River Bend is an AI data center campus developed under Hut 8’s power-first, innovation-driven approach to digital infrastructure development. Located in Louisiana, it has the potential to scale beyond 1 GW of utility capacity. The project reflects a disciplined, repeatable development model focused on execution certainty and capital efficiency.
Project Inquiries:
Utility Capacity
Up to 1,000 MW of potential expansion capacity
330 MW
IT Capacity Commercialized
Supported by 330 MW of utility capacity
245 MW
Site Footprint
2,361 acres under option
627 acres
Application
AI
River Bend is expected to deliver lasting economic impact for Louisiana, ranking among the largest private capital projects in the state’s history and, at full breadth, among the largest data center campuses globally.
Data center and compute infrastructure
Up to $10B
Construction
~1,000
Data center operations
75+
Direct and induced jobs
190+
Our staged development model defines a structured path from early-stage development to operational infrastructure.
Hut 8 is developing River Bend in collaboration with key Louisiana stakeholders and a roster of blue-chip private sector partners aligned to defined functions of execution across the project lifecycle.