From orbit
The site from above
1From orbit
The site
Latest clear satellite view, Jan. 15, 2025. What we count on the Jan. 15, 2025 image:
- 3 roofed data halls
- 250 cooling units
- 1 substation yard
Power
Power and the grid
400 MW energized
ERCOT grid via Oncor, Navarro Switch (345 kV)400 MW energized, 600 MW expansion in development
1,000 MW utility load approved, company-stated; 400 MW of it is energized and used by mining Company · Feb. 2025
Energized now
Loads on record (power demand, not supply)
- Mining load (bitcoin) Operating since Apr. 2024400 MW; developed capacity in buildings A1, A2, B1, B2; separate from the AI plan, to be supplanted over time SEC filing · June 2026
- AI/HPC load (first building) Under construction168 MW; IT capacity of the first core and shell; 756 MW planned across the campus (company) Company · April 2026
Not used, not on record, or dropped
- On-site generation none disclosed; backup diesel inside the building design only SEC filing · Oct. 2026
Getting on the grid
Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.
- April 27, 20221 GW development announcedRiot announces a 1 GW mining and hosting expansion with 400 MW first, beside the 345 kV Navarro Switch about 1,250 feet away. Company · April 2022
- April 2024First 400 MW energizedRiot's on-site substation is energized and the first mining phase starts operating. SEC filing · Dec. 2025
- Jan. 21, 2025Mining expansion halted, substation work continuesRiot stops a planned 600 MW mining Phase II but keeps building the substation for added capacity. Company · Feb. 2025
- Not setRetail power contract, no utility service agreementPower is bought retail from MEMS Industrial Supply at the ERCOT North Load Zone price plus adders; the filing gives no term. SEC filing · Dec. 2025
- Aug. 1, 2026Governor's queue auditRiot says its approvals predate the interconnection-queue audit and freeze ordered in Aug. 2026. Company · Aug. 2026
- Riot has no on-site generation on record. The full 1 GW of ERCOT-approved load is described as a company statement, and the 10-Q lists only 400 MW as developed capacity. SEC filing · Oct. 2026
- Riot says it cannot assure that the Corsicana Facility or any expansion qualifies for the exemption from Texas's new large-load ride-through rules (SB 6). SEC filing · June 2026
Grid upgrades
What the grid is building for this load: the asset, its cost, who pays and when it is due to be energized. An upgrade may serve a later phase, not the first building.
- Navarro Switch - Pin Oak Switch 345 kV DCKT Line Upgrade (Navarro Switch to Pin Oak Switch, 345 kV, Navarro… ERCOT transmission plan (TPIT) project 105751 · status: Plannedcost not stated; network upgrade, shared by ratepayers; due to be energized by May 2032. Dataset · July 2026
- Navarro Switch - Outlaw Switch 345kV Line (Navarro Switch to Outlaw Switch, 345 kV, None County) ERCOT transmission plan (TPIT) project 105753 · status: Plannedcost not stated; network upgrade, shared by ratepayers; due to be energized by May 2032. Dataset · July 2026
- Wilmer Switch – Navarro Switch (Lonestar) 345 kV Double-Circuit Line (Wilmer Switch to Navarro Switch, 345… ERCOT transmission plan (TPIT) project 105759 · status: Plannedcost not stated; network upgrade, shared by ratepayers; due to be energized by May 2032. Dataset · July 2026
Related grid records in the area
What is next door
Distances from mapped lines and plants. OpenStreetMap · Oct. 2026
Permits
Permits checklist
1 pending · 5 granted
Approvals found for this campus, and their status.
