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IREN Sweetwater 2 Data Center Campus

Sweetwater area, Texas, United StatesPreconstruction
Evidence
Contracted
600 MW
Updated
Oct 28, 2026

IREN is developing Sweetwater 2 as the second half of a planned 2 GW West Texas compute hub. Its 600 MW connection is secured, with phased data center development planned after grid delivery. IREN is publicly identified in the project record for Sweetwater area, Nolan County area, TX, US. The disclosed development record includes 600 MW binding grid connection; more than 500 acres; planned fiber loop to Sweetwater 1; late-2027 connection target in the source. Power and infrastructure include grid connection and direct fiber-loop design linking the two Sweetwater campuses. IREN reports 600 MW secured under a binding grid-connection agreement.

Capacity

Reported capacity

Actual

600 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

Development programAnnounced or preconstruction

Project-wide phase for IREN Sweetwater 2 Data Center Campus; capacity remains classified as contracted supply.

Milestones (2)
Sweetwater 2 project status and capacity disclosed

Aug 29, 2025 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Announced

Source not linked
Binding grid connection secured; development and fiber planning

Date not disclosed · Forecast / planned record

Forecast · Forecast completion

Source not linked

Participants

IREN

Developer

Sources by role
Developer (1)

Site & development

Location context

Actual

Sweetwater 2 campus | approximately 28 miles from Sweetwater 1 | West Texas

Source

Development scale

Actual

600 MW binding grid connection

Source

Development milestone

Actual

More than 500 acres

Source

Site configuration

Actual

Late-2027 connection target in the source.

Source

Technical specifications

Power arrangement

Actual

Planned fiber loop to Sweetwater 1

Source

Additional project facts

Lifecycle status

Actual

Preconstruction

Source

Capacity basis

Actual

IREN reports 600 MW secured under a binding grid connection agreement.

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (2)
Electric grid

Planned or represented

600 MW

IREN reports 600 MW secured under a binding grid-connection agreement.

Site facility

Planned or represented

Grid connection and direct fiber-loop design linking the two Sweetwater campuses.

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

Related projects (2)
IREN Sweetwater 1 Data Center Campus

Under construction · Sweetwater area, Texas, United States

Same locality: Sweetwater area · Shared participant: IREN

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IREN Childress Horizon AI Data Center Campus

Partially operational · Childress, Texas, United States

Shared developer: IREN · Same market: Texas, United States

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