Robstown, TX · Nueces County · 27.790°N 97.669°W
Hut 8 Beacon Point AI Campus
Hut 8
Key facts
- Location
- Robstown, TX, Nueces County
- Capacity
- 352 MW planned
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- Announced
- 2026-05
- Last updated
Civic impact
Economics
- Investment
- $4.3B
Energy & water
- Energy source
- Grid · Utility: AEP Texas
- Cooling
- Closed-loop
1,000 MW interconnection agreement with AEP Texas; energization expected Q1 2027. Hut 8 is funding an on-site substation via the $4.25B project bond; no on-site generation disclosed.
Closed-loop cooling filled once with water trucked from outside Nueces County (~4-7 year refill cycle); no municipal draw for cooling. Municipal use is ~10,000 gal/day domestic only (restrooms/sinks) - not cooling water -> reportedMgd omitted.
Community sentiment
Residents raised concerns at public meetings about water use amid Nueces County Stage 3 restrictions, power demand, and proximity to homes; Corpus Christi officials said they were 'surprised by the announcement.' Hut 8 CEO Asher Genoot publicly defended the project against 'misinformation'; the AA-/higher-rated hyperscale tenant is undisclosed. No litigation as of 2026-07-08.
Beacon Point: massive AI data center planned for Nueces CountyStatus history
- Under construction
Hut 8 commercialized Phase 1 of its 1 GW Beacon Point campus with a 15-year, 352 MW IT lease ($9.8B base-term contract value); delivery Q3 2027
Hut 8 commercializes first phase of 1 GW Beacon Point AI data center campus with 15-year, 352 MW IT lease
Location
Sources & data provenance
Confirmed: data verified against official filings, permits, or direct operator announcements.
Last updated:
- Hut 8 Corp.Retrieved:
- PR Newswire / Hut 8 Corp.Retrieved:
- KRIS-TV (Corpus Christi)Retrieved:
- Yahoo Finance / AxiosRetrieved:
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