Quarterly community impact report
Marrow Run Community Fund
April to June 2026
Written for the people of Marrow Run Township first. Every number here can be checked against the community foundation's statement attached at the end and the readings posted on the fund's dashboard.
Ten of thirteen commitments in the agreement are being kept. Three need watching, and all three are named below.
To the residents of Marrow Run
This is the sixth report on the fund since the Ridgeline campus began operating in January 2025. The short version: the money arrived on time, the noise and water readings stayed inside the limits the agreement sets, the water main on Quarry Road is finished and in service, the fiber along Route 92 is about two-thirds built, and the apprenticeship cohort at the County Technical Center graduates its first twelve electricians in August.
Three things are not where they should be, and we say so below. The minutes from the March council meeting were posted five days late. The operator's decommissioning plan, required by December 2026, has not been delivered in draft. And the permit that caps the generators at 120 hours a year does not stop them being run for demand response, which the council has asked to close at renewal.
If anything in this report does not match what you see in the township, tell us. The complaint line, the council's email, and the foundation's contact are on the last page.
What came in
The agreement requires Ridgeline to pay $4,000 for every energized megawatt each year, in quarterly installments, rising 2.5% every January. With 160 megawatts energized, this quarter's payment was $164,000. Under the fund agreement the enterprise buyer whose computing runs at the campus matches a share of its spend; this quarter's match was $110,000. Both payments were received by the foundation before the 30-day deadline.
| Source | This quarter | Since January 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Operator contribution, per energized megawatt | $164,000 | $888,000 |
| Enterprise buyer match | $110,000 | $445,000 |
| Total received | $274,000 | $1,333,000 |
What went out, and what it built
No new grants were paid this quarter. The council chose to let the balance build for two reasons: the culvert project on Mill Street was still in design, and the council wants a reserve of at least one quarter's inflows before the fiber project's final payment falls due in September. Here is where every grant made since the program began stands today.
| Project | Recipient | Amount | Where it stands, June 30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Replacement water main, Quarry Road | Marrow Run Water Authority | $310,000 | Complete. 1,900 feet of main replaced; the authority reports pressure at the Quarry Road hydrants is now within standard for the first time since 2011. |
| Middle-mile fiber, 6.2 miles along Route 92 | County broadband authority | $240,000 | 4.1 miles installed. The township building and the elementary school are connected; the remaining 2.1 miles to the fire company are scheduled for August. |
| Electrical apprenticeship cohort, 24 seats | County Technical Center | $140,000 | 22 apprentices enrolled; 12 graduate August 2026. Ridgeline has offered interviews to all 12; the agreement's local hiring commitment is reported below. |
| Stormwater culvert, Mill Street | Marrow Run Township | $95,000 | Design complete; construction bid opens July 15. |
| Emergency radio repeater, north township coverage gap | Marrow Run Volunteer Fire Company | $85,000 | Complete. The dead zone north of Mill Street, identified in the 2025 needs assessment and predating the campus, is closed. Note: training on the campus's own electrical and battery systems is not funded from this grant; see below. |
| HVAC replacement | Marrow Run Senior Center | $60,000 | Complete, in service since November 2025. |
| Broadband and device lending | Marrow Run Public Library | $35,000 | Complete. 40 hotspots and 25 laptops in circulation; 310 loans to date. |
| Total granted | $965,000 |
What the operator pays for directly
Some commitments in the agreement are the operator's own obligations, and paying for them from the community fund would mean the town buying something it is already owed. This quarter the operator provided, at its own cost and outside the fund: first responder training on the campus's electrical and battery systems for 18 members of the fire company; incident response cost recovery above $25,000, agreed in writing; the township's independent noise and water monitoring contractor; and the Quarry Road improvements. Total charged to the community fund for those items: nothing.
