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Distributed Energy & Data Infrastructure

Ready to power what's next.

SET Energy develops distributed, AI-ready data center campuses in industrial zones across the United States — pairing hybrid energy systems with modular infrastructure built for speed, resilience, and scale.

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Building alongside best-in-class collaborators

ReadyPods Modern Thermal Design Station Alpha
~1.15

Target Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE)

99.99%

Hybrid-Powered Uptime

80%+

Less Water via Closed-Loop Cooling

~40%

Lower Carbon vs. Conventional Campuses

Industrial site representative of SET Energy campus development
500MW Targeted capacity across our distributed campus pipeline
About SET Energy

Building the infrastructure backbone for the AI economy

Part of SET Enterprises — dedicated to Sustainable Economic Transitions — SET Energy develops distributed, AI-ready data center campuses in industrial zones across the United States. We pair hybrid energy systems with modular infrastructure to deliver capacity where it's needed — quickly, cleanly, and responsibly.

Rather than one monolithic megacampus, we develop campuses ranging from 25 to 200 MW — scaled to each site and community. As program developer and coordination lead, SET Energy aligns energy, engineering, environmental, and community workstreams — moving projects from feasibility to energization without losing sight of the people and places these campuses call home.

  • Distributed siting model — faster permitting and grid resilience
  • Hybrid gas, renewable & storage power integration
  • Modular ISO-container builds that scale with demand
  • Closed-loop cooling — over 80% less water use
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Meet the Team

The people behind SET Energy

A lean, senior team driving distributed, AI-ready data center development — from strategy and financing to engineering and community coordination.

Thomas A. Peter

Thomas A. Peter

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Tom founded SET Energy and leads its strategy, partnerships, and capital formation — guiding the company's distributed, AI-ready data-center vision from feasibility through energization.

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Isaac G. Salmon

Isaac G. Salmon

Director of Technology

Isaac leads SET Energy's technology — specializing in machine learning and information-systems security. He coordinates engineering concepts with contractors and stress-tests feasibility across the distributed campus model.

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What We Aim to Build

Six disciplines, one integrated platform

From siting to energization, SET Energy aligns the energy, infrastructure, and community work required to bring AI-ready campuses online — faster and more responsibly.

Data center campus under construction

Data Campus Development

End-to-end planning and delivery of distributed data center campuses sited in industrial zones built for AI-scale demand.

Solar panels with battery energy storage (BESS) units

Hybrid Energy Systems

Resilient, low-carbon power solutions that blend grid, on-site generation, and storage to meet always-on infrastructure demand.

Modular ISO-container data infrastructure

Modular Data Infrastructure

Pre-engineered, repeatable modular builds that compress timelines without compromising on reliability or compliance.

Community engagement

Community Engagement

Transparent, early, and ongoing collaboration with local stakeholders to build infrastructure that earns long-term support.

Environmental compliance

Environmental Compliance

Rigorous permitting, environmental review, and regulatory alignment built into every phase of campus development.

Program coordination team reviewing a Gantt chart schedule across workstreams

Program Integration

Coordinated program management that keeps energy, construction, technology, and community workstreams moving in sync.

Trusted Partners

We build alongside best-in-class collaborators

We build alongside best-in-class collaborators across technology, energy, finance, and growth — integrating ReadyPods' modular data centers with Modern Thermal Design's hybrid energy systems, and backed by trusted financial and development partners.

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ReadyPods' prefabricated, containerized data centers are assembled on-site for rapid deployment — delivering 10MW per week and 500MW total capacity within four years.

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Modern Thermal Design engineers the hybrid thermal and energy systems that keep distributed campuses efficient, resilient, and ready for AI-scale loads.

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Station Alpha makes the connections that matter — linking SET Energy with the right investors, customers, and partners to bring our campus model to new markets.

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SET Energy team collaborating with partners

As program developer and community partner

SET Energy works hand-in-hand with our partners and the communities that host our campuses — turning underutilized industrial sites into high-performance data infrastructure that benefits everyone involved.

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Our Solutions

Three ways we can build for you

Every site, partner, and community is different. We tailor each engagement to one of three proven campus models.

Sustainable mixed-use community campus with clean energy and green space

Mixed-Use Community

Data buildings share the site with clean energy, green space, and a community & STEM center — infrastructure the community is glad to host.

Modular ISO-container data center campus with hybrid power and thermal systems

Modular Data Center

A focused, build-fast campus of prefabricated ISO-container modules — online in weeks, scaling in increments with immersion cooling and hybrid power.

Standalone containerized edge computing node with solar and satellite uplink

Edge Computing

Smaller, distributed nodes sited close to where data is created and used — low-latency capacity for AI inference, content delivery, and local compute.

FAQ

Common questions

What is a distributed data-center campus?

Rather than one massive megacampus, SET Energy develops multiple right-sized campuses (25–200 MW) in industrial zones — faster to permit, more grid-resilient, and closer to the communities they serve.

How quickly can a site come online?

Our modular, ISO-container approach is built for speed — infrastructure is assembled on-site in phases (up to ~10 MW per week through our partners), compressing the timeline from feasibility to energization.

How is the energy sourced?

We pair hybrid energy systems — natural gas, renewables, and battery storage — with grid interconnection, targeting ~1.15 PUE and roughly 40% lower carbon than conventional campuses.

What does this mean for host communities?

We work hand-in-hand with the communities that host our campuses — turning underutilized industrial sites into high-performance infrastructure, with investment and coordination across every workstream.

How do I explore a partnership?

Landowners, utilities, technology providers, and investors can reach out through our partnership page — we'd love to hear from you.

Let's build the next AI-ready campus together

Whether you have a question about our projects or want to explore a partnership, we'd like to hear from you.