Soluna Acquires West Texas Wind Farm to Fuel 300MW AI Data Center Expansion
April 7, 2026
In a strategic move highlighting the intensifying link between energy assets and digital infrastructure, data center developer Soluna has acquired a 150-megawatt onshore wind farm in West Texas. The acquisition is a direct power play to fuel its planned 300MW data center campus, positioning the company to serve the soaring energy demands of high-performance computing and artificial intelligence workloads with dedicated renewable energy.
The company finalized the purchase of the Briscoe Wind Farm for $53 million. The facility, which features 81 turbines and was originally developed by renewable firm Juwi before being owned by asset manager Capital Dynamics Inc., has been operational since 2015. It is situated adjacent to Soluna's existing Project Dorothy data center sites, Dorothy 1 and Dorothy 2. The newly acquired power generation will serve as the cornerstone for the forthcoming Project Dorothy 3, a 300MW facility slated for development on a 300-acre parcel next to its siblings. The project is designed to be powered both by the wind farm and a firm grid connection.
Soluna's CEO, John Belizaire, described the deal as transformative. "Energy sovereignty is the key durable moat in the AI infrastructure race," Belizaire stated. "By owning the Briscoe Wind Farm, we have secured the cornerstone infrastructure needed to build an AI campus with up to 300MW of capacity. This acquisition delivers on our founding vision: building a utility-scale digital infrastructure company powered by its own renewable energy."
The acquisition significantly bolsters Soluna's operational footprint. The company, which began as a cryptocurrency miner leveraging renewable power, now reports a total operational capacity of 123MW across 11 data center sites in various stages of development. Its portfolio includes the 187MW Project Rosa in Texas, the 50MW Dorothy I and 48MW Dorothy II facilities, a 25MW site in Kentucky named Project Sophie, and the 2MW Grace site in Texas. While a firm timeline for the development of the 300MW Dorothy 3 has not been disclosed, the move signals a major scaling of its strategy to own and control the power supply for its data centers.
This transaction underscores a critical trend in the data center industry, where securing reliable, scalable, and often sustainable power sources has become a primary constraint and competitive advantage. By vertically integrating a substantial renewable energy asset, Soluna aims to mitigate grid dependency and power cost volatility for its future AI and computing clients, setting a template for infrastructure development in power-constrained regions.
Source: datacenterdynamics
