This record consolidates 19 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.
| Operator / developer | Nscale Ward County, LLC and Ionic Digital Mining, LLC (registered operators) |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Barstow / Pyote area, TX |
| Address | Not published |
| Location precision | locality centroid |
| Coordinates | 31.461545, -103.395503 |
| Capacity | 234 MW |
| Aliases | Cedarvale Data Center Campus (Ionic Digital / Nscale Ward County) · Cedarvale, Barslow/Pyote TX Data Center · Cedarvale campus · Ward County campus · Nscale Ward County · Barstow campus |
| Project profile | 0 rows |
|---|---|
| Intent / permits | 0 rows |
| Civic / infrastructure | 1 rows |
Major crypto-to-AI conversion: Ionic Digital (successor to Celsius Mining assets) leases the campus to Nscale under a 126-month triple-net lease. Digital infrastructure leasing represented 90% of Q2 2026 revenue. The 'Barslow' spelling in the Comptroller registry appears to be a misspelling of Barstow, Texas.
Key data: Interconnecting utility not named | ERCOT
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Developer: Ionic Digital Inc. | Owner: Ionic Digital Cedarvale LLC | Property entity: Ionic Digital Cedarvale LLC | Permit applicant: Ionic Digital Cedarvale LLC | County: Ward | Research region: Abilene-West Central Texas / Midland-Odessa-Permian Basin | Tenants/customers: Nscale Ward County Borrower SPV, LLC (registered occupant) | Nscale
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Key data: Utility: Interconnecting utility not named | Utility region: ERCOT West | Grid area: ERCOT | Gross MW: 234 | Requested load MW: 700 | Substations: Substation upgrades in progress to support expansion to 700 MW | Grid/market records: Initial 234 MW phase approved by ERCOT in 2022 | 700 MW total capacity contracted with the interconnecting utility in 2021 | Request for incremental 466 MW advances the existing agreement rather than seeking a new interconnection | Company believes the site's existing energization satisfies ERCOT's Base Load planning definition
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Key data: Jurisdictions: Ward County | Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts | PUCT | ERCOT | Tax incentives: [object Object],[object Object] | {"agreement_name":"Texas Comptroller Qualifying Data Center Project registration - Cedarvale, Barslow/Pyote TX Data Center","agreement_number":"DC961705-OW1 / DC961705-OC1 / DC737649-OP1","approval_date":"2024-01-30","estimated_value":"State sales-and-use tax exemption","government_entity":"Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts","investment_commitment":"NOT_FOUND","jobs_commitment":"NOT_FOUND","source_url":"https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/data-centers/data-center-lists.php","term":"Exemption end date 2026-03-15"} | {"agreement_name":"Texas Comptroller Qualifying LARGE Data Center Project registration - Cedarvale, Barslow/Pyote TX Data Center","agreement_number":"LD449964-OW1 / LD449964-OC1 / LD449964-OP1 / LD449964-OP2","approval_date":"2026-03-16","estimated_value":"State sales-and-use tax exemption","government_entity":"Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts","investment_commitment":"NOT_FOUND","jobs_commitment":"NOT_FOUND","source_url":"https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/data-centers/data-center-lists.php","term":"NOT_FOUND"}
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Company states it supports Governor Abbott's responsible data center development efforts and will participate in PUCT and ERCOT verification and audit processes
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Capacity to expand the campus to 700 MW contracted with the interconnecting utility
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2021
Initial 234 MW phase approved by ERCOT
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2022
Ward County site energized and operating
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2023
Registered as a Qualifying Data Center Project with the Texas Comptroller
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2024-01-30
Re-registered as a Qualifying LARGE Data Center Project with Nscale Ward County Borrower SPV, LLC as occupant
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-03-16
Ionic Digital completes direct listing on Nasdaq (IOND)
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-07-28
Cash payment commences for 234 MW of operating capacity at the Ward County campus under the Nscale lease
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-08
Target energization of expansion to 700 MW, subject to ERCOT approval and two utility infrastructure projects under construction
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2027-12-31 (target)
Ionic Digital reports the Ward County campus has been energized and operating since 2023, with the initial 234 MW phase approved by ERCOT in 2022 and 700 MW of total capacity contracted with the interconnecting utility in 2021; the incremental 466 MW request advances the existing agreement rather than seeking a new interconnection.
Key data: 234 MW approved 2022; 700 MW contracted 2021; incremental 466 MW requested
Claim classification: SOURCED_FACT · Verification: VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2026-08-19
Cash payment commenced in August 2026 for 234 MW of operating capacity at the Ward County campus, and digital infrastructure leasing accounted for 90% of Ionic Digital's second-quarter 2026 revenue against none in the prior year.
Key data: 234 MW contracted; leasing = 90% of Q2 2026 revenue
Claim classification: SOURCED_FACT · Verification: VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2026-08-19
Expansion to 700 MW is targeted by the end of 2027 subject to ERCOT approval and completion of two utility infrastructure projects under construction; the EPC contract is executed and long lead-time transformers are ordered.
Key data: 700 MW target by end of 2027; EPC executed; transformers ordered
Claim classification: SOURCED_FACT · Verification: VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2026-08-19
The Texas Comptroller registry shows the Cedarvale, Barslow/Pyote TX Data Center first registered 30 January 2024 under Ionic Digital Cedarvale LLC with Ionic Digital Mining LLC as occupant, then re-registered as a large data center project on 16 March 2026 with Nscale Ward County Borrower SPV, LLC as occupant and Nscale Ward County, LLC as an operator.
Key data: DC961705 (2024) then LD449964 (2026) with Nscale entities added
Claim classification: SOURCED_FACT · Verification: VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2026-03-16
Ionic Digital states it believes the site's existing energization satisfies ERCOT's Base Load planning definition and has committed to participate fully in PUCT and ERCOT verification and audit processes.
Key data: Claims Base Load status under ERCOT planning criteria
Claim classification: COMPANY_CLAIM · Verification: VERIFIED · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2026-08-19
Limitation: Company's own characterization of an ERCOT planning classification; not confirmed by ERCOT.