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Hut 8 Commercialises US$9.8bn Texas AI Data Centre Lease

Datacentremagazine · · 907 words · By Ben Craske
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Hut 8 has secured a 15-year lease valued at US$9.8bn for the first phase of its Beacon Point AI data centre campus in Texas. The project, developed in partnership with NVIDIA, Jacobs, and Vertiv, focuses on high-density AI training and inference infrastructure using a power-first development model.

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“Hut 8 has commercialised the first phase of its Beacon Point AI data centre campus in Nueces County, Texas through a 15-year lease valued at US$9.8bn.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm Hut 8 signed a 15-year lease valued at $9.8 billion for the first phase of the Beacon Point campus in Nueces County, Texas.
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“The agreement covers 352MW of IT capacity and supports the deployment of hyperscale AI training and inference infrastructure for a confidential high-investment-grade tenant.”
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Multiple sources confirm the agreement covers 352MW of IT capacity for a high-investment-grade tenant.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beacon Point is a permanent public artwork by George Trakas in Beacon, New York. Located on the Hudson River waterfront the work was inaugurated in 2007 by the Dia Art Foundation and built in collabor…
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“Beacon Point becomes the company’s second AI data centre campus commercialised under its power-first development model, following its River Bend project.”
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Web search results explicitly state Beacon Point is the second AI data center campus commercialized under the power-first model following River Bend.
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“Hut 8 says the transaction increases its total contracted AI data centre capacity to 597MW, with aggregate base-term contract value reaching approximately US$16.8bn.”
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While the $9.8bn lease is widely reported, the specific aggregate total of 597MW and $16.8bn total contract value is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets, although the $9.8bn part is confirmed.
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“The campus has secured an interconnection agreement for 1GW of utility capacity, with initial energisation expected in the first quarter of 2027.”
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Multiple sources confirm the 1GW (1,000 MW) interconnection agreement and the Q1 2027 initial energization date.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hut 8 has executed an interconnection agreement for 1,000 MW of utility capacity, with initial energization expected in Q1 2027. As with River Bend, Hut 8 identified and secured the site through its p…
https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/hut-8-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Beacon Point is the first phase of a planned 1 GW campus. Hut 8 said it has an interconnection agreement for 1,000 MW of utility capacity, expects initial energization in Q1 2027, and expects initial …
https://blockspace.media/insight/hut-8-surges-27-on-9-8-bill…
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web search NEUTRAL — Beacon Point is designed as a gigawatt-scale campus with 1,000 MW of utility capacity under interconnection agreement with AEP Texas. Hut 8 said the first phase of the project — representing roughly 5…
https://www.theenergymag.com/news/2026-05-06/hut-ai-beacon-p…
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“Hut 8 developing a dedicated AI factory based on NVIDIA’s DSX reference architecture.”
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Multiple sources confirm the use of NVIDIA's DSX reference architecture for the AI factory.
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web search NEUTRAL — Compute Architecture: Hut 8 to deliver a 352 MW AI factory designed to NVIDIA's DSX reference architecture for gigawatt-scale AI infrastructure. Base-Term Contract Value: Total contract value of $9.8 …
https://investingnews.com/hut-8-commercializes-first-phase-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — The campus is designed around NVIDIA’s DSX AI infrastructure architecture and supports future expansion up to 1,000 MW of utility capacity. Investors may focus on execution risk, financing structure, …
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web search NEUTRAL — Hut 8 said the new funding stream will support its AI infrastructure platform, including development of additional capacity at Beacon Point and growth across its broader pipeline. The campus has secur…
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/05/06/hut-8-shares-ju…
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“The initial phase requires approximately 500MW of utility capacity and forms part of a broader campus capable of scaling to 1GW.”
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Multiple sources state the first phase requires approximately 500MW of utility capacity and the campus can scale to 1GW.
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web search NEUTRAL — Campus Scalability: 1,000 MW of utility capacity with initial energization expected in Q1 2027. Commercial Potential: The lease for 352 MW of IT capacity, requiring approximately 500 MW of utility cap…
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web search NEUTRAL — Campus Scalability: 1,000 MW of utility capacity with initial energization expected in Q1 2027. Commercial Potential: The lease for 352 MW of IT capacity, requiring approximately 500 MW of utility cap…
https://www.investorideas.com/news/2026/cryptocurrency/05061…
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web search NEUTRAL — Beacon Point is designed as a gigawatt-scale campus with 1,000 MW of utility capacity under interconnection agreement with AEP Texas. Hut 8 said the first phase of the project — representing roughly 5…
https://www.theenergymag.com/news/2026-05-06/hut-ai-beacon-p…
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“Hut 8 says the first data hall is expected to be delivered in the third quarter of 2027.”
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Multiple sources confirm the first data hall is expected to be delivered in Q3 2027.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hut 8 said it has commercialized the first phase of its Beacon Point campus in Nueces County through a 352-megawatt (MW) IT capacity lease with a high-investment-gerade tenant.Initial delivery of the …
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/05/06/hut-8-shares-ju…
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web search NEUTRAL — Beacon Point is the second AI data center campus commercialized under the Company's power-first, greenfield development model following River Bend. Hut 8 has executed an interconnection agreement for …
https://finance.yahoo.com/sectors/technology/articles/hut-8-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Initial delivery of the first data hall is expected by Q3 2027, with broader campus energization targeted for Q1 2027. Beacon Point was originally developed as a Bitcoin (BTC) mining facility before b…
https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/article/hut-8-jumps-33perc…
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“Under the lease terms, the base contract value includes a 3.0% annual rent escalator.”
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“Hut 8 states that three optional five-year renewals could increase the total potential contract value to approximately US$25.1bn.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding optional five-year renewals or a potential value of $25.1bn.
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“Hut 8 says the original data hall design was planned for 224MW of IT capacity... the company redesigned the facility to support a 352MW AI factory within the same land and utility footprint.”
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“NVIDIA is acting as a technology partner for the project, while Jacobs serves as engineering, procurement and construction management lead. Vertiv is supporting critical digital infrastructure systems including power and cooling environments.”
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“Hut 8 is developing Beacon Point alongside AEP Texas, a subsidiary of American Electric Power, and the Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation.”
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“Hut 8 says it continues to advance a broader infrastructure pipeline covering 7,545MW of energy capacity across development diligence and exclusivity stages”
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