Jigowatt Stanton crypto mining facility

operational

20 MW is the reported current electrical load, with a request to expand to 70 MW; both are load figures, not IT load. Utility chain is distribution by Stanton County Public Power District with NPPD wholesale/transmission involvement, as documented in Flatwater Free Press reporting.

Key data: Stanton County Public Power District (which created an interruptible rate), with Nebraska Public Power District as wholesale supplier | Southwest Power Pool (SPP)

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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Developer: Jigowatt | County: Stanton | Research region: Northeast Nebraska

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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Lincoln-based Jigowatt began installing container mining on the former Northern Data 40-acre plot in Stanton County in 2023, operating about 20 MW and seeking up to 70 MW, with $5 million in letters of credit posted to NPPD.

Key data: 20 MW current; 70 MW sought

Claim classification: documented_fact · Verification: single_source · Retrieved: 2026-09-14

Status date: 2023

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operational

Key data: Utility: Stanton County Public Power District (which created an interruptible rate), with Nebraska Public Power District as wholesale supplier | Grid area: Southwest Power Pool (SPP) | Requested load MW: 20 | Transmission: NPPD used eminent domain to acquire easements for transmission serving the site

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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operational

Stanton County Public Power District created an interruptible rate for the facility and NPPD used eminent domain to obtain transmission easements, which landowners publicly opposed.

Key data: Eminent domain for transmission

Claim classification: documented_fact · Verification: single_source · Retrieved: 2026-09-14

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operational

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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operational

Key data: Jurisdictions: Stanton County | Nebraska

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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Persistent noise complaints; Stanton County residents demanded action over facility noise

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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operational

Landowners objected to NPPD's use of eminent domain for transmission that would serve the expansion

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2026-09

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Stanton County residents demanded action over noise from the facility.

Key data: Noise complaints

Claim classification: reported_perception · Verification: single_source · Retrieved: 2026-09-14

Status date: 2024-03

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operational

Jigowatt begins installing container mining equipment on the former Northern Data plot

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2023

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operational

Stanton County residents demand action over facility noise

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2024-03

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operational

Current load about 20 MW with the company seeking up to 70 MW; $5 million in letters of credit posted to NPPD

Claim classification: Not yet assigned

Status date: 2024

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