- ◷Building registration for first AI building PendingTexas Department of Licensing and Regulation · May 29, 2026: filed for a $400M, 335,430 sq ft building, April 2026 to May 2028 (press) News report · May 2026
- ✓Reinvestment zone for tax abatement GrantedNavarro County Commissioners Court · Oct. 15, 2024: zone created 5-0 Local government · Oct. 2024
- ✓Chapter 312 tax abatement (50% for 10 years) GrantedNavarro County · Oct. 15, 2024: approved 3-2; county taxes only, no clawback on record Local government · Oct. 2024
- ✓Construction stormwater coverage, AI/HPC phase GrantedTexas Commission on Environmental Quality · April 22, 2026: filed under the name of the AI expansion phase State agency · Oct. 2026
- ✓Industrial and hazardous waste registration GrantedTexas Commission on Environmental Quality · March 14, 2025 State agency · Oct. 2026
- ✓ERCOT load approval, 1 GW GrantedERCOT · April 27, 2022: company-stated; no ERCOT document in the file Company · Oct. 2022
Risks
What could slow it down
- HighNo leaseThe letter of intent is non-binding, the tenant is unnamed and no rent or term is disclosed. Converting it to a lease is a stated Riot goal. Company · Aug. 2026
- MediumLarge-load rulesRiot says it cannot assure the campus or any expansion qualifies for the SB 6 ride-through exemption, and the Governor ordered a queue audit in Aug. 2026. SEC filing · June 2026
- MediumMining and AI share the siteThe 400 MW mining load runs on the same power; AI buildings are meant to take over from mining over time, so no new AI load is energized yet. Company · April 2026
- MediumLocal opposition and complaintsResidents opposed the abatement over noise, trucks, grid strain and water, and a former electrician filed regulatory complaints in 2024-2025 (press investigation). News report · Oct. 2024
- WatchPatent suitA patent claim against immersion cooling, filed June 2026, names the Corsicana facility. see Lawsuits
Lawsuits
1 case on record
- Filed June 3, 2026 GRC v. Riot Platforms, Riot Corsicana and WhinstoneU.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas (3:26-cv-01842) SEC filing · June 2026patent infringement claim over immersion cooling, which the mining buildings use
Money
Money on record
$400M
first AI building, state filing (press)
development April 2026 to May 2028 News report · Oct. 2026
$1B+
possible annual rent if the full 756 MW is leased
Riot management on the Q2 2026 call; no lease exists News report · Aug. 2026
50% for 10 years
county property tax abatement
Jan. 1, 2025 to Dec. 31, 2034; covers new value only State agency · Oct. 2026
$6.7M
water supply infrastructure commitments left at year-end 2025
Riot's letter to the Governor cites $17M of water work SEC filing · Dec. 2025
- Self-funded: financing (operating cash flow and bitcoin sales; no campus debt disclosed) Company · Aug. 2026
Timeline
What happened, and what is due
SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
- April 27, 2022Site Riot announces a 1 GW bitcoin mining and hosting expansion in Navarro County, with 400 MW first Company · April 2022
- Oct. 3, 2022Permits Construction stormwater coverage issued for the original site State agency · Oct. 2026
- April 2024Power Substation energized and the first 400 MW of mining starts SEC filing · Dec. 2025
- Oct. 15, 2024Money County approves the reinvestment zone (5-0) and the 50% abatement (3-2) Local government · Oct. 2024
- Jan. 21, 2025Power Riot halts its planned 600 MW mining expansion to pursue AI/HPC and keeps building the substation Company · Feb. 2025
- Oct. 30, 2025Construction Riot starts core and shell for the first two AI buildings (112 MW IT) SEC filing · Oct. 2025
- April 22, 2026Permits Stormwater coverage issued for the AI/HPC expansion phase State agency · Oct. 2026
- April 30, 2026Construction First AI building redesigned as one 168 MW building; campus plan rises from 672 MW to 756 MW IT Company · April 2026
- May 29, 2026Permits State building filing for a two-story, $400M first AI building (press) News report · May 2026
- June 3, 2026Site GRC sues Riot over immersion-cooling patent SEC filing · June 2026
- Aug. 10, 2026Money Riot reports the full site is under a non-binding letter of intent with one unnamed tenant Company · Aug. 2026
- June 2027Construction Company target for the first 168 MW of core and shell News report · April 2026
Construction activity
Satellite captures by quarter
Since Jan. 2022: 65 satellite captures. The chart starts in the first quarter of 2023; 4 earlier records are not drawn.
