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NEWS ROUNDUP

ACQUISITION: DartPoints acquires Kentucky campus. DartPoints has acquired a data center campus in Lexington, Kentucky, expanding its platform to support growing demand from AI, hyperscale, neo-cloud, and enterprise customers. The company plans an initial development phase supporting 20–30MW of capacity, with long-term expansion potential of up to 70MW. Scott Willis, President and CEO of DartPoints, said the Lexington site provides the infrastructure, power availability, and scalability needed to meet increasing demand for larger and more power-intensive deployments.

ACQUISITION: TeraWulf acquires Kentucky site for 1GW campus. TeraWulf has acquired the Muskie Data Campus, a hyperscale high-performance computing development site in Eastern Kentucky, from Industrial Equity Partners. The site spans approximately 285 acres, is zoned for data center use, and is expected to support more than 1GW of capacity over time. TeraWulf plans to ramp an initial 500MW beginning in H2 2028, with another 500MW targeted for H2 2030. Paul Prager, Chairman and CEO of TeraWulf, said the acquisition supports the company’s strategy of securing large-scale, power-advantaged sites for next-generation HPC workloads.

DEVELOPMENT: Applied Digital plans $3.6 billion campus in Louisiana. Applied Digital plans to develop Delta Forge 1, a $3.6 billion artificial intelligence data center campus in Boyce, Rapides Parish, Louisiana. The campus will span 300 acres and initially include two facilities requiring 300MW of electricity, to be supplied by Cleco. Site development began in January, with initial operations expected in mid-2027. The project is expected to create 200 full-time jobs and more than 1,000 temporary construction jobs at peak construction.

PEOPLE MOVES: Core Scientific appoints Steve Smith to Board of Directors. Core Scientific has appointed Steve Smith to its board of directors, effective immediately, with Smith also joining the company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Adam Sullivan, CEO of Core Scientific, said Smith brings a strong record of value creation, commercial relationships, and operational expertise.

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