Beacon Point
Project of Hut 8
Where it stands
Hut 8 has begun Phase 1 construction at its 1 GW Beacon Point AI data center campus in Nueces County, Texas, with the first data hall expected in Q3 2027. TDLR records show a roughly $399 million building project with estimated completion on Nov. 5, 2027. No capacity is in service yet; the campus is fully leased, with a second 352 MW IT lease for Phase 2, and the Phase 1 MW is not stated in the passages.
1,000 MW planned
| Phase | MW | Status | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | under construction | 2027-09-30 | The company also began Phase 1 construction at its Beacon Point campus, with the first data hall scheduled for delivery in the third quarter of 2027. 2026-10-03 View cached copy (2026-10-05)Live source ↗Archive.org ↗ | |
| Phase 2 (second lease) | 352 | planned | Hut 8 announced commercialization of the second phase of its 1 gigawatt Beacon Point campus in Texas through a second 15 year lease for 352 megawatts of IT capacity 2026-10-01 View cached copy (2026-10-03)Live source ↗ |
Assessed October 18, 2026 from the newest filings, releases and reporting that name this project (newest relied on: October 16, 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 | 1,000 MW | 2026-09-16 | Beacon Point data center capacity |
| Contracted a customer is on the hook | 704 MW | 2026-10-01 | Beacon Point campus total contracted capacity |
| Under construction | 1,000 MW | 2026-09-01 | Beacon Point Data Center 1GW facility |
| Permitted | -- | ||
| Interconnect approved utility has agreed to deliver | 1,000 MW | 2026-09-28 | Beacon Point 1,000 MW AEP Texas interconnection |
| Interconnect requested in a queue, nothing approved | -- | ||
| Announced a press-release figure | 1,000 MW | 2026-10-01 | Beacon Point campus planned scale |
Who has claimed this site
Capacity commitments in the order they were announced. A commitment that ended shows why.
