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Hut 8 River Bend AI Data Center Campus

St. Francisville, Louisiana, United StatesUnder construction
Evidence
Contracted
245 MW
Updated
Oct 28, 2026

Hut 8’s August 4, 2026 results targeted delivery of the initial River Bend data hall in the second quarter of 2027 and reported vertical construction and substation works underway. This remains a delivery forecast, not an opening. Hut 8 is building a turnkey AI data center and related substation at River Bend in St. Francisville. The project is sized for 245 MW of contracted critical IT capacity. Hut 8 and Fluidstack is publicly identified in the project record for St. Francisville, West Feliciana Parish, LA, US. The disclosed development record includes 245 MW contracted critical IT; purpose-built data center and related substation; 15-year lease with Fluidstack. Power and infrastructure include turnkey high-density data center with dedicated substation infrastructure. Hut 8 reports a 245 MW critical IT turnkey development at River Bend. The initial lease carries an approximately $7.0 billion base-term contract value; Hut 8 later disclosed $3.25 billion of project notes for construction and substation infrastructure.

Capacity

Reported capacity

Actual

245 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

Construction programUnder construction

Project-wide phase for Hut 8 River Bend AI Data Center Campus; capacity remains classified as contracted supply.

Milestones (2)
River Bend project status and capacity disclosed

Apr 16, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Source not linked
Turnkey campus under construction for contracted tenant

Date not disclosed · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Forecast completion

Source not linked

Participants

Fluidstack

Tenant

Sources by role
Tenant (1)
Hut 8

Developer

Sources by role
Developer (1)

Capital & incentives

Financing records

Debt financing

$3.25bn

Jul 1, 2026

Construction of 245 MW critical IT data center and substation infrastructure.

Parties & sources

Metrobloks (Sponsor)

Site & development

Location context

Actual

River Bend campus | St. Francisville | Louisiana

Source

Development scale

Actual

245 MW contracted critical IT

Source

Development milestone

Actual

Purpose built data center and related substation

Source

Technical specifications

Power arrangement

Actual

15-Year lease with Fluidstack.

Source

Additional project facts

Lifecycle status

Actual

Construction

Source

Capacity basis

Actual

Hut 8 reports a 245 MW critical IT turnkey development at River Bend.

Source

Boundary context

Actual

River Bend campus | St. Francisville | Louisiana

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (2)
Electric grid

Planned or represented

245 MW

Hut 8 reports a 245 MW critical IT turnkey development at River Bend.

Site facility

Planned or represented

Turnkey high-density data center with dedicated substation infrastructure.

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