Once upon a time, American Electric Power owned all of the property upon which the proposed Google data center in Buffalo will be located. Both the 1,563.128 acres which the Cumulus Group purchased from Franklin Real Estate and the 154.72 acres which the Cumulus Group purchased from the Cary Foundation were owned by AEP in 2019.

On March 31, 2026, deeds for the data center site purchase were recorded in the Putnam County Clerk’s Office.…