Aligned Project Caprock Campus
- Planned / design
- 540 MW
- Updated
- Oct 28, 2026
- Utility
- Xcel Energy
313-acre campus boundary covering six planned facilities and shared utility infrastructure. The 540 MW figure is a campus design envelope, not publicly disclosed operating IT load.
Capacity
Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records
A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.
Development
6 buildings
Shared campus scope; only LBB-01 is currently named and registered in reviewed public evidence.
Milestones (1)
Apr 9, 2026 · Recorded actual event
Completed · Construction started
Source not linkedParticipants
Operator
Sources by role
Operator (1)
- Aligned Breaks Ground on Project Caprock · Apr 9, 2026 · Primary
Operator (1)
- Abernathy, TX Data Center — LBB-01 · Corroborating
Owner
Sources by role
Owner (1)
- AIP, MGX and BlackRock's GIP close acquisition of Aligned Data Centers · Jul 21, 2026 · Corroborating
Owner (1)
- Macquarie Asset Management to lead sale of Aligned Data Centers at US$40 billion enterprise value · Oct 15, 2025 · Primary
Other participants (2)
Contractor
Sources by role
Contractor (1)
- Aligned Breaks Ground on Project Caprock · Apr 9, 2026 · Primary
Utility provider
Sources by role
Utility provider (1)
- Aligned Breaks Ground on Project Caprock · Apr 9, 2026 · Primary
Capital & incentives
Capital claims and financing records may overlap. Their amounts are not added together.
Capital claims
Financing records
Platform acquisition enterprise value
$40bnJul 21, 2026
AIP/MGX/BlackRock GIP acquisition of 100% of Aligned; no Caprock allocation and not project debt.
Parties & sources
Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership (Acquisition sponsor) · BlackRock Global Infrastructure Partners (Acquisition sponsor) · Macquarie Asset Management (Seller / former owner) · MGX (Acquisition sponsor)
Sources (1)
Platform growth capital
$5bnJul 21, 2026
Additional capital committed to Aligned after acquisition; no Caprock allocation.
Parties & sources
Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Partnership (Growth capital sponsor) · BlackRock Global Infrastructure Partners (Growth capital sponsor) · MGX (Growth capital sponsor)
Sources (1)
Site & development
Technical specifications
Additional project facts
Infrastructure & permits
Technical details (2)
Under construction
540 MW campus design envelope
Xcel named utility partner; Aligned says dedicated electrical infrastructure will be built and funded by sponsor. Executed interconnection not public.
Planned or represented
Closed-loop water design with air-cooled heat rejection and DeltaFlow liquid cooling.
Project map
Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.
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