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IREN Childress campus (Horizon AI buildings for Microsoft)

IREN; Microsoft (customer)

Status
Partially operational
Developer / parties
IREN; Microsoft (customer)
Location
Childress, Childress County
Size
750 MW total capacity on a 576-acre freehold site (IREN); Horizon 1–4 are four 50 MW (IT load) direct-to-chip liquid-cooled buildings for Microsoft (DCD)
Investment
Microsoft signed a five-year, $9.7bn cloud services contract with IREN in Nov 2025 (DCD)
Last verified
2026-10-18

Milestones

Figures are attributed in parentheses to the outlet or company that reported them. Where sources disagree, we show both.

  1. Site previously hosted cryptomining (DCD)
  2. Aug 2026 Horizon 1 delivered to and accepted by Microsoft
  3. Horizons 2–4 scheduled for delivery later in 2026 (DCD, Aug 17 2026)

Linked power & water

Power

  • Company claim IREN-owned on-site substations (ERCOT): Directly connected to the ERCOT grid via on-site substations owned by IREN (IREN). iren.com ↗

Power and water projects tied to this data center: on-site or dedicated generation, utility and grid capacity deals, substations, water supply, reclaimed water and wastewater permits. Each item is labeled by source type.

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