How the facility performed against the agreement
The community benefit agreement between the township and Ridgeline contains thirteen commitments the council checks every quarter. Ten are being kept. Three need watching. None has been broken.
| Commitment | Result this quarter | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution schedule | Payment received June 28, within the 30-day window | Kept |
| Enterprise buyer match | $110,000 received | Kept |
| Noise, 50 dBA night limit at Quarry Road homes | April 48, May 49, June 47 dBA. May was the highest reading since the program began; the operator attributes it to a chiller fan replaced June 3. | Kept |
| Water, 20,000 gallons a day cap | April 8,400, May 9,300, June 9,500 gallons a day average. Summer readings are rising as expected; well under the cap. | Kept |
| Generator run hours, 120 a year cap | 14 hours this quarter, 38 for the year, all scheduled daytime testing. The agreement does not yet prohibit running the generators for demand response; the council has asked for that condition at permit renewal. | Watch |
| Clean electricity, 100% annual matched | 100% annual; 71% matched hour by hour over the trailing twelve months | Kept |
| Local hiring, 40% of operating roles | 23 of 52 operating roles held by county residents, 44% | Kept |
| Quarterly public reporting within 30 days | This report, day 22 | Kept |
| Advisory council, minutes within 14 days | June minutes posted day 9. March minutes were posted day 19, five days late; the facilitator has changed the process. | Watch |
| Electronic waste, 2028 refresh | Lifecycle plan published June 2025; reuse and recycling chain documented and destination facilities named | Kept |
| Decommissioning plan by December 2026 | Draft not yet received. Council requested it for the September 17 meeting. | Watch |
| Obligations bind any purchaser | No transfer; clause in force | Kept |
| No nondisclosure over incentive terms | Township tax agreement public since December 2024 | Kept |
The council
The advisory council met on June 18 at the township building. Nineteen residents attended. Five of seven seats are held by residents; the township supervisor holds one, and Ridgeline holds one without a vote on grants. The council reviewed the culvert design, heard from the broadband authority on the Route 92 schedule, and voted 6 to 0 to hold the balance until September. The next meeting is September 17 at 6:30 p.m. Minutes are posted on the dashboard.
Priorities the council has set for the next twelve months, in the order residents ranked them in the 2025 needs assessment: water infrastructure, broadband, workforce training, emergency services, and the senior center. The council will revisit the ranking after the fiber is complete.
What is coming
- September: final fiber payment and the first meeting with the operator's decommissioning draft.
- Third quarter: contracted capacity rises to 200 megawatts in 2027 under the utility agreement; the contribution rises with it once energized.
- 2027: the program's first independent assessment under the Compute Stewardship Standard, once eight quarters of record exist. Until then this report is a report, not a certification.
Fund statement, from the foundation
Reproduced from the regional community foundation's statement for the Marrow Run Community Fund, a restricted fund under a fund agreement with the Compute Stewardship Council. The foundation holds and disburses. Neither Ridgeline nor Baseload Commons holds any fund money.
| Balance, March 31, 2026 | $4,810 |
| Operator contribution received | $164,000 |
| Enterprise buyer match received | $110,000 |
| Grants paid | $0 |
| Facilitation, assessment and custody (7% of inflows, the cap under the fund rules) | ($19,180) |
| Interest earned | $1,180 |
| Balance, June 30, 2026 | $260,810 |
| Note: the dashboard's cumulative balance of $278,810 includes $18,000 of grant funds committed but not yet disbursed for the Mill Street culvert, which the foundation carries as restricted. Reconciliation attached in the foundation's statement. | |
How to check this report
- Noise and water readings, raw, monthly: posted on the dashboard within 10 days of each month's end.
- The community benefit agreement, the fund agreement, and the fund rules: linked on the dashboard.
- Questions about the fund: the foundation's program officer, listed on the dashboard.
- Complaints about the facility: the township's complaint line, which the agreement requires Ridgeline to answer in writing within 10 days.
- The tax abatement and incentive agreements between Ridgeline and the county: published, and linked on the dashboard. No term of either is under a nondisclosure agreement.
- Questions about this report: hello@baseloadcommons.com.
Prepared by Baseload Commons for the Marrow Run Community Fund Advisory Council.
Baseload Commons designs and runs this program under a fixed-fee contract with Ridgeline Data Campus. It holds no fund money, takes no fee tied to grants or approvals, and has no vote on the council. The program's independent assessor will be the Compute Stewardship Council, whose founder also owns Baseload Commons; that relationship and the recusal rules are published at computestewardship.com/governance.
This report is a worked example. Marrow Run Township, Ridgeline Data Campus, the foundation, and every figure are fictional and illustrative of the format. Published by Baseload Commons, September 2026.