Satellite
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Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 5. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings
Specs
335,430 sq ft
first AI building, two stories, per a state building filing (press)
125 million gallons
retention pond, 18 acres, plus two deep wells (county hearing, Oct. 2024)
Who is involved
Owners, partners and builders
Owners
- Riot Platforms: parent and developer
- Riot Corsicana, LLC: site owner and operator of record
Power
- Oncor Electric Delivery: delivery utility
- MEMS Industrial Supply: retail power supplier
- ERCOT: grid operator that approved the load (company-stated)
Government
- Navarro County Commissioners Court: granted the abatement 3-2
- Town of Oak Valley: annexed the Riot property
Advisers and builders
- ESS Metron: Riot's in-house switchgear engineering
- Altman Solon: AI/HPC feasibility consultant, engaged Jan. 2025
Tenant
- One unnamed company under a non-binding letter of intent
Still unknown
Open questions
- Who the tenant is, and whether the letter of intent becomes a signed lease.
- Whether the 600 MW substation expansion is finished and energized.
- How much of the planned 756 MW will be built, and when mining buildings give way.
- The state building filing number and any local site-plan approval.
Where this comes from
257 records from 35 documents
Drawn from company statements, news reports, state agency records, securities filings, public and commercial datasets, local government records and satellite captures, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
Company 10News report 8State agency 8SEC filing 5Dataset 4Local government 1Satellite 0
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 (40)
- On-site generation: not stated“it will purchase retail power to meet the consumption requirements of the Corsicana Facility”SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Stage: operating - expanding (operating mining campus converting to a data center campus; DC phase under construction; full site under LOI)“The Corsicana Facility is currently equipped to provide up to approximately 400 MW of developed capacity for Bitcoin Mining”SEC filing · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- ERCOT-wide large load context (not campus-specific): 9,456 MW system-wide have received Approval to Energize; ERCOT observed a 4,316 MW non-simultaneous peak from approved loads in August 2026.“Of the 9,456 MW that have received Approval to Energize, ERCOT has observed a non-simultaneous monthly peak consumption of 4,316 MW in August 2026”State agency · Sept. 2026 · grade A
- Operator: Riot Platforms, Inc. (owner-operator)“The Company provides mission-critical power and infrastructure for Bitcoin Mining at its facilities in Rockdale, Texas, Navarro County, Texas (the Corsicana Facility)”SEC filing · June 2026 · grade A
- Moved from campus facts field 'developed capacity current': 400 MW. Developed and operational today, all in immersion-cooled mining buildings A1, A2, B1, B2“Developed power capacity (MW): Rockdale Facility 700, Corsicana Facility 400, Kentucky Facility 192”SEC filing · June 2026 · grade A
- Construction stage: Operating 400 MW mining campus; first data center core and shell building under construction (development initiated Q1 2026); 600 MW substation expansion under way“We have completed our basis of design for our standard data center build and have initiated development of our first core & shell at the Corsicana Facility”SEC filing · March 2026 · grade A
- Stated campus size: 1,000 MW“currently has 400 MW of developed capacity and, upon completion, is expected to have a total of approximately one gigawatt (GW) of developed capacity available for data center workloads”SEC filing · March 2026 · grade A
- Stated campus size: 400 MW“In 2024, we completed construction of 400 MW of developed capacity at our second large-scale Texas development, the Corsicana Facility”SEC filing · March 2026 · grade A
- Interconnection status: energized, 400 MW developed capacity operating; ERCOT approval covers 1,000 MW total; balance under development“currently has 400 MW of developed capacity and, upon completion, is expected to have a total of approximately one gigawatt (GW) of developed capacity available for data center workloads”SEC filing · March 2026 · grade A
