Being built
Cipher Stingray AI data center for Amazon (Andrews)
Also called: Stingray, Stingray Compute
Cipher is building a 100-megawatt AI data center at Andrews for Amazon. It is paid for with $810 million in bonds and should open in spring 2027.
Where things stand: Earthwork and underground electrical work underway in mid-2026. Rent from Amazon is set to start in April 2027.
🕒 Latest update (Aug 4, 2026): Cipher said grading, pad work and underground electrical work were underway.
What we know
- 📍 WhereAndrews area (the company says 'Andrews, TX'; exact site and city-limits status not published), Unincorporated Andrews County, Andrews County
- 🏢 CompanyCipher Digital (formerly Cipher Mining)
- 🏛️ Owned byCipher Digital Inc.
- 👤 Built forAmazon Web Services (15-year lease)
- ⚡ Power it needs100 megawatts (about as much as 80,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromTexas power grid (ERCOT); conditional approval for up to 100 megawatts
- 💵 Cost$810 million
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Where exactly is the site, and is it inside Andrews city limits? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water will it use? 🙋 I'll find out
- Did Andrews County give a tax break? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- June 2026Cipher announced a 15-year lease with Amazon for a 100-megawatt data center at Andrews and sold $810 million in bonds to build it.
- Aug 4, 2026Cipher said grading, pad work and underground electrical work were underway.
🛰️ See it from above
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RecentRecent
We only know the town, so this shows the town center, not the exact site. Photos: USGS The National Map.
Where this comes from
- Stingray Compute presentation (8-K exhibit 99.1) · Cipher Digital / SEC EDGAR · June 2026
- Cipher Digital Q2 2026 business update · Cipher Digital / SEC EDGAR · Aug 4, 2026
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