Anthropic 191 MW data center lease
Company: Riot - Project: Rockdale
The claim, verbatim
Riot secured a 20-year lease agreement with Anthropic for 191 megawatts of power capacity at Rockdale, Texas campus, expected to generate $9.1 billion in base contract value, with first 96 MW delivered by December 2027 and remaining 95 MW by June 2028.
Source (primary)
Riot Platforms Q2 Results: Revenue up 14% YoY to $174.2 million - scanx.trade (-, news_article)
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Quote: “Riot announced a significant 20-year lease agreement with AI firm Anthropic. The deal covers 191 megawatts of power at its Rockdale, Texas campus. The base agreement spans 20 years and is expected to generate approximately $9.1 billion in total contract value. Riot plans to deliver the first 96 MW of capacity by December 2027 and the remaining 95 MW by June 2028.”
How we checked this
Checked on September 19, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The document states every assertion: a 20-year Anthropic lease for 191 MW at Rockdale, Texas, ~$9.1 billion base contract value, with 96 MW by December 2027 and 95 MW by June 2028.
Confirmed in the source:
- Riot secured a 20-year lease agreement with Anthropic
- The lease covers 191 megawatts of power capacity
- The capacity is at Riot's Rockdale, Texas campus
- The base agreement is expected to generate approximately $9.1 billion in total contract value
- The first 96 MW is planned for delivery by December 2027
- The remaining 95 MW is planned for delivery by June 2028
What we did: Read our cached copy of the publisher (https://scanx.trade/stock-market-news/companies/riot-platforms-q2-results-revenue-up-14-yoy-174-2-million/48787676) in full (19,336 characters, retrieved August 31, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Riot Platforms Q2 Results: Revenue up 14% YoY to $174.2 million - scanx.trade
Quote: “Riot announced a significant 20-year lease agreement with AI firm Anthropic. The deal covers 191 megawatts of power at its Rockdale, Texas campus. The base agreement spans 20 years and is expected to generate approximately $9.1 billion in total contract value. Riot plans to deliver the first 96 MW of capacity by December 2027 and the remaining 95 MW by June 2028.”