TeraWulf Chesapeake Data Campus

Permitting · TeraWulf · 12620 Crain Highway, Newburg, MD

TeraWulf plans its Chesapeake Data Campus at the Morgantown Generating Station, 12620 Crain Highway, Newburg, Charles County, Maryland, in PJM. The station has about 210 MW of operating generation; TeraWulf agreed to buy it and FERC authorized the acquisition on July 29, 2026, with other closing conditions pending. TeraWulf lists 800 MW of critical IT capacity, contemplates about 500 MW in an initial phase scaling toward 1 GW, and targets initial data center operations around 2030. Plans include gas generation, battery storage and demand-response capability.

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Overview

Campus power: 800 MW; Critical IT Load · Reported
Status: Permitting; Permitting campus
IT floor area: Not disclosed; Campus
Compute profile: AI HPC

Project scope: Campus at 12620 Crain Highway, Newburg, MD.
Power and grid: Operator-listed total critical IT capacity; 0 MW contracted.

Power and grid

Capacity	Basis	Status	Scope	As of
800 MW	Critical IT Load	Reported	Campus	—
Operator-listed total critical IT capacity; 0 MW contracted.
210 MW	Capacity basis unspecified	Reported	Campus	—
Existing grid-connected Morgantown generation capacity; basis unspecified.
500 MW	Capacity basis unspecified	Reported	Initial phase	—
Development approach contemplates about 500 MW in an initial phase, scaling toward 1 GW of load; basis unspecified.

Balancing authority: PJM
Onsite generation

Facility and development

Facility class: AI HPC
Permits and dockets: FERC authorization of the Morgantown generating station acquisition (July 29, 2026)
Transactions: Pending acquisition of the Morgantown Generating Station (Equity and Asset Purchase Agreement signed late 2025, announced February 2, 2026)