Data center campus · Off La. 964 in southern West Feliciana Parish, near Entergy's River Bend nuclear station, West Feliciana County, Louisiana
Hut 8 River Bend campus
Under construction
as of Dec. 17, 2025
An AI data center campus Hut 8 is building near River Bend in West Feliciana Parish, leased for 15 years to Fluidstack with a financial backstop from Google.
Power330MW reported · stated
Site611acres
IT load245MW
Who is behind it
ProjectHut 8 River Bend campus
Developer and teamHut 8
End userNot named in the text of Hut 8's release, which names Fluidstack as tenant; the web page title of the release names Anthropic
The record, newest first
Hut 8 announced a 15-year, 245 MW lease at the campus to Fluidstack, with Google backing the lease payments, and said Entergy Louisiana would supply 330 MW at first. (Hut 8 (news release), Dec. 17, 2025)
The parish Planning and Zoning Commission voted in favor of a zoning change for the 611-acre site (reported; vote count not given). (The Advocate (via GovTech), Jan. 7, 2025)
Conflicts and open questions
- No parish or Public Service Commission record for this campus was reviewed; the zoning vote and site size are as reported.
The full record
- Status note
- Hut 8 said the first data hall would be finished and commissioned in the second quarter of 2027.
- Power note
- 330 MW of utility capacity and 245 MW of IT load in the first phase (Hut 8); the company says the campus could add up to about 1,000 MW more of each if power is expanded. Earlier reporting (January 2025) gave 300 MW for the first phases and more than 1,000 MW in the long run.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)