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IBM Quantum Data Center Poughkeepsie
IBM Quantum Data Center Poughkeepsie is a tracked AI data center campus in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. IBM's Poughkeepsie quantum data center is the largest single-site concentration of utility-scale quantum computers in the world, hosted within IBM's 395-acre South Road campus (roughly 45 buildings, over 4 million sqft i
Energized · IBM · owned · NYISO · Poughkeepsie, New York, USA
Capacity: announced vs energized
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Key facts
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- Quantum processors
- IBM Quantum Heron (156-qubit), Eagle
- Systems count
- 12+ utility-scale quantum computers on-site
- Expansion
- 511,000 sqft addition completed Sept 2024
- Network
- 250+ organizations in IBM Quantum Network
- Performance
- Heron: 16x improvement, 25x speed vs 2022 systems
- Opened
- September 18, 2019
- Systems onsite
- 20+ quantum systems (largest fleet globally)
- Processors
- Falcon → Heron (156-qubit)
- Users
- 600K+ users, 250+ partner organizations
- Biden visit
- President Biden visited October 2022
- Utility-scale systems
- More than a dozen >100-qubit quantum computers operational onsite (13 across IBM's global fleet as of early 2025, majority in Poughkeepsie)
- Latest processor
- ibm_pittsburgh, first system powered by 156-qubit Heron R3 processor, hosted at Poughkeepsie
- Heron R2
- 156-qubit Heron R2 processor announced Nov 2024; supports circuits up to ~5,000 two-qubit gates
- Cryogenics supplier
- Bluefors (Helsinki) dilution refrigerators; IBM Project Goldeneye super-fridge sited at Poughkeepsie
- Campus footprint
- 395-acre IBM Poughkeepsie campus with ~45 buildings totaling >4 million sqft
- 2024 expansion
- 511,710 sqft addition: 467,450 sqft Quantum Computing Center + 7,660 sqft utility building + 36,600 sqft generator building
- Future system
- Planned home of IBM Quantum Starling, targeted fault-tolerant large-scale system by 2029
- Cloud clients
- Serves 250+ organizations in IBM Quantum Network via cloud access
- Starling milestone
- Aug 2026: successfully coupled two cryogenic cells onsite, first hardware step toward Starling modular architecture
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- Announced capex
- $500M
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The deal
- operator
- IBM
Power
- Power source
- grid
- Grid operator
- NYISO
- Interconnection
- Water
- Quantum processors are cooled by Bluefors dilution refrigerators operating near 15 millikelvin (helium-3/helium-4 mixture), not by water. IBM's Project Goldeneye prototype (the largest experimental-volume dilution refrigerator built) was relocated to the Poughkeepsie site to prototype cooling for future large-scale quantum systems.
The New York (NYISO) grid demand right now: 18.1 GW (EIA-930, 2026-08-25 18:00).
County water status: No drought in Dutchess County, week of 2026-08-18 (US Drought Monitor). Data centers are large water users for cooling; this is the neutral local water picture.
Why here
IBM Quantum Data Center Poughkeepsie sits on owned in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. It connects to the NYISO grid, draws on grid power. This siting summary is composed from the record's held fields, not speculation; see methodology.
Financial structure
- IBM Poughkeepsie expansion (511,000 sqft)
- $500M press release
Sources
- IBM Expands Quantum Data Center in Poughkeepsie, New York
- IBM proposes 511,710 square feet of new buildings at Quantum computing facility · Westfair Communications
- IBM installs more quantum computers at New York campus · Data Center Dynamics
- IBM launches Aachen, a 156-qubit quantum system powered by Heron R2 processor · SDxCentral
- IBM Launches Heron R3 (ibm_pittsburgh) at Poughkeepsie · PostQuantum
- IBM cools down world's largest quantum-ready cryostat (Project Goldeneye) · IBM Quantum Blog
- IBM Pushes System Design To Reach Ultra-Cold Temperatures For Quantum · The Next Platform
- IBM announces quantum data center expansion in Poughkeepsie · Times Union
- IBM Expands Quantum Data Center in New York to Advance Algorithm Discovery Globally · The Quantum Insider
c849b817-027c-4778-ae23-868931290720 · Tracked with DEPLOY's verified-vs-claimed methodology. Every term is defined in the glossary. Announced numbers are claims, not built capacity.
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DEPLOY. (2026). IBM Quantum Data Center Poughkeepsie: AI data center campus record. Retrieved August 26, 2026, from https://registry.deploy.report/datacenters/ibm-quantum-data-center-poughkeepsie
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