First phase operational timeline
Company: Hut 8
The claim, verbatim
The first phase of the data center will be fully operational in about a year and a half
Source (primary)
West Feliciana Parish President addresses community concerns over new Hut 8 data center - wbrz.com (-, news_article)
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Quote: “Officials expect the first phase of the data center to be fully operational in about a year and a half.”
How we checked this
Checked on September 27, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The article states that officials expect the first phase to be fully operational in about a year and a half. This is a projection by officials.
Confirmed in the source:
- The first phase of the data center is expected to be fully operational in about a year and a half
What we did: Read our cached copy of the publisher (https://www.wbrz.com/news/west-feliciana-parish-president-addresses-community-concerns-over-new-hut-8-data-center/) in full (9,034 characters, retrieved September 24, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms West Feliciana Parish President addresses community concerns over new Hut 8 data center - wbrz.com
Quote: “Officials expect the first phase of the data center to be fully operational in about a year and a half.”