# TeraWulf Justified Data Campus

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TeraWulf's Justified Data Campus is being developed at the former Century Aluminum Hawesville smelter, 1627 State Route 3543, Hawesville, Hancock County, Kentucky, in MISO. Anthropic signed a 20-year lease for about 401 MW of critical IT load, with initial capacity due in the second half of 2027 and the full 401 MW by early 2028. The campus has an energized on-site substation and is expected to join demand-response programs.

## Identity and location

- Operating status: permitting
- Asset scope: campus
- Location: 1627 State Route 3543, Hawesville, Hancock County, KY
- Operator: TeraWulf (campus) — https://www.justifieddatacampus.com

## Power and grid context

- Critical it load: 401 MW · contracted · campus — 20-year Anthropic lease; initial capacity 2H 2027, full 401 MW by early 2028.
- Campus gross power: 480 MW · reported · campus — Approximately 480 MW of gross power capacity, with an energized on-site substation.
- Balancing authority: MISO
- Substation: Energized on-site substation

## Development

- Site area: 790 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=110070320432)
- [U.S. EPA Facility Registry Service location](https://frs-public.epa.gov/ords/frs_public2/frs_rest_services.get_facilities?registry_id=110070320432&output=JSON) — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- [TeraWulf Announces Anthropic Lease at Justified Data Campus and Sale of Majority Interest in Abernathy Joint Venture to Fluidstack :: TeraWulf Inc. (WULF)](https://investors.terawulf.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/142/terawulf-announces-anthropic-lease-at-justified-data-campus-and-sale-of-majority-interest-in-abernathy-joint-venture-to-fluidstack)
- [TeraWulf Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results :: TeraWulf Inc. (WULF)](https://investors.terawulf.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/144/terawulf-reports-second-quarter-2026-results)
- [Kentucky PSC Approves 482 MW Power Agreement for TeraWulf's Justified Data Campus :: TeraWulf Inc. (WULF)](https://investors.terawulf.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/145/kentucky-psc-approves-482-mw-power-agreement-for-terawulfs-justified-data-campus)
- [FAQ - Justified Data Campus](https://www.justifieddatacampus.com/faq)
- [Project Overview - Justified Data Campus](https://www.justifieddatacampus.com/project-overview)
- [Our Sites | TeraWulf](https://www.terawulf.com/our-sites)

## 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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