- Stated campus size: 1,000 MW“currently has 400 MW of developed capacity and, upon completion, is expected to have a total of approximately one gigawatt (GW) of developed capacity available for data center workloads”SEC filing · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- Utility: Oncor Electric Delivery Company (transmission and delivery)“The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), ERCOT, and Oncor Electric Delivery Company (Oncor) collectively oversee the regulatory, administrative, and delivery aspects of our power supply in Texas”SEC filing · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- Grid operator: ERCOT“As the grid operator, ERCOT is responsible for monitoring and testing market participants, including the Rockdale Facility and the Corsicana Facility”SEC filing · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- Electric service agreement signed: No electric service agreement, ERCOT deregulated market; retail requirements contract with MEMS Industrial Supply (MEMSIS) instead“entered into a requirements contract with MEMS Industrial Supply (MEMSIS) under which it will purchase retail power to meet the consumption requirements of the Corsicana Facility”SEC filing · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- Power plan: grid“purchase retail power to meet the consumption requirements of the Corsicana Facility”SEC filing · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- Buildings: 4 mining buildings operating (A1, A2, B1, B2); data center campus planned at 4.5 buildings of 168 MW IT each“deployed Bitcoin Mining infrastructure comprising of four operational buildings, Buildings A1, A2, B1, and B2”SEC filing · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- First power: April 2024“Operations for this initial phase of the development commenced in April 2024, following energization of the substation”SEC filing · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- IT capacity: 112 MW“the initiation of the core and shell development of the first two buildings at our Corsicana data center campus, representing 112 MW of total critical IT capacity”SEC filing · Oct. 2025 · grade A
- Riot initiated core & shell development of the first two buildings at the Corsicana data center campus (112 MW critical IT) on Oct. 30, 2025, converting part of the mining facility campus to data center use; construction to“As part of Corsicana Phase 1, Riot has initiated Core & Shell development of two buildings, each consisting of 56 MW of critical IT load capacity”SEC filing · Oct. 2025 · grade A
- Nearest power line of 345 kV or more: 0.63 kmMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest substation of 345 kV or more: 0.72 kmMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Nearest gas pipeline: none within 16km kmMeasured on OpenStreetMap map data.
- Utility service: 1,000 MW“Operating under 1 GW of fully approved capacity, our Corsicana site is one of the largest single-site data center developments in North America. Strategically located in the ERCOT market with direct access to 1 GW of high-voltage capacity”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Riot describes a multi-gigawatt platform of power capacity that is already fully approved and energized (Rockdale 700 MW + Corsicana 1,000 MW + Kentucky). Portfolio figures are context only, only the 1,000 MW belongs to“multi-gigawatt-scale power capacity that is already fully approved and energized”Company · Aug. 2026 · grade B
- Grid upgrade due to be energized by: May 15, 2032“Navarro Switch - Pin Oak Switch 345 kV DCKT Line Upgrade.”Dataset · July 2026 · grade B
- transmission upgrade (TPIT): Planned“Navarro Switch - Pin Oak Switch 345 kV DCKT Line Upgrade.”Dataset · July 2026 · grade B
- transmission upgrade (TPIT): Planned“Navarro Switch - Outlaw Switch 345kV Line.”Dataset · July 2026 · grade B
- transmission upgrade (TPIT): Planned“Wilmer Switch – Navarro Switch (Lonestar) 345 kV Double-Circuit Line. Establish Wilmer Switch – Navarro Switch (Lonestar) 345 kV Double-Circuit Line.”Dataset · July 2026 · grade B
- IT capacity: 756 MW“756 MW UP TO TOTAL IT CAPACITY — Planned at Corsicana across 4.5 buildings (168 MW IT Capacity per Building)”Company · April 2026 · grade B
- Phases: Mining Phase I: 400 MW in 4 buildings (complete December 2024). Data Center Phase 1: 504 MW critical IT in the October 2025 design (six 56 MW + two 84 MW buildings), superseded by the 168 MW building design in Ap“Planned at Corsicana across 4.5 buildings (168 MW IT Capacity per Building)”Company · April 2026 · grade B
