Riot Rockdale AI Campus
241 MW AI data center in Rockdale, TX, United States: operational.
- Capacity: 241 MW
- Location: Rockdale, TX, United States
- Developer: Riot Platforms
- Tenant: Anthropic
- Status: operational
Riot Rockdale AI Campus is a 241 MW AI data center project located in Rockdale, TX, United States, currently operational. It is being built by Riot Platforms for tenant Anthropic. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across TX, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
An unnamed frontier AI lab signed a 20-year, $9.1B lease for 191 MW of critical IT at Rockdale, worth up to $16.1B with extensions. The first 96 MW is due in December 2027 and the full 191 MW in June 2028. A $573M Morgan Stanley facility is financing it.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Riot Rockdale AI Campus?
- Riot Rockdale AI Campus is an AI data center project in Rockdale, Texas tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is operational, and it is still adding buildings.
- Where is Riot Rockdale AI Campus?
- Riot Rockdale AI Campus is in Rockdale, Texas. Every tracked Texas campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/texas.
- How big is Riot Rockdale AI Campus?
- Data Center Index tracks Riot Rockdale AI Campus at 241 MW. 25 MW of that is live today. The developer or the press states that capacity, in a source dated August 11, 2026.
- Who is building Riot Rockdale AI Campus?
- Riot Platforms is developing Riot Rockdale AI Campus, with Anthropic named as the tenant.
- When will Riot Rockdale AI Campus come online?
- Riot Rockdale AI Campus is already operating. The next building is expected to go live 2026-11.
Sources
- Riot Platforms Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Strategic Highlights (riotplatforms.com · press · 2026-08-10)
- Foley & Lardner LLP (foley.com · press · 2026-08-19)
- CNBC (cnbc.com · press · 2026-08-11)
- Blockspace (blockspace.media · press · 2026-08-11)
- Riot Platforms (riotplatforms.com · press · 2026-10-07)
- statesman.com (press · 2026-08-11)
- DatacenterDynamics (datacenterdynamics.com · press · 2026-08-11)