Wind farm data center build cost
Company: Marathon Digital
The claim, verbatim
MARA expects to build the data center at the wind farm for $150-250/kWh, about 60% less than a new site build, with expected fixed power costs of ~$10/MWh and under $30/MWh once grid-connected.
Source (primary)
marathon-digital 8-K exhibit (ex99-1.htm) (SEC EDGAR (8-K Ex), press_release)
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Quote: “We expect to build the data center for $150-250/kWh, approximately 60% less than a potential new site build.”
How we checked this
Checked on October 16, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The letter states the expected build cost, the roughly 60% saving versus a new site, and the expected power costs before and after grid connection.
Confirmed in the source:
- MARA expects to build the wind farm data center for $150-250/kWh
- The expected build cost is about 60% less than a potential new site build
- Expected fixed power costs at the wind farm are about $10/MWh
- Power costs are expected to be under $30/MWh once the site has a grid connection
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (8-K Ex) (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1507605/000164117225009348/ex99-1.htm) in full (34,318 characters, retrieved October 15, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms marathon-digital 8-K exhibit (ex99-1.htm)
Quote: “We expect to build the data center for $150-250/kWh, approximately 60% less than a potential new site build.”