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TeraWulf Justified (Anthropic)

Announced

TeraWulf · Hawesville, KY

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Summary

TeraWulf Justified (Anthropic) in Hawesville, KY is planned at 482 MW and about $4 billion, and is announced, with a 2027 target as of October 2026. It ranks 46th of 56 tracked US mega projects by planned capacity, 0.5% of the 106.2 GW national total. The capacity figure is utility, iso, or government filing; the investment figure is developer-stated first-phase cost. Confidence is high: both figures come from the developer or a filing and the site has physical progress or firm contracts. Malachi.Energy tracks 3 mega projects in Kentucky in total.

Key figures

Planned capacity

482 MW

Utility, ISO, or government filing

Announced investment

$4 billion

Developer-stated first-phase cost

Status

Announced

As of October 2026

Target year

2027

First load or full build per source

Where the figures come from

Capacity basis
Utility, ISO, or government filing
Investment basis
Developer-stated first-phase cost
Nearest high-voltage transmission
The campus sits 1.8 miles from the nearest 345 kV transmission line, per HIFLD transmission data current to September 2023, computed 2026-10-02. 1 line segment rated 230 kV or higher passes within 5 miles of the campus, the highest at 345 kV. Source: HIFLD
Location basis
Campus footprint identified. The coordinate marks the campus, so distance facts on this page are measured from it. Location source: OpenStreetMap way 490956379, Century Aluminium (former Hawesville smelter).
Confidence
High: both figures come from the developer or a filing and the site has physical progress or firm contracts.
Counted in headline totals
Yes. The investment figure is developer-stated campus cost and is comparable across projects.
Primary source
TeraWulf, August 2026
Last verified
, dataset version 2026-10-03. Re-checked whenever the project list is refreshed.

Basis and confidence definitions are in the directory methodology.

What is known

TeraWulf's campus on the former Century Aluminum smelter site in Hancock County, leased to Anthropic for 20 years at about 401 MW of critical IT load. Kentucky regulators approved a 482 MW power agreement in August 2026; capacity is delivered in phases from late 2027 into early 2028.

Location

Site
Hawesville, KY
Coordinates
37.95, -86.79
State directory
Data centers in Kentucky (5 verified facilities)

Other tracked projects in Kentucky

Cite this record

Rein, Malachi (2026). TeraWulf Justified (Anthropic) (Hawesville, KY). In US Data Center Directory, dataset version 2026-10-03. Malachi.Energy. https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/terawulf-justified-ky

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  author = {Rein, Malachi},
  title = {TeraWulf Justified (Anthropic) (Hawesville, KY)},
  howpublished = {US Data Center Directory, Malachi.Energy},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Dataset version 2026-10-03. Capacity basis: Utility, ISO, or government filing. Investment basis: Developer-stated first-phase cost.},
  url = {https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/terawulf-justified-ky}
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Figures are planned capacity and announced investment from public filings and reporting, not delivered power or audited spend. Capacity basis: utility, iso, or government filing. Investment basis: developer-stated first-phase cost. Dataset version . Maintained by Malachi Rein for Malachi.Energy.