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Hut 8 River Bend AI Data Center Campus vs Delta Forge 1

Two Louisiana AI data center projects, compared on operator, parish, status, focus, and what to watch next. Click into either project for full detail and source citations.

AttributeHut 8 River Bend AI Data Center CampusDelta Forge 1
OperatorHut 8Applied Digital
ParentHut 8 Corp.Applied Digital Corporation
ParishWest Feliciana ParishRapides Parish (near Boyce)
StatusUnder construction — Phase I lease signed and water infrastructure committedUnder construction — Delta Forge 1 broke ground in January 2026
CategoryAI digital infrastructure campusAI compute & high-performance computing
SummaryHut 8's River Bend campus pairs a 245 MW Phase I AI lease with a longer runway toward 1 GW of potential utility capacity in West Feliciana Parish. Public company materials frame it as a $10B-class campus with 2027 delivery still dependent on infrastructure execution.Louisiana Economic Development announced Delta Forge 1 as a $3.6 billion Rapides Parish AI factory build. Applied Digital describes 430 MW of total utility power, up to 300 MW of critical IT load, and initial operations targeted for mid-2027. Local reporting documented Project Lightning as an internal development codename; LouisianAI retains it in the stable legacy slug.
Why it mattersKey watch items are Entergy service milestones, Hut 8's $16M parish water-system expansion, closed-loop cooling claims, and how much of the 1 GW potential becomes commercialized beyond the 245 MW initial lease.Watch Cleco delivery work, any project-specific LPSC proceedings, and the unresolved site-size scopes: Applied Digital has described more than 500 and more than 600 acres, while Louisiana's rollout describes approximately 300 acres for the two initial facilities.
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