TeraWulf Data Center
Hawesville, Hancock County, KY
Source: Primary source
TeraWulf Data Center is a proposed data center in Hancock County, KY, operated by TeraWulf Inc.. DataCentersExposed has documented 480 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: linkImported from the FracTracker Alliance U.S. Data Centers Tracker after review. Details to be corroborated from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Files asTeraWulf Inc.
- This facilityTeraWulf Data Center
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- KY regulators approve power deal for major AI data center at former aluminum siteLexington Herald Leader· Aug 25, 2026
- TeraWulf Advances $4B Data Center at Former Kentucky SmelterEngineering News-Record· Aug 25, 2026
- News | TeraWulf signs Claude AI maker to $19 billion Kentucky data center dealCoStar· Aug 6, 2026
- TeraWulf’s $19B Anthropic Lease Puts Its Brownfield AI Strategy to the TestData Center Frontier· Jul 16, 2026
- TeraWulf plans $3.5 billion debt raise for Anthropic-leased Kentucky data center: BloombergBlockspace Media· Jul 10, 2026
- TeraWulf eyes $3.5B debt raise for Anthropic-linked data center: ReportTradingView· Jul 10, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Tell City Jr-Sr High School in Tell City, is 1.6 mi from this site (643 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.