Justified Data Campus
Data center project in Hawesville, Kentucky
Justified Data Campus is a data center project in Hawesville, Kentucky, under construction, developed by TeraWulf, with a stated size of 401 MW. Last reported November 5, 2026, from 108 sources.
- Status
- Under construction
- Developer
- TeraWulf
- Location
- Hawesville, Kentucky
- Stated size
- 401 MW
- Stated investment
- $19B
- Last reported
- ·
- Sources
- 108 sources
- Other companies on the job
- 15 companies named, on Ultra
Is it moving?
Every record shows two dates: the one the source gives, and the day Spezia last checked it. How the dates work
Permits and filings
- 482-MW electric service agreementUtility filing · Kentucky Public Service Commission · stacker.news ↗
- Utility filingUtility filing · Kentucky Public Service Commission · Filed · compute-atlas.com ↗
- Energy plan filingUtility filing · Kentucky Public Service Commission and the Energy and Environment Cabinet · aigridwatch.com ↗
- General construction stormwater permit coverageEnvironmental review · Approved · stacker.news ↗
- Ohio River floodplain construction permitEnvironmental review · Approved · stacker.news ↗
- Kentucky Brownfield Program participationEnvironmental review · Kentucky Brownfield Program · Status not stated · stacker.news ↗
What the sources say
Reported
“three artificial intelligence-focused data center buildings at the developer’s $4-billion-plus campus in Hawesville, Ky.”
Status
“Construction began before the EPC agreement was finalized and has included demolition and remediation, site preparation and environmental and permitting work.”
Investment
“the developer’s $4-billion-plus campus in Hawesville, Ky.”
Reported
“a brownfield data center project in north central Kentucky”
Status
“The agreement covers master planning and preconstruction services for the large-scale brownfield data center campus”
IT capacity
401 MW
Acreage
more than 250 buildable acres
Transmission capacity
482 MW
Substation
energized substation
Cooling
closed-loop liquid cooling
Construction start
March 10, 2026
Initial capacity delivery
late 2027
Construction jobs
about 1,000
Permanent jobs
100
Investment
$4 billion to $4.5 billion
Reports behind this page
- Report from enr.com · enr.com ·
- Report from constructiondive.com · constructiondive.com ·
- Report from constructiondive.com · constructiondive.com ·
- Report from finance.yahoo.com · finance.yahoo.com ·
What the full file adds
- General contractor1 named
- Electrical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Mechanical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Engineering and commissioningOpen: not named yet
- Power and cooling equipmentOpen: not named yet
- Utility and power supply4 named
- Tenant1 named
- Investors and lenders3 named
- Named builders, suppliers and partners15 companies named on this job besides the developer, each with its source.Ultra
- Buying stage by tradeWhen the electrical, mechanical and other trade work on this job is likely to be bought.Ultra
- ContactsSenior people at the companies on this job, where public pages name them.Ultra
- Who pays whom40 deals on file: equity, loans, leases, power or equipment, each with its source.Ultra
- Video and satellite readingsHow busy the site looks, wherever public drone or news footage or a satellite image of it is found.Ultra
- Spezia's read of the projectIts construction phase, how likely it is to be built and what is holding it back.Ultra
- AlertsAn email the day this project moves.Ultra
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