Data Center Campus
Hut 8, a colocation and crypto data center company, has acquired 592 acres in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, to build a $2.5 billion data center focused on Bitcoin mining and AI computing. Phase one will include the construction of two 450,000 square foot buildings. The first phase of the project will employ 1,500 to 2,000 construction workers and will bring several hundred more jobs to West Feliciana Parish.
Buildings
| Site | Operator | Status | Operational | Building Size | Built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hut 8: River Bend 1 | Hut 8 Corp |
Under Construction
|
— | — | 2027 |
| Hut 8: River Bend 2 | Hut 8 Corp |
Under Construction
|
— | — | 2028 |
Hut 8 is one of North America's oldest, largest and most innovative digital asset miners in the world. Hut has one of the highest installed capacity rates in the industry and is the largest holder of self-mined Bitcoin of publicly traded companies globally.