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Galaxy secures 1.6 GW ERCOT power path for Helios AI campus

Galaxy Digital + ERCOT + AEP Texas + WETT + CoreWeave

Primary sourcePermit / utility filing2026-01-15
Deal structureLarge-load interconnection approval / utility service agreement for AI and HPC data-center campus
GeographyHelios campus / Dickens County, West Texas
Infrastructure layersPower infrastructure + data centers + cloud capacity
Disclosed scaleAdditional 830 MW of ERCOT-approved computing demand, bringing Helios to more than 1.6 GW of LLIS-complete, ERCOT-approved and utility-contracted power capacity

Why it matters

The strategic read

Adds a missing West Texas power-rights lane to the miner-to-AI infrastructure map. Galaxy is converting Helios from bitcoin mining into a multi-tenant AI/HPC campus, and the scarce asset is not just land but ERCOT-approved, utility-contracted power that can support CoreWeave and future hyperscale AI workloads.

Source-supported terms

What was disclosed

  1. 01

    Galaxy completed a Large Load Interconnection Study and received ERCOT approval for an additional 830 MW of computing demand at Helios.

  2. 02

    Galaxy executed a service agreement with AEP Texas for the additional capacity, with Wind Energy Transmission Texas facilitating the LLIS studies as transmission interconnection provider.

  3. 03

    The approval brings Helios to more than 1.6 GW of LLIS-complete, ERCOT-approved and utility-contracted power capacity.

  4. 04

    Galaxy says the expansion supports its buildout of next-generation AI and high-performance computing infrastructure.

  5. 05

    The release says construction was underway to support the first phase of Helios under Galaxy’s long-term lease agreement with CoreWeave, with initial power targeted for early 2026.

  6. 06

    Galaxy said the additional 830 MW supports multi-tenant partnerships and extends Helios into a multi-campus, multi-tenant, multi-gigawatt data-center platform strategy.

Disclosure boundary

What is known—and what is not

Primary Galaxy release and investor PDF; ERCOT study completion, AEP service agreement and WETT interconnection-provider role are public, but full utility agreement terms, phase-by-phase power pricing, customer leases beyond CoreWeave, final capex, construction/EPC scope and operating economics are not fully public.