Cipher McLennan

Project details

Capacity 500 MW reported. Status planned. City . County McLennan. State TX. Grid .

Overview

Data Center Dynamics reported on 8 June 2026 that more detail had emerged on Cipher Digital’s planned campus outside Waco, Texas, near Riesel in McLennan County. DCD said Cipher told KXXV it had acquired a large area of land near the Sandy Creek Power Plant and was still finalizing building plans depending on the end user. Precinct 2 Commissioner D.L. Wilson said Cipher had approached him about a proposed data center near Riesel. DCD said Cipher had previously mentioned a 500 MW McLennan development, and that the company’s then-latest investor presentation said land is secured with energization around 2028. Sandy Creek is a coal plant that entered operation in 2012–2013 and DCD said it was due to be offline until 2027 after a failure. Cipher’s 4 August 2026 business update lists McLennan at 500 MW gross, 2028 target, deposits funded, land secured, and Batch Zero studies submitted. Cipher’s infrastructure page repeats McLennan at 500 MW, 2028–29 estimated. InfraKey Lacy Lakeview is McLennan County’s other mapped campus, the Lacy Lakeview Data District, not this Riesel / Sandy Creek Cipher pin. DCD tied the Riesel land to Sandy Creek, a coal plant that entered service in 2012–2013 and was then expected offline until 2027. Cipher’s Q2 2026 exhibit and infrastructure table both carry McLennan at 500 MW with 2028 / 2028–29 energization, deposits funded, and Batch Zero studies in. InfraKey Lacy Lakeview is the other McLennan County pin.

The public map lists one map record, Cipher McLennan, 500 MW, planned. Reported campus capacity is 500 MW.

Map records

Map entries are not a physical building count; campus and building scope may differ across sources.

• Cipher McLennan | 500 MW | planned | 31.47659, -96.96122

Sources

• Cipher looks to build 500MW campus near coal plant outside Waco, Texas — Data Center Dynamics, retrieved 2026-09-01
• Cipher Digital Q2 2026 Business Update (SEC exhibit) — Cipher Digital, retrieved 2026-09-01
• Infrastructure — Cipher Digital, retrieved 2026-09-01
• Powered Lands data center map