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Is Alcoa (AA) Quietly Recasting Idle Smelters Into a New Data Center Land Strategy?
In late February 2026, Alcoa announced it would sell ten closed industrial sites, many located near power generation, to data center companies, with the first transaction targeted for completion before the end of June 2026.
This move highlights how Alcoa is trying to extract additional value from legacy assets by repurposing former industrial properties for power-hungry digital infrastructure.
Next, we’ll examine how repurposing legacy industrial sites for data center use could influence...