IREN Childress Horizon AI Data Center Campus
- 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
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
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)
Nov 3, 2025 · Recorded actual event
Completed · Announced
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Forecast · Forecast completion
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Operator (1)
- IREN signs Microsoft AI cloud infrastructure agreement · Nov 3, 2025 · Primary
Tenant
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Tenant (1)
- IREN signs Microsoft AI cloud infrastructure agreement · Nov 3, 2025 · Primary
Site & development
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Infrastructure & permits
Technical details (2)
Planned or represented
200 MW
IREN states Horizon 1–4 will collectively provide 200 MW of critical IT load under the Microsoft agreement.
Planned or represented
Liquid-cooled GPU data centers within IREN’s Childress power campus.
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