# Riot Platforms Corsicana Campus

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Riot Platforms owns and operates the Corsicana Campus, an 890-acre crypto-mining and AI/HPC complex in Corsicana, Texas with 1 GW ERCOT-approved total capacity and 25 MW fixed PPA with MEMSIS at $43.95/MWh. Phase I (400 MW, four buildings, operational April 2024) is complete; a 168 MW Core & Shell building and Project Ditto (335,428 sq ft, scheduled 2026–2028) are under development; remaining 600 MW capacity is under evaluation for AI/HPC use.

## Identity and location

- Operating status: expanding
- Asset scope: campus
- Location: 6980 FM 709 S, Corsicana, Navarro County, TX
- Owner: Riot Platforms, Inc. (campus) — https://www.riotplatforms.com/
- Operator: Riot Platforms, Inc. (campus) — https://www.riotplatforms.com/
- Developer: Riot Platforms, Inc. (campus) — https://www.riotplatforms.com/

## Power and grid context

- Campus gross power: 1,000 MW · approved · campus · as of 2025-06-30 — Total Corsicana campus capacity approved by ERCOT; this is the site's approved long-term capacity and is not the same as currently energized or operating capacity.
- Energized power: 400 MW · operating · phase · Phase I · as of 2024-12-31 — Phase I: four completed 100 MW buildings and associated 400 MW substation/infrastructure; Bitcoin-mining operations commenced in April 2024.
- Campus gross power: 600 MW · target · phase · AI/HPC remaining capacity / former Phase II · as of 2025-01-21 — Remaining approved power capacity being evaluated for AI/HPC use after Riot halted the previously announced 600 MW Phase II Bitcoin-mining expansion.
- Contracted power: 25 MW · contracted · campus · as of 2025-06-30 — Fixed-quantity Corsicana PPA with MEMSIS at a fixed price of $43.95/MWh; this is contracted retail power, not total site capacity.
- Leasable it load: 168 MW · under_construction · building · Core & Shell · as of 2026-07-27 — Core & Shell building in the current Corsicana expansion, described by Riot as under development for high-density AI/HPC workloads.
- ISO/RTO: Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
- Balancing authority: ERCOT
- Electric utility: MEMS Industrial Supply (MEMSIS/Mitsui) is the disclosed retail power supplier under the Corsicana requirements contract. The transmission owner/operator for the Corsicana interconnection was not conclusively identified in the reviewed site-specific sources.
- Point of interconnection: Nearby 345 kV Navarro Switch, approximately 1,250 feet from the Corsicana site; the site's on-premises substation interconnects with that switch.
- Substation: Riot-owned/on-site high-voltage substation serving the Corsicana campus, interconnected with the nearby 345 kV Navarro Switch.
- Interconnection voltage: 345 kV

## Development

- Site status: Operational campus with expansion underway; the site has 1 GW of total planned/approved power capacity across multiple phases. The exact number of existing and planned buildings is not publicly established in the cited sources.
- Site area: 890 acres
- Gross floor area: 335,428 square feet
- Construction: Riot Platforms’ Corsicana campus is operational and expanding. The completed first 400 MW development phase began construction in 2023 and was operational by 2024. A registered permit for Project Ditto covers a new two-story, 335,428-square-foot data-center building, scheduled for construction from April 27, 2026 through May 19, 2028. Riot also describes a 168 MW Core & Shell expansion for AI/HPC workloads and is evaluating approximately 600 MW of remaining capacity for AI/HPC use.

## Compute and operations

- Facility classes: crypto_mining, ai_hpc, mixed
- Workloads: Bitcoin mining, AI/HPC
- Operating context: Riot Platforms owns, develops, and operates the Corsicana campus. The site is operational as a Bitcoin-mining facility, with a completed 400 MW initial development phase and expansion underway, including a 168 MW core-and-shell building designed for high-density AI/HPC infrastructure. Riot is also evaluating approximately 600 MW of remaining capacity for AI/HPC use.

