Anthropic Justified Data Campus (Hawesville, Kentucky)
CWestern Kentucky, US · US · Anthropic PBC
AnnouncedExplicit AI InfrastructureUnder Review
Environment
Water Stress
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Aquifer Stress
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Facility
CompanyAnthropic PBC
OperatorAnthropic PBC (tenant); TeraWulf / Raylan Data LLC (landlord and developer)
CategoryExplicit AI Infrastructure
StatusAnnounced
Planned Year2027
Capacity
401 MWC
TeraWulf signed a 20-year lease with Anthropic for about 401 MW of critical IT load at its Justified Data campus in Hawesville, KY, developed in phases. Initial capacity is expected in service in 2H 2027, ramping to full capacity by early 2028. Lease is about $19B in contracted revenue (company projection).
Location
37.8995, -86.7594 · US
Campus AreaTown centre of Hawesville, Hancock County, KY (approximate; campus site is the former Century Aluminum Hawesville smelter, per TeraWulf). Coordinates are not from a source.
RegionWestern Kentucky, US
Research statusUnder Review
Evidence (2 sources)
TeraWulf press release: 20-year lease with Anthropic at Justified Data campus, Hawesville, KentuckyHigh trust
Journalism2026-07-06
Project status as of 2026-10-26
The Company has executed a 20-year lease agreement with Anthropic at its Justified Data campus in Hawesville, Kentucky. The campus will accommodate approximately 401 MW of critical IT load and will be developed in multiple phases. Initial capacity is expected to be placed into service during the second half of 2027. (opened via WebFetch)
Journalism2026-07-06
Project status as of 2026-10-26
Anthropic signs 20-year lease for AI data center campus developed by TeraWulf in Kentucky (search-result listing)
Researcher Notes
Added 2026-10-26 from online research; coordinates are town-level unless noted.