Afton, TX · Dickens County · 33.781°N 100.879°W
Helios (Galaxy Digital / CoreWeave)
Galaxy Digital Holdings
Key facts
- Location
- Afton, TX, Dickens County
- Capacity
- 200 MW
- Powered by
- ERCOT grid (800 MW approved)
- Announced
- 2025-03
- Last updated
Civic impact
Energy & water
- Energy source
- Grid
800 MW ERCOT-approved for the site; Phase I delivered 200 MW gross power / 133 MW critical IT load to CoreWeave.
Environmental
- Water stress
- Unknown
Community sentiment
No local community-reaction coverage (water/land/noise) surfaced in this research pass — flagged as an under-covered angle, not confirmed as non-contentious.
Status history
- Operational
Argo Blockchain completes a 180 MW Bitcoin-mining facility ("Helios") on 160 acres in Dickens County, TX.
Sale of Helios to Galaxy Digital Holdings - Operational
Argo sells Helios to Galaxy Digital for approximately $65M amid the 2022 crypto-market downturn, alongside a two-year hosting agreement.
Sale of Helios to Galaxy Digital Holdings - Under construction
Galaxy signs a 15-year lease with CoreWeave to convert Helios to AI/HPC hosting (ERCOT-approved capacity expanded to 800 MW); Bitcoin-mining equipment wind-down begins.
Galaxy Digital Delivers First 200MW Phase to CoreWeave Under 15-Year Lease - Operational
Galaxy delivers Phase I (200 MW gross / 133 MW critical IT load) to CoreWeave; site begins generating lease revenue. Remaining phases (toward 800 MW) still under construction, financed by a $1.4B, 36-month debt facility (plus $350M Galaxy equity) closed August 2025.
Galaxy Digital Closes $1.4bn Debt Facility for Helios Data Center Campus in Texas
Location
Sources & data provenance
Reported: data based on credible news outlets or industry sources.
Last updated:
- Argo BlockchainRetrieved:
- CryptoBriefingRetrieved:
- Data Center DynamicsRetrieved:
- The BlockRetrieved:
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