Anthropic Signs $19 Billion Kentucky Data Center Lease as TeraWulf Ramps 400 MW AI Hub
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Updated · Courier Journal · Jul 6
Anthropic Signs $19 Billion Kentucky Data Center Lease as TeraWulf Ramps 400 MW AI Hub
3 articles · Updated · Courier Journal · Jul 6
Summary
Anthropic committed to a 20-year lease at TeraWulf’s Hancock County, Kentucky, data center, a deal the developer says will generate $19 billion in revenue.
400 megawatts of capacity are due by early 2028—enough to power more than 300,000 homes—as Anthropic locks in computing power for Claude and other AI workloads.
$4 billion in site development is planned at the former Century Aluminum smelter near Hawesville, with TeraWulf targeting initial service for Anthropic in the second half of 2027.
1,200-plus residents have signed a petition to pause the project despite projected tax gains, citing worries about grid strain, environmental harm and pressure on local infrastructure in a county of about 9,000.
Kentucky has become a new front in the AI data-center buildout, with TeraWulf also developing a second site near Ashland that still lacks an announced tenant.