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IREN Childress Horizon AI Data Center Campus

Childress, Texas, United StatesPartially operational
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Contracted
200 MW
Updated
Oct 28, 2026

IREN announced on August 13, 2026 that Horizon 1 had been delivered to and accepted by Microsoft, representing the first 50 MW IT deployment in the four-part Horizon program. The 200 MW contracted critical IT scope across Horizon 1–4 does not mean all four deployments are operational. IREN is delivering four Horizon data centers at its Childress campus under a multi-year Microsoft agreement. Horizon 1–4 collectively provide 200 MW of contracted critical IT load within the broader 750 MW campus. IREN, Microsoft is associated with the development in Childress, Childress County, TX, US. The disclosed development scope includes 200 MW contracted critical IT across Horizon 1–4; 750 MW broader campus; phased deployment through 2026. Power and physical infrastructure include liquid-cooled GPU data centers within IREN’s Childress power campus. IREN states Horizon 1–4 will collectively provide 200 MW of critical IT load under the Microsoft agreement.

Capacity

Reported capacity

Actual

200 MW

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Reported capacity

Actual

200 MW

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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

IREN announced Horizon 1 delivered to and accepted by Microsoft on August 13, 2026, the first 50 MW IT deployment. This phase covers all four Horizon deployments and retains the 200 MW contracted critical IT scope.

Milestones (2)
IREN Horizon 1–4 Childress development disclosed

Nov 3, 2025 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

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Four-phase Microsoft deployment under construction and commissioning

Date not disclosed · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Forecast completion

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Participants

IREN

Operator

Sources by role
Operator (1)
Microsoft

Tenant

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Tenant (1)

Site & development

Location context

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IREN Childress campus | Childress | Texas

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Location context

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IREN Childress campus | Childress | Texas

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Development scale

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200 MW contracted critical IT across Horizon 1–4

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Development milestone

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750 MW broader campus

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Site configuration

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IREN Childress campus | Childress | Texas

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Technical specifications

Power arrangement

Actual

Phased deployment through 2026.

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Additional project facts

Lifecycle status

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Construction

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Capacity basis

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IREN states Horizon 1–4 will collectively provide 200 MW of critical IT load under the Microsoft agreement.

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Lifecycle status

Actual

Construction

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Capacity basis

Actual

IREN states Horizon 1–4 will collectively provide 200 MW of critical IT load under the Microsoft agreement.

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Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (2)
Electric grid

Planned or represented

200 MW

IREN states Horizon 1–4 will collectively provide 200 MW of critical IT load under the Microsoft agreement.

Site facility

Planned or represented

Liquid-cooled GPU data centers within IREN’s Childress power campus.

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

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