Built & running
Cipher Black Pearl AI data center for Amazon (near Wink)
Also called: Black Pearl, Cipher Black Pearl LLC
Cipher turned its bitcoin mining site near Wink into an AI data center for Amazon. The first part opened in August 2026, and the rest is being built.
Where things stand: First part opened for Amazon in August 2026. More data halls are still being built.
🕒 Latest update (Aug 2026): First data center space was handed over to Amazon and rent began.
What we know
- 📍 WhereAbout 75 acres near Wink, Unincorporated Winkler County, Winkler County
- 🏢 CompanyCipher Digital (formerly Cipher Mining)
- 🏛️ Owned byCipher Digital Inc.
- 👤 Built forAmazon Web Services (15-year lease)
- 🌳 Size75 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs300 megawatts (about as much as 240,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromTexas power grid (ERCOT); approved for 300 megawatts
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- How much water does the site use? 🙋 I'll find out
- Did Winkler County give a tax break? 🙋 I'll find out
- Does the site have backup diesel generators, and how many? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Dec 2023Cipher took over a land lease of about 75 acres in Winkler County to build a data center.
- Oct 2025Cipher signed a 15-year lease with Amazon Web Services for about 300 megawatts of AI data center space at the site, which had been a bitcoin mine.
- Aug 2026First data center space was handed over to Amazon and rent began.
🛰️ See it from above
An aerial photo of the area.
We only know the town, so this shows the town center, not the exact site. Photos: USGS The National Map.
Where this comes from
- Cipher Digital Form 10-K for 2025 · Cipher Digital / SEC EDGAR · Feb 24, 2026
- Cipher Digital Q2 2026 business update · Cipher Digital / SEC EDGAR · Aug 4, 2026
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