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The status recorded for “River Bend Campus Data Center” is Planned.

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River Bend Campus Data Center

Sector: Power Generation (CCGT) • Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Source: Data Center Dynamics

Project

Planned

Hut 8 has secured 592 acres in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, for the construction of a $2.5 billion data center dedicated to Bitcoin mining and AI workloads. The site is expected to provide significant construction jobs and will house up to 300MW of power with a closed-loop cooling system.

Status: Prospective
Sector: Power Generation (CCGT), Data Center
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: Data Center Dynamics

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The project “River Bend Campus Data Center” is an infrastructure initiative in the Power Generation (CCGT) sector, located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Data Center Dynamics.

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Original status	Planned
Taiyo status	Prospective
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	Hut 8 has secured 592 acres in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, for the construction of a $2.5 billion data center dedicated to Bitcoin mining and AI workloads. The site is expected to provide significant construction jobs and will house up to 300MW of power with a closed-loop cooling system.
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Country	United States of America (USA)
State	Louisiana
City	Baton Rouge

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Source	Data Center Dynamics
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Record type	Project
Sector	Power Generation (CCGT), Data Center
Article published date	2025-03-23

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