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BlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure Targets AI Data Centers With Power-First Growth Plan
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Power-first strategy: BlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure is targeting 40- to 90-megawatt AI data center projects with contracted power, aiming to deliver capacity roughly 12 to 14 months after signing a customer agreement. The company reports 120 megawatts under contract, plus additional projects in earlier stages.
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Nebius anchor project: The 12-year Nebius agreement for CLT1 is progressing through permitting and decommissioning, with the first data hall expected around August 2027 and the second around December 2027. AIB has secured production slots for critical equipment and is arranging project-level financing.
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Financing and expansion: AIB plans to limit shareholder dilution by funding CLT1 primarily with project debt and preferred equity; management estimates an 11%-plus yield on cost. The company is also advancing Texas projects DFW1 and DFW2, targeted for delivery by the end of 2027, and MSP1 for the first half of 2028.
BlockchAIn Digital Infrastructure (NYSEAMERICAN:AIB) outlined its strategy to develop AI-focused data center capacity, emphasizing power availability, long-term customer contracts and project-level financing during a virtual roadshow led by CEO Jerry Tang and CFO Jolienne Halisky.
Tang described the company as a provider of the electrical and cooling infrastructure that supports AI computing workloads, including those associated with platforms such as ChatGPT and Claude. The company seeks land with available power, develops facilities and leases capacity to AI companies and neocloud providers under long-term agreements.
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“We build the electrical cooling infrastructure behind the ChatGPT, behind the Claude, and other openeeks contracts exceeding 10 years
Power-First Development Strategy
Tang said securing electricity is the primary constraint in bringing AI computing capacity online. He said projects require an electrical service agreement, power purchase agreement or, in Texas, a facility-related power agreement before a site can be marketed to prospective tenants.
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AIB is focused on projects in the 40-megawatt to 90-megawatt range, which Tang characterized as “right-sized” developments. He said that focus can allow the company to deliver capacity within roughly 12 to 14 months after a contract is signed, compared with larger and more complex projects.
Source: finance.yahoo.com