Data center campus · off County Road 112, about 4 miles northwest of Afton, Dickens County, Texas
Galaxy Helios data center campus
Operating
as of July 9, 2026
A former bitcoin mining site in Dickens County that Galaxy is converting into a large AI campus leased to CoreWeave, with the first phase now in service. Also known as: Helios.
Power1,630MW reported · stated
Site2,200acres
IT load526MW
Who is behind it
ProjectGalaxy Helios data center campusAlso: Helios
Developer and teamGalaxy Digital
End userCoreWeave
The record, newest first
Galaxy said Phase I was finished, about 200 MW gross and 133 MW of IT load, all generating revenue from CoreWeave; Phase II (260 MW IT) was under construction for delivery starting in the first half of 2027. (KCBD (Galaxy news release), July 9, 2026)
Permit filings for three more buildings (Helios 2, 3 and 4) put the second-phase cost at about $3.5 billion. (KTSM 9 News, March 19, 2026)
ERCOT approved about 830 MW more for the site, bringing approved capacity to over 1.6 GW, according to KTSM. (KTSM 9 News, March 19, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
- Galaxy states 1.63 GW of approved power with potential to reach 3.6 GW; 526 MW of IT load is committed to CoreWeave across Phases I-III.
- Coordinates approximate from the reported location near Afton.
- Galaxy took over the site from a bitcoin miner in 2022 (KTSM).
The full record
- Status note
- Phase I in service for CoreWeave; Phase II under construction.
- Evidence
- Primary public records
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)