Tarbush site 176 MW approvals, potential 300 MW by 2029
Company: Hut 8 - Project: Tarbush
The claim, verbatim
The Tarbush agreement requires approvals for 176 MW at an adjacent property, including confirmation following ERCOT's Batch Zero review. It contemplates potential expansion to 300 MW by the end of 2029.
Source (primary)
Poolin Auction Reopens as Hut 8 Deal Ties $80 Million to Data Center Milestones - TheEnergyMag (-, news_article)
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Quote: “The Tarbush agreement requires approvals for 176 megawatts at an adjacent property, including confirmation following ERCOT's Batch Zero review, and contemplates potential expansion to 300 megawatts by the end of 2029.”
How we checked this
Checked on October 7, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The article states both the 176 MW approval requirement and the potential 300 MW expansion by the end of 2029.
Confirmed in the source:
- The Tarbush agreement requires approvals for 176 MW at an adjacent property
- Those approvals include confirmation following ERCOT's Batch Zero review
- The Tarbush agreement contemplates potential expansion to 300 MW by the end of 2029
What we did: Read our cached copy of the publisher (https://theenergymag.com/news/2026-09-30/poolin-hut8-bid-reopen) in full (5,928 characters, retrieved October 5, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Poolin Auction Reopens as Hut 8 Deal Ties $80 Million to Data Center Milestones - TheEnergyMag
Quote: “The Tarbush agreement requires approvals for 176 megawatts at an adjacent property, including confirmation following ERCOT's Batch Zero review, and contemplates potential expansion to 300 megawatts by the end of 2029.”