Data center profile · Texas

Cipher Apollo

Data center campus proposed by Cipher Digital in Texas, on grid power; about 720 MW of IT capacity planned.

Land assembled. Utility and grid approval pending. A utility or grid-operator filing is on record, with no final approval or signed service agreement yet. Newest record Sept. 2026.
900 MW
campus power the company states
facility power, not split into IT capacity
288
acres in the site
2029+
first building in service, our estimate
no dated power path yet; no company target on record
OperatorCipher Digital
CustomerNone named
Planned IT capacity720 MW at full build-out (our estimate from the company's 0.9 GW campus power figure)
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2029 or later (no dated power path yet).
Power

Power and the grid

The plan on record is a grid connection. An interconnection study is under way.

We checked utility filings, regulator dockets and air-permit records for this campus.

Permits

Permits checklist

1 pending · 4 checked, nothing on file

Approvals a campus like this normally needs, and what we found.

Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. July 23, 2026
    Money Site option agreement on record. SEC filing · Aug. 2026
  2. Aug. 4, 2026
    Site Project first appears in the public record
  3. Sept. 15, 2026
    Power Interconnection queue application filed with ERCOT. News report · Sept. 2026
Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners and developers
  • Cipher Mining, developer
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

9 records from 4 documents

Drawn from news reports, securities filings and company statements, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 2SEC filing 1Company 1
Evidence

Every quote behind this page

Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.

Power (6)
  • Announced: Aug. 4, 2026
    “Cipher also today announced it has acquired an option on a new site called Apollo for up to 900 MW, located within 25 miles of San Antonio, Texas”
    Company · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • Project status: site optioned July 23, 2026; location undisclosed; NOT LOCATED in this pass
    “On July 23, 2026, the Company entered into an option agreement to acquire a 900 MW site in Texas.”
    SEC filing · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • Stated campus size: 900 MW
    “On July 23, 2026, the Company entered into an option agreement to acquire a 900 MW site in Texas.”
    SEC filing · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • Site acreage: 288 acres
    “The site spans approximately 288 acres and could offer up to 900MW. Further details have not been shared.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • interconnection queue (ERCOT): submitted as studied load
    “Apollo (900 MW, explicitly submitted as studied load)”
    News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
  • Campus name: Cipher Apollo
    “Cipher eyes 900MW data center site outside San Antonio, Texas”
    News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (1)
  • site option agreement: optioned
    “On July 23, 2026, the Company entered into an option agreement to acquire a 900 MW site in Texas.”
    SEC filing · Aug. 2026 · grade B