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Cipher Colchis AI Data Center Campus

Texas, United StatesPreconstruction
Evidence
Planned / design
1,000 MW
Updated
Oct 28, 2026
Utility
AEP

Cipher is advancing Colchis as a gigawatt-scale Texas HPC campus. Land is secured and interconnection deposits are funded, but the 1 GW pipeline value remains subject to ERCOT review. Cipher Digital and AEP is publicly identified in the project record for Texas location undisclosed, TX, US. The disclosed development record includes 1,000 MW gross pipeline capacity; land secured; deposits funded; target energization in 2028 subject to ERCOT. Power and infrastructure include planned large-load grid interconnection and hyperscale data center campus. Cipher presents 1,000 MW of gross pipeline capacity subject to the ERCOT batch process.

Capacity

Reported capacity

Planned / design or future potential

1,000 MW

Source

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

Development programAnnounced or preconstruction

Project-wide phase for Cipher Colchis AI Data Center Campus; capacity remains classified as future potential.

Milestones (2)
Colchis project status and capacity disclosed

Aug 10, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Source not linked
Land secured and grid studies submitted; 2028 target subject to ERCOT

Date not disclosed · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Forecast completion

Source not linked

Participants

Cipher Digital

Developer

Sources by role
Developer (1)
Other participants (1)
AEP

Utility provider

Sources by role
Utility provider (1)

Site & development

Location context

Actual

Colchis campus | Texas | precise boundary undisclosed

Source

Development scale

Actual

1,000 MW gross pipeline capacity

Source

Development milestone

Actual

Land secured

Source

Site configuration

Actual

Target energization in 2028 subject to ERCOT.

Source

Technical specifications

Power arrangement

Actual

Deposits funded

Source

Additional project facts

Lifecycle status

Actual

Preconstruction

Source

Capacity basis

Actual

Cipher presents 1,000 MW of gross pipeline capacity subject to the ERCOT batch process.

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (2)
Electric grid

Planned or represented

1,000 MW

Cipher presents 1,000 MW of gross pipeline capacity subject to the ERCOT batch process.

Site facility

Planned or represented

Planned large-load grid interconnection and hyperscale data center campus.

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.

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