This record consolidates 26 research observations while retaining source distinctions, location precision and unresolved fields.
| Operator / developer | Beacon Point DC, LLC (Hut 8 Corp.) |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Unincorporated Nueces County (near Robstown / Calallen), TX |
| Address | 4650 FM 1694 |
| Location precision | street address |
| Coordinates | Not published; no coordinate inferred |
| Capacity | 1000 MW |
| Aliases | Hut 8 Beacon Point AI Data Center Campus · Beacon Point · Beacon Point 1 Data Center · Beacon Point Campus |
| Project profile | 0 rows |
|---|---|
| Intent / permits | 0 rows |
| Civic / infrastructure | 2 rows |
Two 352 MW leases at $9.8B each = $19.6B campus base-term contract value; up to $50.2B if all three 5-year renewals are exercised; 3% annual escalator.
Key data: AEP Texas (interconnection agreement for 1,000 MW) | ERCOT (Coastal / South) | Municipal supply for potable use (~10,000 gallons/day per phase) | NOT_FOUND
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Developer: Hut 8 Corp. | Owner: Beacon Point DC, LLC; TX Energy Dev, LLC; Beacon Point Commercial Property Owners Association Inc. (per Texas Comptroller data center registration) | Property entity: Beacon Point DC, LLC | County: Nueces | Research region: East Texas / South Texas-RGV / Statewide Rural Gap Pass | Tenants/customers: Two 15-year triple-net leases of 352 MW IT capacity each (tenant names not disclosed in fetched sources)
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Key data: Utility: AEP Texas (interconnection agreement for 1,000 MW) | Utility region: AEP Texas Central | Grid area: ERCOT (Coastal / South) | Gross MW: 1000 | IT load MW: 704 | Requested load MW: 1000
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Key data: Water utility: Municipal supply for potable use (~10,000 gallons/day per phase) | Water source: Cooling water trucked in from outside Nueces County (~1.8 million gallons initial fill) | Water demand: ~1.8M gal one-time closed-loop fill; ~10,000 gpd municipal per phase | Cooling: closed-loop liquid cooling
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Key data: Jurisdictions: Nueces County (no local approval or oversight required per local reporting) | ERCOT/AEP Texas | Texas Comptroller (data center exemption) | Tax incentives: [object Object] | {"agreement_name":"Texas Comptroller qualifying large data center sales-and-use tax exemption registration (Beacon Point 1 Data Center)","agreement_number":"NOT_FOUND","approval_date":"2026-04-16 (effective date on Comptroller list)","estimated_value":"NOT_FOUND","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
Calallen East Elementary School in proximity to site
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Local reporting emphasizes absence of county permitting authority
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Closed-loop cooling reduces ongoing water draw; initial fill water trucked from outside drought-stressed Nueces County
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: AEP Texas interconnection
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: Partners: Vertiv (power/cooling), Jacobs (engineering), Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-09-05
Comptroller data center exemption effective date for Beacon Point 1 Data Center
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026-04-16
Hut 8 fully commercializes 1 GW campus with second 352 MW IT lease; campus base-term contract value $19.6B
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026
Local reporting: project advancing without local oversight; site at 4650 FM 1694 near Calallen East Elementary
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2026
Targeted Phase 1 energization
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2027-Q1
Targeted Phase 2 data hall delivery
Claim classification: Not yet assigned
Status date: 2028-Q2
The Texas Comptroller's qualifying data center list shows 'Beacon Point 1 Data Center' with an effective date of April 16, 2026, owners Beacon Point Commercial Property Owners Association Inc., TX Energy Dev, LLC and Beacon Point DC, LLC, and occupant/operator Beacon Point DC, LLC.
Key data: Comptroller registration effective 2026-04-16
Claim classification: official_record · Verification: primary_record · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2026-04-16
Limitation: Exemption value not published on the list.
Local reporting places the campus at 4650 FM 1694 in unincorporated Nueces County, near Calallen East Elementary School.
Key data: 4650 FM 1694
Claim classification: reported_fact · Verification: single_source · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2026
Limitation: No coordinates or parcel IDs published.
Hut 8 fully commercialized the 1 GW campus with two 15-year triple-net leases of 352 MW of IT capacity each, totaling 704 MW contracted.
Key data: 704 MW IT contracted (2 x 352 MW)
Claim classification: company_disclosure · Verification: primary_record · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2026
Limitation: Tenant identities not disclosed.
Campus-level base-term contract value is $19.6 billion ($9.8 billion per lease) with a 3% escalator and three five-year renewal options worth up to $50.2 billion; capital expenditure for phases 1-2 is about $17 billion with $4.25 billion of construction financing.
Key data: $19.6B base term; up to $50.2B; ~$17B capex; $4.25B financing
Claim classification: company_disclosure · Verification: primary_record · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2026
Hut 8 holds an interconnection agreement with AEP Texas for 1,000 MW of utility capacity at the site.
Key data: 1,000 MW AEP Texas interconnection agreement
Claim classification: company_disclosure · Verification: primary_record · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2026
Limitation: ERCOT queue identifier not published.
Phase 1 energization is targeted for the first quarter of 2027 and the Phase 2 data hall for the second quarter of 2028.
Key data: Phase 1 Q1 2027; Phase 2 Q2 2028
Claim classification: company_disclosure · Verification: primary_record · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2028-Q2
Cooling uses a closed loop, with roughly 1.8 million gallons of initial fill water trucked in from outside Nueces County and about 10,000 gallons per day of municipal water per phase.
Key data: ~1.8M gal fill trucked in; ~10,000 gpd municipal per phase
Claim classification: company_disclosure · Verification: corroborated_two_sources · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2026
Limitation: Water source utility not named.
Local reporting emphasizes that the campus proceeds without local oversight because the site is in unincorporated Nueces County.
Key data: No local approval required
Claim classification: reported_fact · Verification: single_source · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2026
Project reported as about 1,900 construction jobs and about 230 permanent positions.
Key data: ~1,900 construction; ~230 permanent
Claim classification: company_disclosure · Verification: corroborated_two_sources · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2026
The campus occupies 525 acres.
Key data: 525 acres
Claim classification: company_disclosure · Verification: primary_record · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2026
Limitation: Parcel IDs not published.
Named partners include Vertiv for power and cooling, Jacobs for engineering, and the Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation.
Key data: Vertiv; Jacobs; CCREDC
Claim classification: company_disclosure · Verification: single_source · Retrieved: 2026-09-05
Status date: 2026