- Standard-design revision announced on the Q1 2026 call: the first core and shell was consolidated from two buildings totaling 112 MW of critical IT into a single 168 MW building at unchanged core and shell capex, and tot“168 MW – First Corsicana Core & Shell for Tier 3 capacity”Company · April 2026 · grade B
- Interconnection status: 1 GW approved by ERCOT (company-stated); 400 MW energized April 2024; 600 MW substation expansion under development since January 2025“Riot is halting the development of its previously announced 600 MW Phase II Bitcoin mining expansion at the Corsicana Facility, although the Company will continue developing the substation to support additional power capacity”Company · Feb. 2025 · grade B
- Utility service: 1,000 MW“The Corsicana Facility's total capacity of 1 GW has been approved by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas ("ERCOT")”Company · Oct. 2022 · grade B
- large load interconnection request: approved“The Corsicana Facility's total capacity of 1 GW has been approved by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas ("ERCOT")”Company · Oct. 2022 · grade B
- Acres initial: 265 acres“The Expansion has begun with the development of an initial 400 megawatts (MW) of capacity on a 265-acre site”Company · April 2022 · grade B
- Substation: Navarro Switch (345 kV), approximately 1,250 feet from the site; on-site high-voltage substation built by Riot“future capacity at the site will be expandable by an additional 600 MW to 1,000 MW, or 1 GW, via the 345 kV Navarro switch that is located approximately 1,250 feet away from the site”Company · April 2022 · grade B
- IT capacity: 400 MW“The site is currently equipped with 400MW of power for Bitcoin mining, while the company’s long-term plans involve taking the site’s full capacity to a total of 1GW”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Source record“Build new 345 kV single ckt line connecting LST Liberty Station to LST Navarro Station with 5000 Amps minimum ratings.”Dataset · July 2026 · grade C
- Opposition: Concerned Citizens of Navarro County organized against the project from 2022 (petition of ~632 signatures); residents opposed the October 15, 2024 abatement hearing on noise, truck traffic, grid strain and dr“complaints of excessive noise from the factory's machinery, the constant day and night traffic from Riot's large trucks, the strain on an already fragile power grid”News report · Oct. 2024 · grade C
- grid interconnection: Approved load“The Corsicana Facility's total capacity of 1 GW has been approved by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)”News report · Oct. 2022 · grade C
- Concerned Citizens of Navarro County (organized by Jackie Sawicky) campaigned against the project from 2022; the group's Change.org petition reported 632 signatures in June 2022; residents have continued to raise noise,“millions of gallons of water per day in a drought”News report · June 2022 · grade C
Money and contracts (30)
- tax abatement: scope“RZ 24-102; Real Property account 123974 and Personal Property account 123976; base value of abated property $0”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- tax abatement: abatement percentage 50 %“Year 1 Abatement 50%; Year 2 50%; Year 3 50%; Year 4 50%; Year 5 50%; Year 6 50%; Year 7 50%; Year 8 50%; Year 9 50%; Year 10 50%”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- tax abatement: term 10 years“Executed/Signed Date of Agreement 10/15/2024; Effective Date of Agreement 01/01/2025; Expiration Date of Agreement 12/31/2034”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- tax abatement: clawback“FINDING: the Comptroller registry reports Clawbacks = N and Employment Created = N for this agreement — no clawback and no jobs floor appear in the state record; the 155-job figure was a hearing presentation claim only”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- tax abatement: scope“FINDING: no City of Corsicana abatement agreement names Riot anywhere in the Comptroller registry, although city agreements for other companies are recorded there — the Riot abatement is county-only and city taxes are not abated”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Owner companies: Riot Corsicana, LLC“the Company's subsidiary, Riot Corsicana, LLC, entered into a requirements contract with MEMS Industrial Supply”SEC filing · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- Land acquisitions 2025: 663.1 acres acquired in 2025 near the Corsicana and Kentucky facilities combined, for $52.4 million“the Company acquired various land parcels totaling approximately 663.1 acres for $ 52.4 million. The acquired