Data Center Atlas
TeraWulf Justified Data campus (Hawesville)
Announced
United States · 1 project · Last reported
Summary
TeraWulf is redeveloping the former Century Aluminum facility at Hawesville, Kentucky, acquired in early 2026, into an AI data center campus with more than 250 buildable acres, an energized on-site substation and about 480 MW of available power. In July 2026 Anthropic signed a 20-year lease for about 401 MW of critical IT load, expected to bring about $19 billion of rent over the initial term. Kentucky regulators approved a retail electric service agreement of up to 482 MW in August 2026. TeraWulf targets initial capacity in the second half of 2027 and the full 401 MW by early 2028.
Source record as of 2026-08-24 · Details and sources
Location
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Projects (1)
TeraWulf Justified Data campus (Hawesville)
Announced last observed as of · Reported status
Location: Hawesville, Hancock County, Kentucky, US. City coordinates from Wikipedia. TeraWulf places the campus at the former Century Aluminum Hawesville facility in Hancock County, whose exact position is not given in the sources. TeraWulf; TeraWulf; Wikipedia
Use: Ai unspecified
Capacity, investment and other figures
| Measure | Value | Scope | As of | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power capacity | about 401 MW | Contracted · Campus · It load | 2026-07-06 | TeraWulf; TeraWulf | |
| Power capacity | up to 482 MW | Contracted · Campus · Grid connection | 2026-08-21 | Electric service under the agreement approved by the Kentucky PSC; TeraWulf earlier described about 480 MW of existing power availability at the site. | TeraWulf |
| Investment | 4,000,000,000–4,500,000,000 USD | Announced · Phase · Site development and initial data halls | 2026-08-24 | TeraWulf estimate based on $10 million to $12 million per MW of critical IT load; excludes customer investment in computing equipment. | TeraWulf |
| Land area | more than 250 acres | Acquired · Campus | 2026-02-02 | Buildable acres. | TeraWulf; TeraWulf |
Companies and organizations
| Name | Role | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| TeraWulf | Developer | TeraWulf; TeraWulf; TeraWulf | |
| TeraWulf | Owner | Announced on February 2, 2026 that it had acquired the site. | TeraWulf |
| Anthropic | Tenant | 20-year lease for about 401 MW of critical IT load signed in July 2026. | TeraWulf; TeraWulf |
| Big Rivers Electric Corporation | Utility | The Kentucky PSC authorized Big Rivers and Kenergy to implement the retail electric service agreement for the campus. | TeraWulf |
| Kenergy Corp. | Utility | The Kentucky PSC authorized Kenergy and Big Rivers to implement the retail electric service agreement for the campus. | TeraWulf |
| Kentucky Public Service Commission | Government | Approved the retail electric service agreement in an order dated August 21, 2026. | TeraWulf |
Timeline
| Date | Event | Actual or planned | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02 | Site acquired | Actual | TeraWulf announced on February 2, 2026 that it had acquired the Hawesville site. | TeraWulf |
| 2026-07-06 | Other | Actual | Anthropic lease announced. | TeraWulf |
| 2026-08-21 | Other | Actual | Kentucky PSC approved the up-to-482 MW retail electric service agreement. | TeraWulf |
| 2027-H2 | First operational | Planned | Initial capacity expected in service. | TeraWulf; TeraWulf |
| 2028-H1 | Fully operational | Planned | TeraWulf expects the full 401 MW by early 2028. | TeraWulf; TeraWulf |
Power supply
| Type | Description | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Grid | Up to 482 MW of retail electric service under a PSC-approved agreement implemented by Kenergy and Big Rivers, using the site's energized on-site substation and existing high-voltage transmission lines. | TeraWulf; TeraWulf |
Sources for these details
- TeraWulf Expands Digital and Power Infrastructure Portfolio with Strategic Acquisitions in Kentucky and Maryland — TeraWulf; 2026-02-02 · Archived source
- TeraWulf Announces Anthropic Lease at Justified Data Campus and Sale of Majority Interest in Abernathy Joint Venture to Fluidstack — TeraWulf; 2026-07-06
- TeraWulf Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results — TeraWulf; 2026-08-05
- Kentucky PSC Approves 482 MW Power Agreement for TeraWulf's Justified Data Campus — TeraWulf; 2026-08-24 · Archived source
- Hawesville, Kentucky — Wikipedia; publication date not stated
- Companies
- Developer: TeraWulf (unknown scope) evidence
- Developer: TeraWulf (unknown scope) evidence
- Developer: TeraWulf (unknown scope) evidence
- Owner: TeraWulf (unknown scope) evidence
- Tenant: Anthropic (unknown scope) evidence
- Tenant: Anthropic (unknown scope) evidence
- Utility: Big Rivers Electric Corporation (unknown scope) evidence
- Utility: Kenergy Corp. (unknown scope) evidence
- Government: Kentucky Public Service Commission (unknown scope) evidence
Source and location review
- Status source
- Kentucky PSC Approves 482 MW Power Agreement for TeraWulf's Justified Data Campus evidence row
TeraWulf · published 2026-08-24 · Company disclosure - Locator
- Locality reference only · Compiled location reference · locality evidence
- Source checks
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Location details
- Coordinates
- 37.90110, -86.74940
- Geometry licence
- source-terms-not-recorded
- Use scope
- Locality reference only
- Scope class
- locality
- Authority
- Compiled location reference
- Source entity
- Project
- Method
- imported_reference_point
- Derivation
- imported_reference_point
- Precision scope
- City coordinates from Wikipedia. TeraWulf places the campus at the former Century Aluminum Hawesville facility in Hancock County, whose exact position is not given in the sources.
