Hut 8 River Bend AI Data Center Campus
- 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
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
Project-wide phase for Hut 8 River Bend AI Data Center Campus; capacity remains classified as contracted supply.
Milestones (2)
Apr 16, 2026 · Recorded actual event
Completed · Announced
Source not linkedDate not disclosed · Forecast / planned record
Forecast · Forecast completion
Source not linkedParticipants
Tenant
Sources by role
Tenant (1)
- Hut 8 Form 8-K — River Bend financing · Apr 16, 2026 · Primary
Developer
Sources by role
Developer (1)
- Hut 8 Form 8-K — River Bend financing · Apr 16, 2026 · Primary
Capital & incentives
Financing records
Debt financing
$3.25bnJul 1, 2026
Construction of 245 MW critical IT data center and substation infrastructure.
Parties & sources
Metrobloks (Sponsor)
Sources (2)
- River Bend campus profile · Aug 1, 2026
- Hut 8 Form 8-K — River Bend financing · Apr 16, 2026
Site & development
Technical specifications
Additional project facts
Infrastructure & permits
Technical details (2)
Planned or represented
245 MW
Hut 8 reports a 245 MW critical IT turnkey development at River Bend.
Planned or represented
Turnkey high-density data center with dedicated substation infrastructure.
Project map
Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.