About Firmus Wesley Vale AI Factory
Firmus's Wesley Vale AI Factory is a proposed facility at 226 Mill Road on part of the former Wesley Vale pulp-mill site in Tasmania. Firmus describes a two-stage build: approximately 26 MW of facility capacity with 23 MW critical IT initially, expanding to approximately 52 MW facility capacity and 46 MW critical IT. Application materials describe roughly 3,500 square metres of total building area and a 2,690-square-metre data hall, with 40 diesel backup generators. Firmus estimates average annual cooling-water use of 448 kL sourced from onsite rainwater. The development application remains under planning assessment; in September Latrobe Council requested state major-project review.
Capacity
Planned / designNo additional capacity claims are published.
Development
2 phases · 3 milestonesInitial approximately 26 MW facility capacity / 23 MW critical IT stage.
1 building
Maximum approximately 52 MW facility capacity / 46 MW critical IT.
1 building
Infrastructure
26 MW
Existing industrial electrical infrastructure supports an initial 26 MW connection concept; future substation upgrades would support the second stage. The connection remains planned.
40 generators
Forty diesel backup generators are planned; generator MW is undisclosed.
448 kiloliters per year
Firmus estimates 448 kL average annual cooling water, sourced from onsite rainwater; this is water consumption rather than thermal capacity.
Firmus is recruiting network/fibre deployment roles for Wesley Vale; carrier count and completed fiber routes are not yet public.
Project map
0 of 1 project point mappedNo map point available
Facts & sources
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Stage1 Facility Capacity26 MWdesign
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- Firmus Wesley Vale AI Factory · Project
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- 158762
Stage1 Critical It Load23 MWdesign
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- Approved
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- Firmus Wesley Vale AI Factory · Project
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- 158763
Full Build Facility Capacity52 MWdesign
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- Firmus Wesley Vale AI Factory · Project
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- 158764
Full Build Critical It Load46 MWdesign
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- Firmus Wesley Vale AI Factory · Project
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- 158765
Building Area Approx3,500 square metersdesign
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- Firmus Wesley Vale AI Factory · Project
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- 158766
Data Hall Area2,690 square metersdesign
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- Firmus Wesley Vale AI Factory · Project
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- 158767
Backup Generator Count40 generatorsdesign
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- Approved
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- Firmus Wesley Vale AI Factory · Project
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- 158768
Annual Cooling Water448 kilolitersdesign
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- Approved
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- Firmus Wesley Vale AI Factory · Project
- Claim reference
- 158769