TeraWulf (WULF) Is Down 12.0% After Securing 482MW Power Deal For Kentucky AI Campus

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  • TeraWulf recently received approval from the Kentucky Public Service Commission for a Retail Electric Service Agreement supporting up to 482 megawatts at its Justified Data Campus in Hancock County, reusing the former Century Aluminum Hawesville site and assigning project-specific power and infrastructure costs directly to the company.

  • The authorization underpins an estimated US$4.00 billion to US$4.50 billion of site and initial data hall investment, highlighting how large-scale AI and high-performance computing capacity can be built while shielding existing utility customers and adding incremental value to regional utilities and the local economy.

  • We'll now look at how securing up to 482 megawatts of dedicated power capacity reshapes TeraWulf's investment narrative and growth profile.

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TeraWulf Investment Narrative Recap

To own TeraWulf, you need to believe that long-duration AI and HPC hosting contracts can ultimately outweigh the company's current losses and intensive capital needs. The Kentucky approval for up to 482 megawatts at Justified reinforces the growth-side story by securing power for Anthropic and other tenants, but it also amplifies the near-term risk that multi-billion-dollar build costs and financing needs strain a business that is still deeply unprofitable.

The Anthropic 20-year lease for roughly 401 megawatts at Justified, with about US$19,000 million in contracted revenue, is the clearest link to this power approval. The PSC's decision essentially underwrites the energy backbone for that agreement, tying the biggest upcoming catalyst to Justified execution while sharpening the key risk that TeraWulf must keep raising capital on acceptable terms to fund roughly US$4,000 million to US$4,500 million of site and initial data hall investment.

Yet while this growth story is compelling, investors should also be aware that the same power build-out could magnify the impact if demand or key tenants stumble...

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TeraWulf's narrative projects $2.1 billion revenue and $254.8 million earnings by 2029.

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Compared with consensus, the most cautious analysts were already assuming rapid revenue growth to about US$1,800 million by 2029 but still no profits, highlighting how the new 482 megawatt approval could either ease worries about underutilized capacity or deepen concerns that heavy capex and concentrated tenants leave far less room for error.