## Sources

- [http://datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/riot-platforms-files-to-add-building-to-cryptomine-and-data-center-campus-in-corsicana-texas](http://datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/riot-platforms-files-to-add-building-to-cryptomine-and-data-center-campus-in-corsicana-texas)
- [http://ercot.com/about](http://ercot.com/about)
- [http://riotplatforms.com/locations/corsicana](http://riotplatforms.com/locations/corsicana)
- [http://riotplatforms.com/riot-announces-december-2024-production-and-operations-updates](http://riotplatforms.com/riot-announces-december-2024-production-and-operations-updates)
- [http://riotplatforms.com/riot-announces-july-2025-production-and-operations-updates](http://riotplatforms.com/riot-announces-july-2025-production-and-operations-updates)
- [http://riotplatforms.com/riot-platforms-launches-formal-evaluation-of-potential-ai-hpc-uses-for-remaining-600-mw-of-power-capacity-at-corsicana-facility](http://riotplatforms.com/riot-platforms-launches-formal-evaluation-of-potential-ai-hpc-uses-for-remaining-600-mw-of-power-capacity-at-corsicana-facility)
- [http://tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2026020144](http://tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2026020144)
- [Riot: Corsicana Campus Data Center](https://baxtel.com/data-center/riot-corsicana-campus)
- [Fetched web page](https://navarro.easydocs.us/minutes/LinkedDir/2024/Links%202024-10-15-Regular/Item%2016%20Approve%20Resolution%20for%20Tax%20Abatement%20Navarro%20County%20and%20Riot%20Corsicana%20LLC.pdf)
- [Riot Platforms Sued Over Patent for Data Center Cooling Tech](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/riot-platforms-sued-over-patent-for-data-center-cooling-tech) — Bloomberg Law · 2026-06-04
- [Fetched web page](https://records.tceq.texas.gov/cs/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&allowInterrupt=1&dDocName=8022753&dID=9247784)
- [Cell Reports Sustainability: Cell Reports Sustainability](https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-sustainability/fulltext/S2949-7906%2823%2900004-6)
- [Petition · Navarro County Residents Demand an Official Town Hall About Riot Platforms Bitcoin Plant - United States · Change.org](https://www.change.org/p/navarro-county-residents-demand-an-official-town-hall-about-riot-platforms-bitcoin-plant)
- [Fetched web page](https://www.cityofcorsicana.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_07082024-772)
- [Fetched web page](https://www.cityofcorsicana.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_09252023-702)
- [Fetched web page](https://www.cityofcorsicana.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/ArchivedAgenda/_07082024-111)
- [Riot Platforms, Inc | Industrial  - Corsicana & Navarro County Chamber of Commerce, TX](https://www.corsicana.org/list/member/riot-platforms-inc-3379)
- [Riot Platforms acquires additional 238 acres at Corsicana ...](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/riot-platforms-acquires-additional-238-acres-at-corsicana-texas-campus/)
- [Riot Platforms files to add building to cryptomine and ...](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/riot-platforms-files-to-add-building-to-cryptomine-and-data-center-campus-in-corsicana-texas/)
- [Riot Platforms Corsicana Data Center in Dallas (1000 MW)](https://www.datacentermap.com/usa/texas/dallas/riot-platforms-corsicana/)
- [Riot Platforms: The Company Behind the Most Energy Intensive Bitcoin Mine in the U.S. - Greenpeace - Greenpeace](https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/riot-platforms-the-company-behind-the-most-energy-intensive-bitcoin-mine-in-the-u-s/)
- [Data Centre Cooling for Riot Platforms Inc. | Kelvion](https://www.kelvion.com/stories-media/success-stories/data-centre-cooling/data-centre-cooling-for-riot-platforms-inc)
- [World’s Largest Bitcoin Mining Operation Coming to Texas – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth](https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/construction-of-navarro-county-bitcoin-mining-site-met-by-protesters/3100126/) — NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth · 2022-10-18
- [Controversy Surrounds Bitcoin Mining Operation Near Corsicana – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth](https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/controversy-surrounds-worlds-largest-bitcoin-mining-operation-to-be-built-near-corsicana/3011474/) — NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth · 2022-07-11
- [Riot Platforms |](https://www.riotplatforms.com/)
- [Community Support | Riot Platforms](https://www.riotplatforms.com/community-support/)
- [Data Centers | Riot Platforms](https://www.riotplatforms.com/datacenters/)
- [Corsicana](https://www.riotplatforms.com/locations/corsicana/)
- [Riot Announces July 2025 Production and Operations ...](https://www.riotplatforms.com/riot-announces-july-2025-production-and-operations-updates/)
- [Riot Blockchain Announces 1 GW Development in Navarro County, Texas | Riot Platforms](https://www.riotplatforms.com/riot-blockchain-announces-1-gw-development-in-navarro-county-texas/)
- [Riot Platforms Launches Formal Evaluation of Potential AI/HPC Uses for Remaining 600 MW of Power Capacity at Corsicana Facility | Riot Platforms](https://www.riotplatforms.com/riot-platforms-launches-formal-evaluation-of-potential-ai-hpc-uses-for-remaining-600-mw-of-power-capacity-at-corsicana-facility/)
- [RIOT PLATFORMS, INC._March 31, 2026](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1167419/000110465926053120/riot-20260331x10q.htm)
- [Fetched web page](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1167419/000155837023015517/riot-20230906xex99d1.htm)
- [Fetched web page](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1167419/000155837024001550/riot-20231231x10k.htm)
- [Untitled](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1167419/000155837025000282/riot-20250121xex99d1.htm)
- [Fetched web page](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1167419/000155837025004979/riot-20241231xars.pdf)
- [RIOT PLATFORMS, INC._June 30, 2025](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1167419/000155837025009896/riot-20250630x10q.htm)
- [TDLR TABS - Project Details](https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/TABS/Search/Project/TABS2026020144)
- [Data Centers: Community Response | Wacoan® | Waco’s Magazine™](https://www.wacoan.com/the-grackle/data-centers-community-response/) — The Wacoan / The Grackle · 2026-07-16
- [Activists Call Out the world's largest bitcoin polluter in Texas Week of Action](https://www.yahoo.com/news/activists-call-worlds-largest-bitcoin-195600991.html) — Greenpeace USA / Yahoo News

## Data quality

- The exact asset is the Riot Platforms Corsicana campus at 6980 FM 709, Corsicana, Texas; reports referring only to Riot's Rockdale facility or generic Texas crypto-mining impacts were excluded from exact-asset conclusions.
- Reported benefits are a mixture of company statements and local-official projections. The employment figure of 135 is specifically attributed to Riot and is dated July 2024; the $333 million and 270-job figures were reported during the 2022 groundbreaking period.
- Opposition reporting frequently discusses projected or alleged electricity, water, rate, noise, environmental, and grid effects. Those claims are presented as concerns or allegations, not as independently verified measurements for this campus.
- The September 2023 city record shows a public forum request for a Bitcoin-mining town hall, while the July 2024 city minutes record a public comment against Riot's water use; neither record establishes that a formal public hearing devoted exclusively to the campus occurred.
- The 2026 patent case is litigation involving Riot Platforms entities and facilities in Corsicana, but the cited report does not establish that the case concerns a community or land-use dispute.
- Power values retain their reported, requested, contracted, energized, gross-campus, or critical-IT basis.

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