Nscale Ward County Data Center
Operating · Nscale · 3013 FM 516 North, Barstow, TX
Cedarvale, now Nscale’s Ward County site, has transitioned from Bitcoin mining to AI infrastructure. Ionic Digital reported that Nscale took possession in December 2025 and all mining equipment left the site. By October 1, 2026, Nscale described Ward County as a live AI data center delivering thousands of GPUs. The earlier 234 MW lease disclosure describes facility capacity, rather than measured AI electrical demand.
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Overview
- Exact-site power
- 234 MW
- Capacity basis unspecified · Reported
- Status
- Operating
- Operating facility
- IT floor area
- Not disclosed
- Facility
- Compute profile
- AI HPC
- AI infrastructure operation; historical Bitcoin mining ceased at the site during the December 2025 handoff.
- Project scope
- The former Cedarvale mining facility transitioned to Nscale possession in December 2025, when Ionic Digital reported that all mining equipment had transferred out. Nscale described Ward County as a live AI data center on October 1, 2026.
Power and grid
| Capacity | Basis | Status | Scope | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 234 MW | Capacity basis unspecified | Reported | Exact Asset | 2025-10-14 |
| Full facility capacity disclosed in the ten-year Nscale lease announcement; electrical basis unspecified. This is not measured current AI demand, a contracted utility supply, or a disclosed critical IT load. | ||||
Facility and development
- Construction
- The former Cedarvale mining facility transitioned to Nscale possession in December 2025, when Ionic Digital reported that all mining equipment had transferred out. Nscale described Ward County as a live AI data center on October 1, 2026. This supersedes the earlier planned-2026 AI status; remaining expansion plans are separate from the operating milestone.
- Facility class
- AI HPC
- Workloads
- AI infrastructure operation; historical Bitcoin mining ceased at the site during the December 2025 handoff.
- Operating context