The site
The site from above
Power
Power and the grid
The plan on record is a grid connection. The utility has committed capacity to the campus or is building its substation.
We checked utility filings, regulator dockets and air-permit records for this campus.
Permits
Permits checklist
1 granted · 4 checked, nothing on file
Approvals a campus like this normally needs, and what we found.
- ✓Utility and grid approval GrantedPublic Utility Commission of Texas · Sept. 15, 2026: Interconnection queue approved by Public Utility Commission of Texas. News report · Sept. 2026
- –Checked, nothing on file: Zoning approval, Site plan, Building permit, Water and wetlands permits
Money
Money on record
Timeline
What happened, and what is due
SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
- Feb. 25, 2025Site Project first appears in the public record
- Sept. 15, 2026Power Interconnection queue approved by Public Utility Commission of Texas. News report · Sept. 2026
- April 1, 2027Money Capacity deadline under the tenant lease. News report · June 2026
Construction activity
Satellite captures by quarter
Since Sept. 2025: 3 satellite captures.
Satellite
’26
Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 1. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
Who is involved
Owners, partners and builders
Owners and developers
- Cipher Digital, developer
Customers
- Amazon Data Services, tenant
Investors and lenders
- Stingray Compute, financing
Still unknown
Open questions
- Signed electric service agreement and delivery date.
Where this comes from
25 records from 7 documents
Drawn from news reports, satellite captures, securities filings and company statements, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
News report 4Satellite 1SEC 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 (8)
- Announced: Feb. 25, 2025“Completed acquisition of Stingray data center site, featuring 100 MW of front-of-the-meter capacity, all necessary regulatory approvals, and 250 acres of land adjacent to transmission assets”Company · Feb. 2025 · grade A
- Grid region: ERCOT“On September 15, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas issued conditional Batch Zero classifications covering 3.2 GW of Cipher's proposed projects”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- interconnection queue (ERCOT): conditional classifications issued Sept. 15, 2026 (final determinations pending)“The 1.1 GW of Conditional Base Load breaks down into two projects: 100 MW at Stingray and a full gigawatt at Colchis”News report · Sept. 2026 · grade C
- Campus name: Cipher Stingray (Stingray Compute)“the Stingray data center, a 100MW development in West Texas”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- Project status: Under construction: Cipher acquired the 250-acre Andrews County site in 2025 (announced with its Q4 2024 results); Sentinel-2 shows undisturbed rangeland in September 2025 and a roughly 90 ha graded const“In its annual 10-K filing, the company said that it expects to energize the site in the first half of this year”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- IT capacity: 70 MW“This lease covers 100 Gross MW / 70 MW Critical IT load, with the initial rent commencement targeted for April 1, 2027”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- Stated campus size: 100 MW“Set to offer 100MW of front-of-the-meter capacity, the site totals 250 acres in Andrews County, west of the city of Andrews”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- Site acreage: 250 acres“Set to offer 100MW of front-of-the-meter capacity, the site totals 250 acres in Andrews County, west of the city of Andrews”News report · June 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (4)
- tenant lease: capacity not named MW“The initial term of the lease is 15 years, with multiple extension options at the tenant's election. The Company is responsible for construction of the facility, with phased delivery expected to begin in 2027.”SEC filing · Aug. 2026 · grade A
- tenant lease (triple-net, 15-year): contracted lease payments 2000000000 USD“The agreement with AWS secures ~$2.0Bn in contracted revenue through a triple net lease structure”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- construction financing (senior secured notes due 2031): notes offering 810000000 USD“The majority of the funds will be used to fund the remaining cost of the Stingray data center, a 100MW development in West Texas”News report · June 2026 · grade C
- tenant lease: capacity 70 MW critical IT (100 MW gross)“This lease covers 100 Gross MW / 70 MW Critical IT load, with the initial rent commencement targeted for April 1, 2027”News report · June 2026 · grade C
Site and other (1)
- County code: 48003“the site totals 250 acres in Andrews County, west of the city of Andrews”News report · June 2026 · grade C
Imagery and records: Satellite imagery: Sentinel-2 (ESA Copernicus).