- Horizontal uncertainty
Not reported
The source record provides no measured horizontal uncertainty; original coordinate precision and note are preserved.
- Geometry evidence
- 30a8faac
A locator places the site on the map. It is not a building footprint, a construction extent or a surveyed boundary unless the use scope is an official boundary, and even then it is a parcel or permit boundary.
Evidence
Sources are linked, not redistributed; each keeps its own terms. An archived copy is a lookup for the Wayback Machine capture nearest the retrieval date and may be unavailable or differ from what was reviewed. Each hash states what it covers; imported factual records are not publisher-page captures.
| Title | Publisher | Roles | Published | Retrieved | Licence | Attribution | Content hash (SHA-256) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawesville, Kentucky Archived copy | Wikipedia Other | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record | not stated | source-terms-not-recorded | Wikipedia | 26df9ae29d5224ff67ab5797dda14fca284708b1746aeadf8feafa84e147d82bFactual source record; not the publisher page | |
| Kentucky PSC Approves 482 MW Power Agreement for TeraWulf's Justified Data Campus Archived copy | TeraWulf Company disclosure | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Imported: Status, Metric: Investment, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: Other, Power Source: Grid, Role: Developer, Role: Government, Role: Utility | source-terms-not-recorded | TeraWulf | 3d07d65f0b1f48a1dd73eec327d3c1a80aabf310eca034d6425f9f7621978db5Factual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| TeraWulf Announces Anthropic Lease at Justified Data Campus and Sale of Majority Interest in Abernathy Joint Venture to Fluidstack Archived copy | TeraWulf Company disclosure | Imported: Record, Imported: Status, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: First Operational, Milestone: Fully Operational, Milestone: Other, Role: Developer, Tenant claim | source-terms-not-recorded | TeraWulf | 8f3ba7efba6877c06ba9debd32310b140fbcc2d62d7867f65acc057410237bb1Factual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| TeraWulf Expands Digital and Power Infrastructure Portfolio with Strategic Acquisitions in Kentucky and Maryland Archived copy | TeraWulf Company disclosure | Imported: Geometry, Imported: Record, Metric: Land Area, Milestone: Site Acquired, Power Source: Grid, Role: Developer, Owner claim | source-terms-not-recorded | TeraWulf | 794aa7ac7eee14a2147b480adfd8d58d37b6c2820061b4b72a658a708fa7064dFactual source record; not the publisher page | ||
| TeraWulf Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results Archived copy | TeraWulf Company disclosure | Imported: Record, Metric: Land Area, Metric: Power Capacity, Milestone: First Operational, Milestone: Fully Operational, Tenant claim | source-terms-not-recorded | TeraWulf | 0c3004f18a62bca4ae621d7f5be9526fb5c45eaab01faa0a89bc27ac68917046Factual source record; not the publisher page |
Cite this site
Kyars, K. (2026). TeraWulf Justified Data campus (Hawesville) [site vcc-site-dbe568d910290db51ead]. In Data Center Atlas (2026-10-27) [Data set]. https://kiankyars.github.io/datacenter-atlas/sites/vcc-site-dbe568d910290db51ead/
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