Horizon 1 data center acceptance by Microsoft
Company: IREN - Project: Childress
The claim, verbatim
Microsoft formally accepted Horizon 1, a 50MW critical IT load AI cloud deployment, enabling monthly invoicing under the cloud services agreement
Source (primary)
IREN Rallies 6% as Microsoft Signs Off on Horizon 1, NVIDIA Grants Exemplar Cloud Status - 24/7 Wall St. (-, news_article)
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Quote: “IREN said Microsoft accepted Horizon 1”
How we checked this
Checked on September 19, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The document states Microsoft accepted Horizon 1, describes it as a 50MW critical IT load deployment, and says acceptance lets IREN invoice Microsoft monthly.
Confirmed in the source:
- Microsoft formally accepted the Horizon 1 data center
- Horizon 1 is a 50MW critical IT load AI cloud deployment
- Acceptance enables IREN to begin invoicing Microsoft monthly under the cloud services agreement
What we did: Read our cached copy of the publisher (https://247wallst.com/investing/2026/08/13/iren-rallies-6-as-microsoft-signs-off-on-horizon-1-nvidia-grants-exemplar-cloud-status/) in full (13,930 characters, retrieved August 31, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms IREN Rallies 6% as Microsoft Signs Off on Horizon 1, NVIDIA Grants Exemplar Cloud Status - 24/7 Wall St.
Quote: “IREN said Microsoft accepted Horizon 1”