land is located near the Corsicana Facility and the Kentucky Facility”SEC filing · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- Water use stated: Water-supply infrastructure agreements with approximately $6.7 million of remaining commitments at YE2025; company also describes an 18-acre, 125-million-gallon retention pond and two wells drilled belo“agreements related to water supply infrastructure for the Corsicana Facility resulting in total remaining commitments of approximately $6.7 million”SEC filing · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- power purchase: scope“it will purchase retail power to meet the consumption requirements of the Corsicana Facility”SEC filing · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- power purchase: pricing“Electric power will be invoiced by MEMSIS based upon the market price for electric power at the ERCOT North Load Zone, plus a retail adder corresponding to the peak consumption threshold of the Corsicana Facility, and pass-through charges”SEC filing · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- power purchase: termination“FINDING: the 10-K discloses no term, termination, renewal or exit provisions for the MEMSIS requirements contract”SEC filing · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- exchange access: scope“to access the exchange for the execution of electricity futures contracts. The Company intends to enter into electricity futures contracts up to the amount of power used at the Corsicana Facility”SEC filing · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- water infrastructure: commitment 6700000 USD“the Company entered into agreements related to water supply infrastructure for the Corsicana Facility resulting in total remaining commitments of approximately $6.7 million. The Company expects to incur these costs throughout 2026”SEC filing · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- Incentives: Navarro County Chapter 312 abatement: 50% of increased value for 10 years (January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2034) in Reinvestment Zone 24-102; county taxes only“Navarro County, RZ 24-102, RIOT PLATFORMS INC, Active; abatement 50% in each of Years 1-10”State agency · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- tax abatement: approval“Motion of approving a Resolution for Tax Abatement between Navarro County and Riot Corsicana LLC... Comm. Grant-No, Comm. Perry-aye, Comm. Moore No, Comm. Brewer-aye, Judge Davenport-aye. Passed 3-2”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- Tenants: None under an executed lease. Full site under a non-binding LOI with a single unnamed tenant (August 2026); Riot self-mines the operating 400 MW“Advanced commercial and design discussions with full site under non-binding LOI to single tenant”Company · Aug. 2026 · grade B
- Tenant status: LOI (non-binding); tenant unnamed; no executed lease, rent or term disclosed“CONVERT OUR CORSICANA LOI INTO AN EXECUTED LEASE”Company · Aug. 2026 · grade B
- Financing: Self-funded from operating cash flow and bitcoin sales; no campus-level project debt disclosed“multi-gigawatt-scale power capacity that is already fully approved and energized, in-house data center development expertise”Company · Aug. 2026 · grade B
- loi: scope 756 MW“Advanced commercial and design discussions with full site under non-binding LOI to single tenant”Company · Aug. 2026 · grade B
- loi: binding effect“FINDING: the LOI is expressly non-binding — no executed lease, rent, term, expansion or termination provisions exist for this campus; converting the LOI into an executed lease is a stated company objective”Company · Aug. 2026 · grade B
- Riot states it is investing $17 million to update aging water infrastructure in Navarro County, accounts for approximately 60 percent of taxes paid to Dawson ISD, and that its annexation into the town of Oak Valley raise“In Navarro County, Riot is investing $17 million to update aging water infrastructure”Company · Aug. 2026 · grade B
- interconnection: scope 1,000 MW“the Company will continue developing the substation to support additional power capacity”Company · Feb. 2025 · grade B
- Capital cost stated mining phase 1: 333000000 USD“Riot estimates that the total cost of the first phase of the Expansion will be approximately $333 million”Company · April 2022 · grade B
