IREN Sweetwater Hub

AI data center in Sweetwater, Texas, operated by IREN.

IREN's 2 GW Sweetwater hub in West Texas: Sweetwater 1 (1.4 GW, substation energized 2026) and Sweetwater 2 (600 MW). 300 MW gross of data halls is being built at Sweetwater 1.

Live power
— Nothing live yet
Planned power
2,000MW 1 Company
Status
Under construction First power 2027
Accelerators
— No audited count published

Power: what each source says

2 GW of grid connections (1.4 GW Sweetwater 1 + 600 MW Sweetwater 2); conditionally included in ERCOT Batch Zero (IREN, Sept 2026). 300 MW gross of data center capacity under construction, delivery targeted Q4 2027.

Figures labelled Epoch AI are estimates from satellite imagery, permits and filings. Company figures come from the operator, owner or its filings. IT power is what the servers draw; in Epoch AI’s figures for these campuses it runs about 15–35% below total facility power.

Tenants

No tenant named in public sources.

Campus facts

Operator
IREN 1
Owner / developer
IREN 1
City
Sweetwater 1
State / region
Texas 1
Country
United States 1
First power
2027 1
Chips
Not published
GPUs / accelerators
Not published
Cooling
Not published
Power source
grid (ERCOT) 1
Coordinates
32.47° N, 100.41° W (town level)
Verified

Sources

  1. IREN: 2 GW Sweetwater hub included as base load in ERCOT Batch Zero accessed 2026-11-09
  2. Baxtel: IREN powers up initial phase of Sweetwater (2026-05) accessed 2026-11-09