hub/12207", "what_it_proves": "Provincial page describes Wild Rose Power Hub as a proposed hyperscale data centre and identifies Chinook Development LP as developer.", "accessed_on": "2026-09-27" }, { "source": "Rocky View County Wild Rose TOR", "url": "https://www.rockyview.ca/Portals/0/Files/BuildingPlanning/Planning/UnderReview/WildRose/Wild-Rose-TOR.pdf", "what_it_proves": "County terms of reference describe the developer-led data-centre ASP and planning process.", "accessed_on": "2026-09-27" }, { "source": "AESO-derived public queue mirror", "url": "https://www.interconnection.fyi/project/aeso-p3108", "what_it_proves": "P3108 is a 1,300 MW load-side connection request in Calgary.", "accessed_on": "2026-09-27" } ], "physical_observations": { "status": "FOUND", "derived_observation_count": 6, "scene_ids": [ "S2C_MSIL2A_20260726T182921_R027_T12UUB_20260726T234116", "S2A_MSIL2A_20260926T183821_R027_T11UQS_20260927T004612", "S1C_IW_GRDH_1SDV_20250928T012106_20250928T012131_004318_0088FF", "S1C_IW_GRDH_1SDV_20260923T012925_20260923T012950_009568_0130A5", "LC08_L2SP_042025_20260406_02_T1", "LC09_L2SP_042025_20260921_02_T1" ], "quality_note": "Two optical, two SAR and two Landsat-TIR observations were processed. The July 2026 optical scene had 0.04% cloud cover with 262,144 valid pixels; the September optical scene had 95.44% cloud cover with 975 valid pixels. Both SAR windows produced zero valid pixels. TIR observations had 36,864 valid pixels each and deltas of +0.314 K and -0.191 K relative to local background. These are scene observations, not proof of compute operation.", "artifact_path": "data/track3/ambiguous_case_physical_observations.json" }, "transformer_check": { "status": "NO_PUBLIC_EVENT_FOUND", "summary": "The closure search did not retain a project-specific transformer procurement/delivery/energization event for the site. This is a search outcome, not evidence that no transformer exists.", "searched_on": "2026-09-27" }, "unresolved_items": [ "The project is proposed; operational/energized status is not established.", "Queue-side developer field remains unpublished even though the public project developer is resolved independently.", "No project-specific transformer event was retained.", "Remote-sensing SAR windows had zero valid pixels and one optical scene was heavily clouded." ], "methods_note": "The case demonstrates a full public-evidence identity and physical-targeting chain from an initially ambiguous load record to a named proposed data-centre project and processed multi-modal observations. The result does not establish operational AI compute or covert status.", "last_verified_on": "2026-09-27" } ] }