- Construction stage: operating expanding“Project Ditto will see a new two-story data center building, totaling 335,430 sq ft (31,162 sqm). Development on the $400 million project is set to run from April 2026 to May 2028”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Tenant status: LOI“Corsicana's full site is under a nonbinding LOI with one tenant.”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Tenants: none named“Corsicana's full site is under a nonbinding LOI with one tenant.”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Letter of intent: execution“Corsicana's full site is under a nonbinding LOI with one tenant.”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Letter of intent: capacity 756 MW critical IT“The campus has one GW of approved utility power and supports a potential 756 MW of critical IT capacity.”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Q2 2026 earnings call: Riot said a full-site Corsicana lease could exceed $1 billion in annual rent at full deployment (756 MW of critical IT); the LOI counterparty was not identified and management described extensive d“a full-site lease could exceed $1 billion in annual rent at full deployment”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Capital cost stated data center building1: 400000000 USD“Development on the $400 million project is set to run from April 2026 to May 2028”News report · May 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (13)
- Stormwater: Issued (ISSUED PERMIT)“CORSICANA | TXR1562KR | Stormwater | 6980 FM 709 S CORSICANA | ISSUED PERMIT”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Stormwater: Issued (ISSUED PERMIT)“RIOT | TXR1548VK | Stormwater | 6980 FM 709 S CORSICANA | ISSUED PERMIT”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Stormwater: Issued (ISSUED PERMIT)“PROJECT DFW01.01 PHASE 1 | TXR1520YA | Stormwater | 6980 FM 709 S CORSICANA | ISSUED PERMIT”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Industrial and hazardous waste registration: Issued (ISSUED PERMIT)“RIOT CORSICANA | 99078 | Industrial and Hazardous Waste | 6980 FM 709 S CORSICANA | ISSUED PERMIT”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- tax abatement: Executed, 50% for 10 years, status Active“Executed/Signed Date of Agreement 10/15/2024; status Active”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- SB 6 / NOGRR 282 ride-through rules: Riot discloses it can give no assurance that the Corsicana Facility or any expansion capacity qualifies for the exemption for loads operational, ERCOT-approved to energize, or under i“we can provide no assurance that our Rockdale Facility, our Corsicana Facility, or any expansion capacity will qualify for this exemption”SEC filing · June 2026 · grade A
- substation energization: Energized, Phase I operations commenced“Operations for this initial phase of the development commenced in April 2024, following energization of the substation”SEC filing · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- reinvestment zone: Designated (order approved unanimously)“Motion of approving the Order to create and designate Reinvestment Zone 24-102... Carried unanimously”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- Navarro County Commissioners Court (Regular Meeting, Corsicana TX): Items 14-16: public hearing on creation of Reinvestment Zone 24-102; order creating and designating RZ 24-102; resolution approving a Chapter 312 Tax Ab“Motion of approving a Resolution for Tax Abatement between Navarro County and Riot Corsicana LLC by Comm. Brewer sec by Judge Davenport — Comm. Grant-No, Comm. Perry-aye, Comm. Moore No, Comm. Brewer-aye, Judge Davenport-aye. Passed 3-2”Local government · Oct. 2024 · grade A
- Governor Abbott's August 2026 directive ordered an ERCOT interconnection-queue audit and a freeze on new queue reviews; Riot published a letter supporting the audit principles and committing to participate in the verific“we are committed to working transparently with your office, the Public Utility Commission, ERCOT, and local officials and to participating fully in the verification and audit process”Company · Aug. 2026 · grade B
- substation expansion: Under development“the Company will continue developing the substation to support additional power capacity”Company · Feb. 2025 · grade B
- building registration: Filed, construction April 2026 to May 2028“Project Ditto will see a new two-story data center building, totaling 335,430 sq ft (31,162 sqm). Development on the $400 million project is set to run from April 2026 to May 2028”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Workforce stated: 155 full-time employees with benefits (company claim at the October 2024 abatement hearing)“155 full time employees with benefits”News report · Oct. 2024 · grade C
