On-site reporting documents construction progress at Hut 8’s River Bend campus
Source-based reporting and analysis · Event: October 7, 2026 · Sources reviewed: 2026-10-08
Published October 8, 2026. Source-based reporting and analysis; River Bend is not yet part of the project inventory.
Axios reported from Hut 8’s River Bend site on October 7 and documented active construction at the Louisiana campus. Hut 8’s contracted first phase remains 245 MW of IT capacity, with initial delivery and commissioning targeted for the second quarter of 2027; no operating load was established.
Investor implications · Our analysis
Visible site work reduces uncertainty about whether the contracted phase has moved beyond announcement, but it does not establish completion, customer acceptance or recurring lease revenue. Hut 8 still faces construction, financing and commissioning execution before the phase can contribute as an operating asset.
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Documented completion and commissioning of the first data hall, currently targeted for Q2 2027, followed by customer acceptance and evidence of recurring rent collection.
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Sources and verification
Four accessible documents reviewed. Axios independently documents current site work; Hut 8, Louisiana Economic Development and the SEC exhibit establish project identity, contractual scope and schedule. Only Axios corroborates the fresh physical-progress claim; no source establishes commissioning or operating load.
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Axios New Orleans · 2026-10-07
Documents active construction during a controlled media visit. It does not establish completed commissioning, operating load or customer acceptance.
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Hut 8 · 2025-12-17
Reports the 15-year Fluidstack lease for 245 MW of IT capacity, Google financial backstop and a Q2 2027 target for the initial data hall. These remain issuer-reported contractual terms and targets.
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Louisiana Economic Development · 2025-12-17
Records the state-announced River Bend development, construction status and expected Q2 2027 commencement of operations. It is not an occupancy, commissioning or utility-acceptance record.
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · 2025-12-17
Records 245 MW contracted IT capacity, 330 MW utility capacity, the Q2 2027 initial-delivery target and financing conditions. It does not independently corroborate October construction progress.
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Updated October 16, 2026: Corrected the Louisiana Economic Development source date to December 17, 2025; the construction report and delivery forecast are unchanged.