Core Scientific, Inc, U.S.-based digital infrastructure operator, that originally built large-scale facilities for bitcoin mining, is now pivoting those sites toward artificial intelligence data center workloads, as the company plans to expand its Pecos, Texas campus to around 1 GW capacity.
According to a press release, the Pecos site is part of the company’s broader effort to repurpose existing mining infrastructure into high-density colocation data centers. The campus currently has 300 MW of gross power in use for bitcoin mining, but is being converted for AI-related compute demand. Future plans include expansion to either 1.5 GW of gross power capacity, or 1 GW of leasable capacity.
Adam Sullivan, CEO, Core Scientific, said, “We continue to leverage our deep in-house expertise to differentiate how we build and scale next generation artificial intelligence infrastructure, further illustrated by our behind-the-meter solution at our Pecos campus, by expanding in a market where we already control power, infrastructure, and operations, we can execute with speed to meet market demand.”
The first data hall at the site has completed foundational footings, and precast concrete walls are being delivered as construction moves into vertical build-out. The company expects initial capacity to come online in early 2027, and that the site is currently available for lease.
As part of the expansion, Core Scientific has developed a behind-the-meter power design not included in previously announced capacity plans, which is expected to add further scalable supply and also acquired 200 acres of land to support the buildout.