Legal (1)
- Lawsuits: GRC v. Riot Platforms, Inc., Riot Corsicana, LLC and Whinstone US, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Case No. 3:26-cv-01842, filed June 3, 2026 (immersion-cooling patent, U.S. Patent No.“GRC filed a new complaint for patent infringement against the Company, Riot Corsicana, LLC, and Whinstone (Case No. 3:26-cv-01842) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas”SEC filing · June 2026 · grade A
Site and other (18)
- Site address: 6980 FM 709 S, Corsicana, TX“RIOT | 6980 FM 709 S | CORSICANA | TXR1548VK”State agency · Oct. 2026 · grade A
- Corsicana deployed hash rate was 16.6 EH/s at June 30, 2026 (10-Q operating metrics), the mining campus is fully operational while the data center conversion proceeds“Deployed hash rate (EH/s): Corsicana Facility 16.6”SEC filing · June 2026 · grade A
- Developer: Riot Platforms, Inc.“Our other large-scale data center located in Navarro County, Texas (the Corsicana Facility)”SEC filing · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- County: Navarro County, Texas“on a 265-acre site in Navarro County, Texas, located near the Navarro Switch”SEC filing · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- Cooling: Immersion cooling (mining buildings); data center standard design engineered for high-density AI/HPC workloads“The initial phase of development of the Corsicana Facility involved the construction of immersion-cooled Bitcoin Mining infrastructure”SEC filing · Dec. 2025 · grade A
- Name: Riot Platforms Corsicana Campus (the Corsicana Facility)“Operating under 1 GW of fully approved capacity, our Corsicana site is one of the largest single-site data center developments in North America”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Announced: April 27, 2022“April marks yet another incredible milestone for Riot, with the announcement of the Company’s 1 gigawatt (GW) Expansion in Navarro County, Texas”Company · April 2022 · grade B
- Announced: April 27, 2022“announce that it has initiated a large-scale, 1 gigawatt (GW) development to expand its Bitcoin mining and hosting capabilities (the Expansion) in Navarro County, Texas”Company · April 2022 · grade B
- Original target date: July 2023 (initial operations as announced in 2022; actual April 2024)“with immersion-cooled mining and hosting operations expected to commence in July 2023”Company · April 2022 · grade B
- Address: 6980 FM 709, Corsicana, TX“filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to develop a new data center building at its existing campus at 6980 FM 709 in Corsicana”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Code names: Project Ditto (TDLR filing name for the first data center building)“Project Ditto will see a new two-story data center building, totaling 335,430 sq ft (31,162 sqm)”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Sq ft first data center building: 335430 sq ft“Project Ditto will see a new two-story data center building, totaling 335,430 sq ft (31,162 sqm)”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Riot signed a memorandum of understanding with Terrestrial Energy to explore co-locating IMSR small modular reactors with AI/HPC data centers, a portfolio-level exploration with no Corsicana-specific commitment and no c“Riot Platforms inks MoU with Terrestrial Energy (Data Center Dynamics news index)”News report · May 2026 · grade C
- Current target date: 2027 Q2“we have a clear line of sight to 168 megawatts of completed core and shell in the second quarter of 2027”News report · April 2026 · grade C
- Acres: 858 acres“The latest land acquisition adds to the existing 620 acres at the Corsicana site, taking the data center campus to a total of 858 acres”News report · Aug. 2025 · grade C
- Site area: 858 acres“Collectively, Riot now owns 858 acres in Corsicana, giving us the flexibility to accommodate various data center designs and development plans”News report · July 2025 · grade C
- A former Corsicana electrician filed complaints with the SEC, the Texas Attorney General, ERCOT and OSHA (December 2024 to February 2025) alleging ungrounded electrical current in a mining building and misclassification“The Crypto Racket (Texas Observer investigation)”News report · March 2025 · grade C
- Groundbreaking date: Oct. 2022“Riot Blockchain breaks ground on 1GW cryptomine campus in Texas”News report · Oct. 2022 · grade C
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