Soluna Project Kati campus
Soluna's wind-powered campus in Willacy County opened its first phase as a bitcoin mining data center in February 2026, and the company plans a second, AI and HPC phase on the same site with Metrobloks. Also known as: Kati 1, Kati 2.
Who is behind it
Metrobloks (Kati 2 joint venture) (through Soluna MB KK II JVCo, LLC)
The record, newest first
Soluna reported 69 MW of Kati 1 built, with the remaining 14 MW expected in August 2026. (Soluna Holdings, Inc. (SEC Form 10-Q), Aug. 13, 2026)
Soluna and a Metrobloks affiliate signed the joint venture agreement for Kati 2, an AI and HPC campus planned at about 100 MW of IT load in phase I and about 250 MW in phase II. (Soluna Holdings, Inc. (SEC Form 10-Q), Aug. 13, 2026)
Soluna began energizing Kati 1, an 83 MW bitcoin hosting phase powered by the adjacent wind farm. (Soluna Holdings (Business Wire), Feb. 10, 2026)
Construction started on the campus, which sits next to the Las Majadas wind project. (Soluna Computing, Nov. 17, 2025; The Texas Tribune (via KSAT), Oct. 21, 2025)
Soluna closed financing with Spring Lane Capital for the first 35 MW of Kati 1. (Soluna Holdings, Inc. (SEC Form 10-K), March 30, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
- Bitcoin mining data center (Kati 1); Kati 2 is planned for AI/HPC per Soluna's SEC filings.
- Texas Tribune reported the county judge cited taxable value as the main local benefit; no abatement was mentioned.
The full record
- Status note
- Kati 1 (83 MW, bitcoin hosting) began operating in February 2026, with 69 MW built by June 30, 2026 and the last 14 MW expected in August 2026; Kati 2 (AI/HPC) is in development.
- Power note
- 83 MW for Kati 1, plus Kati 2 planned at about 100 MW of critical IT load in phase I and about 250 MW in phase II under the Metrobloks joint venture (Q2 2026 10-Q). Earlier company materials described a 166 MW campus in two 83 MW phases.
- Evidence
- Primary public records
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)