Stingray Facility
Project of Cipher Mining
Where it stands
Stingray is a wholly-owned 100 gross MW / 70 IT MW HPC data center in Andrews, Texas, fully leased to Amazon Data Services, with rent targeted to start April–May 2027. Cipher closed an $810 million 6% bond offering in June 2026 to finance the remaining construction cost. No passage reports any capacity energized or in service yet. Stingray should not be confused with the Bear and Chief joint-venture mining facilities, which are also near Andrews.
100 MW under construction · 100 MW planned
| Phase | MW | Status | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network Hall (10 IT MW) | 10 | under construction | 2027-04-01 | 10 IT MW Network Hall Target Rent Commencement Date of April 1, 2027; 60 IT MW Data Hall Target Rent Commencement Date of May 1, 2027 2026-06-07 View cached copy (2026-09-06)Live source ↗ |
| Data Hall (60 IT MW) | 60 | under construction | 2027-05-01 | 10 IT MW Network Hall Target Rent Commencement Date of April 1, 2027; 60 IT MW Data Hall Target Rent Commencement Date of May 1, 2027 2026-06-07 View cached copy (2026-09-06)Live source ↗ |
Assessed October 18, 2026 from the newest filings, releases and reporting that name this project (newest relied on: September 8, 2026).
Capacity
What has actually been delivered, against what has been promised. Each figure links to the statement it came from.
| Stage | Capacity | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energized power flowing today | -- | ||
| Contracted a customer is on the hook | 70 MW IT load | 2026-06-07 | Stingray critical IT load capacity |
| Under construction | -- | ||
| Permitted | -- | ||
| Interconnect approved utility has agreed to deliver | 100 MW | 2026-02-23 | Stingray 100 MW facility Q4 2026 energization |
| Interconnect requested in a queue, nothing approved | -- | ||
| Announced a press-release figure | 100 MW | 2025-11-02 | Stingray 100 MW facility |
Who has claimed this site
Capacity commitments in the order they were announced. A commitment that ended shows why.
Claims about this project
2025-02-24 - delayed
2025-05-05 - outcome unconfirmed
2025-08-06 - outcome unconfirmed
2025-11-02 - stated
2026-02-23 - outcome unconfirmed
Stingray energization target. Promised by 2026-06-30.
2026-02-23 - stated
2026-05-04 - outcome unconfirmed
Stingray Q4 2026 substation energization target. Promised by 2026-10-01.
2026-06-07 - stated
Stingray Compute senior secured notes offering 810000000.0 USD.
2026-06-07 - stated
Stingray critical IT load capacity 70.0 MW.
2026-06-07 - stated
Stingray secured debt issuance 810.0 USD.
2026-06-07 - stated
2026-06-07 - stated
Stingray initial rent commencement. Promised by 2027-04-01.
2026-06-07 - stated
Stingray phased rent commencement by component. Promised by 2027-05-01.
2026-06-07 - stated
AWS construction cost overrun coverage 10.5 USD.
2026-06-07 - stated
2026-06-07 - stated
2026-06-08 - verified
Notes offering closing. Promised by 2026-06-15.
2026-06-08 - stated
2026-06-08 - stated
2026-06-08 - stated
$810M senior secured notes offering 810.0 USD.
2026-06-08 - stated
2026-06-08 - stated
$61.5M equity contribution reimbursement 61.5 USD.
2026-06-08 - verified
2026-06-15 - stated
2026-06-15 - stated
2026-06-15 - stated
2026-06-15 - stated
2026-08-03 - stated
2026-08-03 - stated
2026-08-04 - stated
2026-08-04 - stated
Bond offering for Stingray development 56.7 USD.
2026-09-03 - stated
$810 million bond offering at 6% coupon 810000000.0 USD.
2026-09-03 - stated
$810 million bond offering at 6% coupon 810.0 USD.
2026-09-08 - stated
Bond offering for Stingray facility 810.0 USD.
2026-09-08 - stated
2026-09-08 - stated
Bond offering for Stingray facility 810000000.0 USD.
2026-10-06 - stated
Stingray project bond priced at 6% 6.0 percent.
Site intelligence
Analytical estimate. Each site below is located from public records (filings, releases, news, OpenStreetMap) and checked against free satellite imagery; "How we located this site" lists every step and the score it earned. The conclusion is computed from night-time lights, surface heat and year-over-year change, with the dates it rests on. These are hypotheses under active tracking, not legal parcels or an official endorsement.
Andrews, Texas, TX
Weak Andrews County, TX
32.2691, -102.6042
Approximate address 799W+J8 Andrews, TX, USA Reverse-geocoded from the candidate centroid; not a permit-confirmed parcel address.
Conclusion so far We have not located the site yet. · confidence 30%
Undetermined: we have not yet located the actual site, only the town or county it is in, so imagery cannot say whether anything is running.
What would change this: A published address, parcel, coordinates or permit for the site itself.
Latest clear imagery: Google 2026-09-29
Newest clear images4 clear image date(s)
Grid interconnection Closest 345kV substation is 11.1 mi away. At this distance the project would need to build a new substation on- or near-site to deliver announced load — a viability and schedule signal, not a disqualifier.
How we located this site
5/100 (weak): locality location 5
- Initial geocode 2026-09-05
Andrews, Texas, TX → town/county centre, 4 km box -- not the site - Nearest substation (earlier method) 2026-09-05
re-centred on the nearest high-voltage substation (superseded method) - Starting point (the project's stated locality) 2026-10-19
Andrews, Texas → 32.31872, -102.54572 (locality) - No site-level evidence yet 2026-10-19
no address, road, landmark or coordinates tie this project to a specific parcel yet -- the town is shown, NOT the site - OpenStreetMap features nearby 2026-10-19
0 named match(es)
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