US EditionNew Digital Infrastructure Campus to Be Built at Hawesville - Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX), TeraWulf (NASDAQ:WULF)
TeraWulf's acquisition adds 1.5 gigawatts of capacity, more than doubling its footprint to 2.8 GW to meet AI and high-performance computing demand, the company said.
- On Feb. 02, 2026 Century Aluminum Company announced the sale of its Hawesville, Kentucky site to TeraWulf Inc., which will redevelop it into a digital infrastructure campus for AI workloads.
- With AI firms hungry for capacity, TeraWulf plans to pair computing with added power generation and pursue net-positive regional grid impact to support reliability.
- At the Hawesville property, over 250 buildable acres offer immediate access to 480 megawatts via an on-site substation, while the Morgantown Generating Station, Morgantown, Maryland, is a 210 MW facility expandable to 1 GW with 500 MW possible first-phase compute.
- The deal is expected to bring local jobs and revenue as Century will retain a minority stake, and TeraWulf shares rose 11% in pre-market trading.
- TeraWulf, now across five sites, adds about 1.5 GW and more than doubles its footprint to 2.8 GW, supporting a 250–500 MW annual capacity target.
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Data center developer purchases former western Kentucky aluminum smelter
(Century Aluminum)A former aluminum smelter in Hancock County is set to become a large-scale data center. TeraWulf Inc. has acquired the former Century Aluminum facility in Hawesville with more than 250 buildable acres.Century Aluminum closed the smelter in 2022 due to high energy prices. Mike Baker, director of the Hancock County Industrial Foundation, says discussions were held as recently as a few months ago about re-starting the smelter. Whe…
TeraWulf expands in Southern Maryland
TeraWulf Inc., a Nasdaq-listed owner and operator of digital infrastructure based in Easton, Maryland, acquired the Morgantown Generating Station in Charles County, Maryland, as part of a February 2, 2026, announcement expanding its energy-advantaged portfolio. The purchase of the grid-connected power generation facility, with current operational capacity of approximately 210 MW and potential expansion to up to 1 GW, marks TeraWulf’s entry into …
New Digital Infrastructure Campus to Be Built at Hawesville - Century Aluminum (NASDAQ:CENX), TeraWulf (NASDAQ:WULF)
CHICAGO, Feb. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ:CENX) today announced the sale of the Hawesville, Kentucky site, which will be redeveloped by TeraWulf Inc. (NASDAQ:WULF) into a digital
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