Cipher Digital Barber Lake
Under Construction · 951 CR 204, Colorado City, TX
Fluidstack leases the site under colocation agreements for 168 MW plus 39 MW of critical IT load, with Google backstopping Fluidstack's lease obligations. A TDLR filing covers an 800,000 sq ft data center facility; data halls are due from Q4 2026 through Q1 2027. The site runs on its own water supply, and Cipher commits to curtail load during ERCOT grid emergencies.
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Overview
- Exact-site power
- 168 MW
- Critical IT Load · Reported
- Status
- Under Construction
- Construction started Oct 13, 2025
- Facility size
- 800,000 sq ft
- Facility
- Build window
- Oct 13, 2025–2026-Q4 to 2027-Q1
- Individual data halls to be delivered from Q4 2026 through Q1 2027, with rent commencing per hall; building topped out April 2026.
- Compute profile
- AI HPC · Colocation
Power and grid
| Capacity | Basis | Status | Scope | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 244 MW | Capacity basis unspecified | Reported | Exact Asset | — |
| Gross capacity supporting Fluidstack's initial 168 MW critical IT lease (September 2025); basis unspecified. | ||||
| 168 MW | Critical IT Load | Reported | Exact Asset | — |
| Initial 10-year Fluidstack HPC colocation agreement. | ||||
| 39 MW | Critical IT Load | Reported | Exact Asset | — |
| Additional Fluidstack critical IT load (November 2025), supported by up to 56 MW more gross capacity; Fluidstack then leases the entire 300 MW site. | ||||
- Substation
- Newly constructed, fully energized high-to-mid voltage substation acquired with the site
- Grid flexibility
Facility and development
- Gross floor area (sq ft)
- 800,000
- Facility class
- AI HPC · Colocation
- Water source
- On-site water supply; draws nothing from Colorado City's municipal system
- Permits and dockets
- TDLR TABS2026023534 (Barber Lake) · EPA ICIS-NPDES stormwater construction TXR1541VR
- Transactions