Hut 8 River Bend Campus

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Capacity conflicts: Entergy and Hut 8 state 330 MW utility capacity / 245 MW critical IT with up to 1,000 MW potential; Data Center Map lists 300 MW utility / 200 MW IT and 592 acres. Acreage conflicts: 592 acres secured (Hut 8, Mar 2025) vs 627 acres and 2,361 acres under option (Hut 8 site page). Status left 'planned': parish approval, leases and financing are documented, and site/water work is reported, but no fetched source confirms a construction start date; Entergy states operations are expected in Q2 2027.

Key data: Entergy Louisiana, LLC | Local water system; $16M in water infrastructure (new well and ~8 miles of water main) announced May 2026

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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Developer: Hut 8 Corp. | County: West Feliciana Parish | Research region: Southeast Louisiana / Baton Rouge region | Tenants/customers: Fluidstack (15-year lease for 245 MW critical IT, backstopped by Google) | Anthropic (named partner; equipment reported to be housed in Hut 8 buildings)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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Entergy announced Hut 8 selected southeast Louisiana for an AI data center with Phase I of up to $10B, 330 MW of utility capacity and 245 MW of critical IT load, up to 1,000 MW potential, tenant Fluidstack with a Google backstop, operations expected Q2 2027, 75 direct jobs and ~1,000 peak construction workers.

Key data: 330 MW utility / 245 MW critical IT

Claim classification: proposal_or_announced_commitment · Verification: verified · Retrieved: 2026-09-13

Status date: 2025-12-17

Limitation: Utility announcement.

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Hut 8's SEC 8-K exhibit describes a 15-year lease with Fluidstack for 245 MW of critical IT capacity, approximately $7.0B of base-term value, a Google backstop, a right of first offer on up to 1,000 additional MW, and JPMorgan/Goldman financing of up to 85% loan-to-cost.

Key data: $7.0B base-term lease value

Claim classification: documented_fact · Verification: verified · Retrieved: 2026-09-13

Status date: 2026-02-25

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Key data: Utility: Entergy Louisiana, LLC | Gross MW: 330 | IT load MW: 245

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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Key data: Water utility: Local water system; $16M in water infrastructure (new well and ~8 miles of water main) announced May 2026 | Water demand: Approximately 2.3 million gallons for initial closed-loop system fill | Cooling: Closed-loop system (initial fill of ~2.3M gallons reported)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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Key data: Jurisdictions: West Feliciana Parish | State of Louisiana | Tax incentives: Act 730 data center sales-and-use tax exemption | Louisiana Quality Jobs | West Feliciana Parish opted out of the 10-year ITEP property-tax exemption per LouisianaVoice

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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Key data: Surrounding infrastructure: Adjacent to Entergy's River Bend nuclear station

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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West Feliciana Parish approves the project

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025-01

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Hut 8 reports securing 592 acres for the site

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025-03

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Entergy announces Hut 8 selection of southeast Louisiana; Phase I up to $10B, 330 MW utility capacity, 245 MW critical IT

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2025-12-17

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Hut 8 files 8-K exhibit describing 15-year, 245 MW lease with Fluidstack, $7.0B base-term value and Google backstop

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-02-25

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Hut 8's site page describes River Bend as 2,361 acres under option with 627 acres for the campus and lists partners Anthropic, Fluidstack, Entergy, Vertiv and Jacobs.

Key data: 627 acres; 2,361 under option

Claim classification: documented_fact · Verification: partially_verified · Retrieved: 2026-09-13

Status date: 2026-09-13

Limitation: Conflicts with 592-acre figure in earlier company release.

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Data Center Map lists the Hut 8 River Bend Campus at State Route 964, St Francisville 70775, 592 acres, up to 300 MW of utility-scale power with 200 MW dedicated to IT load.

Key data: 592 acres; 300 MW / 200 MW IT

Claim classification: documented_fact · Verification: partially_verified · Retrieved: 2026-09-13

Status date: 2026-09-13

Limitation: Conflicts with Entergy/Hut 8 figures of 330 MW and 245 MW.

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Government Technology reported the West Feliciana Parish data center deal could net the parish about $90 million a year through a PILOT arrangement.

Key data: ~$90M/yr to parish

Claim classification: official_estimate_or_forecast · Verification: partially_verified · Retrieved: 2026-09-13

Status date: 2026-09-13

Limitation: Estimate, not an executed payment record.

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LouisianaVoice reports West Feliciana Parish opted out of the 10-year property tax exemption for the Hut 8 project while state sales tax exemptions were granted, and that Hut 8 is installing $16 million in water-system improvements.

Key data: $16M water-system improvements

Claim classification: documented_fact · Verification: partially_verified · Retrieved: 2026-09-13

Status date: 2026-09-07

Limitation: Opinion-leaning outlet; parish resolutions not retrieved.

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