Core Scientific to Expand Pecos Campus Capacity to 1.5 GW for AI Data Center Development
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Key Takeaways
- Pecos campus expansion will increase gross power capacity to approximately 1.5 GW, with about 1.0 GW leasable for AI infrastructure.
- First data hall construction has reached the vertical phase, with initial capacity expected in early 2027.
- An additional 300 MW of gross power capacity has been secured under contract with the utility provider.
- A scalable behind-the-meter solution is planned to provide significant additional capacity beyond the current leasable power pipeline.
- More than 200 acres of land have been acquired to support the campus expansion.
Core Scientific (NASDAQ: CORZ) is laying out a significantly expanded power roadmap at its flagship Pecos, Texas campus, aiming to scale the site to roughly 1.5 gigawatts of gross capacity — positioning it among the larger emerging AI data center hubs tied to former Bitcoin mining infrastructure.
The company said the target would translate into about 1.0 GW of leasable power for high-density computing workloads, marking a step change from the 300 megawatts currently deployed at the site for Bitcoin mining.
The announcement builds on Core Scientific’s broader pivot toward AI and high-performance computing, as miners increasingly repurpose existing power assets amid a prolonged downturn in mining economics.
At Pecos, the company has already begun converting its mining operations into an AI-ready campus. Core said the first data hall has reached a construction milestone with foundational work completed and precast walls arriving on-site, signaling the start of vertical construction. Initial capacity is expected to come online in early 2027.
