Fluidstack lease at Barber Lake with Google backstop
Company: Cipher Mining - Project: Barber Lake Facility
The claim, verbatim
Long-term HPC lease with Fluidstack USA II Inc. to construct data center at Barber Lake, with Google LLC backstopping certain obligations of Fluidstack
Source (primary)
Cipher Mining 10-K filed 2026-02-24 (SEC EDGAR, sec_filing)
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Quote: “we entered into long-term HPC leases with Fluidstack USA II Inc. ("Fluidstack") to construct a data center at our Barber Lake site ("Barber Lake" or the "Barber Lake Facility"), located near Colorado City, Texas, supported by a lease recognition agreement, pursuant to which Google LLC ("Google") has agreed to backstop certain obligations of Fluidstack under our HPC leases with Fluidstack.”
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Additional evidence
confirms Cipher Mining 10-K filed 2026-02-24
Quote: “we entered into long-term HPC leases with Fluidstack USA II Inc. ("Fluidstack") to construct a data center at our Barber Lake site ("Barber Lake" or the "Barber Lake Facility"), located near Colorado City, Texas, supported by a lease recognition agreement, pursuant to which Google LLC ("Google") has agreed to backstop certain obligations of Fluidstack under our HPC leases with Fluidstack.”