# Hut 8 Beacon Point

ERCOT data center · https://askthegrid.com/assets/facilities/hut-8-beacon-point

Hut 8 Beacon Point is an AI data center campus at 4650 FM Rd 1694 outside Robstown in Nueces County, Texas, on a 525-acre footprint. AEP Texas provides 1,000 MW of utility capacity under an interconnection agreement. Phase 1 and the campus substation are under construction, targeting initial energization in Q1 2027 and a first data hall in Q3 2027. The cooling system is closed-loop.

## Identity and location

- Operating status: under_construction
- Asset scope: campus
- Location: 4650 FM Rd 1694, Robstown, Nueces County, TX
- Operator: Hut 8 (campus) — https://www.hut8.com

## Power and grid context

- Utility service: 1,000 MW · reported · campus — Campus utility capacity under an interconnection agreement with AEP Texas.
- Utility service: 500 MW · reported · phase · Phase 2 — Utility capacity supporting the 352 MW Phase 2 AI factory.
- Electric utility: AEP Texas
- Point of interconnection: Campus substation (under construction)

## Development

- Site area: 525 acres

## Compute and operations

- Facility classes: ai_hpc

## Sources

- [FRS Facility Detail Report | Envirofacts | US EPA](https://frs-public.epa.gov/ords/frs_public2/fii_query_dtl.disp_program_facility?p_registry_id=110072227954)
- [U.S. EPA Facility Registry Service location](https://frs-public.epa.gov/ords/frs_public2/frs_rest_services.get_facilities?registry_id=110072227954&output=JSON) — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- [Beacon Point | Hut 8](https://www.hut8.com/data-centers/beacon-point)
- [AI giant eyes South Texas - Big jobs, no local water use for cooling](https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/corpus-christi/calallen/beacon-point-ai-massive-data-center-planned-for-nueces-county)
- [Hut 8 Fully Commercializes 1 GW Beacon Point AI Data Center Campus with Second 352 MW IT Lease, Bringing Campus-Level Base-Term Contract Value to $19.6 Billion](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hut-8-fully-commercializes-1-gw-beacon-point-ai-data-center-campus-with-second-352-mw-it-lease-bringing-campus-level-base-term-contract-value-to-19-6-billion-302829514.html)
- [Hut 8 Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hut-8-reports-second-quarter-2026-results-302841830.html)

## Data quality

- Power values retain their reported, requested, contracted, energized, gross-campus, or critical-IT basis.
- Map point: EPA Facility Registry Service location for the permitted facility.

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Profile generated: 2026-10-09T16:44:41.967925Z
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