TeraWulf and Anthropic: 401 MW lease at Justified Data Campus (Kentucky)
TeraWulf has leased about 401 MW of critical IT load at its Justified Data Campus in Hawesville, Kentucky, to Anthropic.
- Owner
- TeraWulf
- Partners
- Anthropic (tenant); Big Rivers Electric, Kenergy (power supply)
- Location
- Justified Data Campus, Hawesville, Hancock County, Kentucky
- Announced capacity
- 401 MW
- Capacity as announced
- About 401 MW of critical IT load leased to Anthropic for 20 years; up to 482 MW electric service approved
- Status
- Contracted
- Timeline
- Initial capacity H2 2027; full 401 MW by early 2028
- Announced
On July 6, 2026, TeraWulf announced a 20-year lease with Anthropic for approximately 401 MW of critical IT load at the Justified Data Campus in Hawesville, Kentucky, developed in multiple phases. TeraWulf put the contracted lease revenue at approximately $19 billion over the initial term. Initial capacity is expected to be placed into service in the second half of 2027, with the full 401 MW by early 2028. In the same release, TeraWulf said it would sell its 50.1% interest in the Abernathy, Texas joint venture to an investor group led by Fluidstack.
On August 24, 2026, TeraWulf said the Kentucky Public Service Commission had approved a retail electric service agreement for up to 482 MW of electric service at the campus, on the former Century Aluminum Hawesville site in Hancock County. The approval authorizes Big Rivers Electric Corporation and Kenergy Corp. to implement the agreement.
- Country
- United States
- Project type
- Compute deal
- Announcement
- investors.terawulf.com
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