CleanSpark Land Deal in Texas Eyes 600 MW AI Data Center Build
CleanSpark is set to acquire up to 447 acres of land in Brazoria County, Texas, as the bitcoin mining giant ramps up the plan to scale AI and HPC data center capacity.
CleanSpark said on Tuesday that it has entered into definitive agreements to purchase the land for developing a large-scale data center campus with access to transmission-level power capable of supporting up to 300 megawatts of demand, with room to expand to 600 MW over time.
The company added that the transaction also includes a long-term agreement to extend transmission facilities, a key step in securing high-capacity power in the state’s increasingly constrained grid. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to utility and property-related approvals. CleanSpark did not disclose the transaction terms.
The Brazoria County project marks CleanSpark’s second major development initiative in the greater Houston region, following an earlier site in nearby Austin County. Together, the two locations would give the company more than 890 MW of aggregate potential utility capacity in the area.
CleanSpark said the Texas sites are intended to support large-scale data center campuses designed for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing workloads, reflecting a broader industry shift as miners and infrastructure operators seek to diversify beyond bitcoin-only use cases.
Jeff Thomas, the company’s senior vice president of AI data centers, said the addition brings CleanSpark close to a gigawatt of potential capacity in the Houston area. He noted that the ability to deploy infrastructure both in front of and behind the meter could allow the company to serve a range of large compute customers in the ERCOT market.
CleanSpark said it plans to continue advancing its Texas development portfolio and is in discussions with potential co-location and compute partners seeking large, scalable data center campuses. The company has increasingly highlighted AI and high-performance computing as part of its longer-term infrastructure strategy, alongside its core bitcoin mining operations.
