Cipher Barber Lake
AI hosting campus · Mitchell County, TX
Status Under construction · Phase I target Sep 2026 VERIFIED · MODERATE
Last checked against its sources Sep 24, 2026
The atlas adds the map, nearby response resources, infrastructure dependencies, hazards, and illustrative planning scenarios for this site.
Profile
Cipher's Barber Lake site near Colorado City covers 587 acres with ERCOT interconnection approval up to 300 MW and an energized substation. Fluidstack leases the entire site under 10-year terms, starting with 168 MW of critical IT, and Google backstops $1.4 billion of the lease obligations. The company states the site uses its own water supply and draws nothing from the city system. VERIFIED · MODERATE
Key facts
- ERCOT interconnection approval
- Up to 300 MW
- VERIFIED · HIGH
- Initial contracted IT
- 168 MW IT (244 MW gross)
- VERIFIED · HIGH
- Site area
- 587 acres
- VERIFIED · HIGH
- Substation energized (by acquisition)
- By September 2024
- VERIFIED · MODERATE
VERIFIED values are stated by a cited source; DERIVED values are calculated from them; ESTIMATED values are approximations; UNKNOWN means no reliable public information, not absence. The map point is approximate and is not a parcel boundary.
Open questions
- UNKNOWN On-site water source type, capacity, and fire-flow availability
- UNKNOWN Cooling method
- UNKNOWN Local response resources not yet recorded
Changes (1)
- 2026-09-24 Added to the atlas Cipher Barber Lake: Added to the atlas.
Sources (7)
- Cipher Digital Provides Second Quarter 2026 Business Update
- Cipher Digital, Fluidstack, and Anthropic Commit $10 Million to Repair and Expand Colorado City's Water System
- Cipher Mining Announces the Closing of its Acquisition of Barber Lake 300 MW Data Center Site
- Cipher Mining Signs 168 MW, 10-Year AI Hosting Agreement with Fluidstack
- Cipher Mining Signs Additional 56 MW, 10-Year AI Hosting Agreement with Fluidstack
- NERIS Public: Fire Departments (departments, stations, jurisdiction boundaries)
- DCRA manual location approximation