Hut 8 River Bend AI Campus
245 MW AI data center in St. Francisville, LA, United States: under construction.
- Capacity: 245 MW
- Location: St. Francisville, LA, United States
- Developer: Hut 8
- Tenant: Fluidstack / Anthropic
- Status: under construction
- Estimated cost: $10B
Hut 8 River Bend AI Campus is a 245 MW AI data center project located in St. Francisville, LA, United States, currently under construction. It is being built by Hut 8 for tenant Fluidstack / Anthropic. The estimated build cost is $10B. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across LA, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
Phase I is an investment of up to $10 billion. Entergy Louisiana will provide an initial 330 MW of utility capacity supporting 245 MW of critical IT load for tenant Fluidstack, which has a Google financial backstop. The site can scale to up to 1,000 MW of utility capacity, and construction is already underway with operations expected to start by Q2 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Hut 8 River Bend AI Campus?
- Hut 8 River Bend AI Campus is an AI data center project in St. Francisville, Louisiana tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is under construction.
- Where is Hut 8 River Bend AI Campus?
- Hut 8 River Bend AI Campus is in St. Francisville, Louisiana. Every tracked Louisiana campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/louisiana.
- How big is Hut 8 River Bend AI Campus?
- Data Center Index tracks Hut 8 River Bend AI Campus at 245 MW, on an estimated $10B build. The developer or the press states that capacity, in a source dated October 7, 2026.
- Who is building Hut 8 River Bend AI Campus?
- Hut 8 is developing Hut 8 River Bend AI Campus, with Fluidstack / Anthropic named as the tenant.
- When will Hut 8 River Bend AI Campus come online?
- The next building at Hut 8 River Bend AI Campus is expected online 2027-06. That date is the first building going live, not the full build-out.
Sources
- Hut 8 Selects Southeast Louisiana as Site of $10 Billion Artificial Intelligence Data Center (opportunitylouisiana.gov · press · 2025-12-17)
- Entergy Louisiana (entergy.com · press · 2025-12-17)
- Technical.ly (press · 2026-06-02)
- King & Spalding (kslaw.com · press · 2026-10-07)
- Hut 8 Signs 15-Year, 245 MW AI Data Center Lease at River Bend Campus (Form 8-K Exhibit 99.1) (sec.gov · filing · 2025-12-17)
- Hut 8 Announces AI Infrastructure Partnership with Anthropic and Fluidstack (canada.hut8.com · press · 2025-12-17)
- Hut 8 Corp. (prnewswire.com · press · 2026-08-04)
- PR Newswire (Hut 8 release) (prnewswire.com · press · 2025-12-17)