Anthropic 20-year lease at Rockdale for 191 MW
Company: Riot - Project: Rockdale
The claim, verbatim
Riot Platforms secured a 20-year lease with Anthropic for 191 megawatts of critical IT capacity at its Rockdale, Texas campus, estimated to generate $9.1 billion in revenue through June 2048, with two five-year extension options potentially lifting total contract value to $16.1 billion.
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Riot Platforms locked in a $9.1 billion Anthropic deal, but its bridge loan expires before the rent starts - CryptoSlate (-, news_article)
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Quote: “Riot disclosed that it had secured a 20-year lease for 191 megawatts of critical IT capacity at its Rockdale, Texas, campus... CNBC and other reports subsequently identified the customer as Anthropic... Riot estimates the initial lease will generate about $9.1 billion through June 2048, with two five-year extensions potentially lifting the total contract value to $16.1 billion.”
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confirms Riot Platforms locked in a $9.1 billion Anthropic deal, but its bridge loan expires before the rent starts - CryptoSlate
Quote: “Riot disclosed that it had secured a 20-year lease for 191 megawatts of critical IT capacity at its Rockdale, Texas, campus... CNBC and other reports subsequently identified the customer as Anthropic... Riot estimates the initial lease will generate about $9.1 billion through June 2048, with two five-year extensions potentially lifting the total contract value to $16.1 billion.”