Built & running
Galaxy Helios AI data center campus for CoreWeave (near Afton)
Also called: Helios, Helios 2, 3 and 4
Galaxy turned a failed bitcoin mine near Afton into a big AI data center campus for CoreWeave. The first part opened in 2026, and three more buildings worth about $3.5 billion are planned. The site could grow past 1.6 gigawatts.
Where things stand: First phase opened for CoreWeave in mid-2026. Phase 2 is being built, with first halls due in the first half of 2027.
🕒 Latest update (July 9, 2026): Galaxy finished Phase I, handing about 200 megawatts of power to CoreWeave.
What we know
- 📍 Where984 County Road 112, near Afton, Unincorporated Dickens County, Dickens County
- 🏢 CompanyGalaxy Digital
- 🏛️ Owned byGalaxy Digital Inc.
- 👤 Built forCoreWeave (15-year leases)
- 🌳 Size2,200 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs1,600 megawatts (about as much as 1,280,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromTexas power grid (ERCOT) through AEP Texas and Wind Energy Transmission Texas. ERCOT approved more than 1.6 gigawatts.
❓ Still unanswered
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- How many permanent jobs are there? 🙋 I'll find out
🔎 What we checked
- Oct 7, 2026: We checked the site location: exact address found.
What happened so far
- 2022Galaxy took over the former bitcoin mining site.
- 2026State building filings showed three more buildings (Helios 2, 3 and 4) worth about $3.5 billion.
- Jan 15, 2026ERCOT approved another 830 megawatts, bringing the site's approved power to more than 1.6 gigawatts.
- July 9, 2026Galaxy finished Phase I, handing about 200 megawatts of power to CoreWeave.
🛰️ See it from above
An aerial photo of the area.
Photos: USGS The National Map.
Where this comes from
- Galaxy completes Phase I of its Helios data center campus, delivering 133 megawatts of critical IT load to CoreWeave · KCBD · July 10, 2026
- Galaxy completes ERCOT interconnection studies and secures approval for additional 830 megawatts at Helios · Galaxy (PR Newswire) · Jan 15, 2026
- Massive $3.5 billion expansion planned at AI data center in Dickens County · KTSM · 2026
- Census geocoder match for 984 County Road 112, Afton, TX 79220 · U.S. Census Bureau · Oct 7, 2026
- Galaxy Helios · Baxtel · Oct 7, 2026
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