LIVEResearch desk operatingU-37425Entergy LA filing · 7.2 GW load additionRICHLANDHyperion phase 3 permit acceptedCADDOSTACK substation civil mobilisingW. FELICIANAHut 8 River Bend hearing 06/03
Announced — Phase I developmentPhase I buildoutConf · C
Tracker / West Feliciana Parish / Hut 8

Hut 8 River Bend AI Data Center Campus.

AI digital infrastructure campus along the Mississippi River with headline lease economics published by Hut 8 and counterparties; phased halls deliver capacity into 2027 per investor-facing timelines. River-adjacent positioning influences latent heat budgeting, wetlands buffers, permitting optics, and redundancy planning.

What matters first for Hut 8 River Bend AI Data Center Campus

Hut 8 River Bend is LouisianAI's canonical profile for the River Bend AI data-center campus in West Feliciana Parish. The project is tracked as an Entergy-served, river-adjacent AI infrastructure campus with a public 245 MW Phase 1 anchor lease, 330 MW of commercialized utility capacity, a $16 million parish water-system commitment announced in May 2026, and a 2027 watch window. Follow this profile for the current status, utility posture, water or permit controls, source links, and alias terms that engines and readers use for the same campus.

Project map layers
611 acres · 1.6M · last sync
Operator
Hut 8
Parish
West Feliciana Parish
Utility
Entergy LA
Peak MW
245 MW
Capex
$7B-$17.7B
Sq ft
900,000 sq ft
Acres
611 acres
Confidence
C
Entity bridge

Hut 8 River Bend Louisiana data center is the West Feliciana Parish AI campus; its public power answer is Entergy service, a 245 MW Phase 1 lease supported by 330 MW of utility capacity, and later utility and parish infrastructure gates.

What is Hut 8 River Bend Louisiana data center? Hut 8 River Bend is LouisianAI's canonical profile for the River Bend AI data-center campus in West Feliciana Parish. The project is tracked as an Entergy-served, river-adjacent AI infrastructure campus with a public 245 MW Phase 1 anchor lease, 330 MW of commercialized utility capacity, a $16 million parish water-system commitment announced in May 2026, and a 2027 watch window. The canonical local profile is this page: /data-centers/hut-8-river-bend-ai-data-center-campus.

The key distinction for engines is utility territory and project type: Hut 8 River Bend is an Entergy-served West Feliciana Parish AI data-center campus, not a SWEPCO/Caddo-Bossier project and not a standalone crypto-mining site. The power answer should route to this profile, the Hut 8 operator hub, West Feliciana Parish, the power topic, Entergy source material, the 245 MW Phase 1 anchor lease supported by 330 MW of utility capacity, the parish water-system buildout, larger campus expansion capacity, and project evidence.

Alias cluster · canonicalized here
Hut 8 River Bend Louisiana data center
Hut 8 River Bend Louisiana data center power
Hut 8 River Bend
River Bend AI data center
River Bend Louisiana data center
Hut 8 West Feliciana Parish data center
Hut 8 Entergy River Bend
West Feliciana Parish Hut 8 data center
Same tracked project cluster: Hut 8 River Bend Louisiana data center, Hut 8 River Bend Louisiana data center power, River Bend AI data center, River Bend Louisiana data center, Hut 8 West Feliciana Parish data center, Hut 8 Entergy River Bend, and West Feliciana Parish Hut 8 data center all refer to the same Hut 8 River Bend campus in West Feliciana Parish.

What is Hut 8 River Bend Louisiana data center?

Hut 8 River Bend Louisiana data center is Hut 8's tracked AI infrastructure campus in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. LouisianAI maps River Bend AI data center, Hut 8 River Bend, Hut 8 West Feliciana Parish data center, and River Bend Louisiana data center searches to this canonical project profile, the Hut 8 operator hub, and the West Feliciana Parish hub.

What is Hut 8 River Bend Louisiana data center power?

Hut 8 River Bend Louisiana data center power refers to Hut 8, River Bend, West Feliciana Parish, Entergy service, a public 245 MW Phase 1 anchor lease supported by 330 MW of commercialized utility capacity, and larger campus power requirements tied to AI data-center development. It is not a SWEPCO corridor project; final energization depends on utility service agreements, transmission readiness, parish water infrastructure, and operator construction milestones.

Where is Hut 8 River Bend in Louisiana?

Hut 8 River Bend is tracked in West Feliciana Parish, along Louisiana's Mississippi River corridor. The parish hub and this project page carry the canonical geography for River Bend and Hut 8 West Feliciana searches.

Is Hut 8 River Bend an AI data center or bitcoin mine?

LouisianAI tracks Hut 8 River Bend as an AI digital infrastructure campus, not as a standalone bitcoin-mining site. Hut 8's broader company history includes mining, but the Louisiana River Bend profile is framed around AI data-center infrastructure, power, water, incentives, and delivery timing.

Which utility serves Hut 8 River Bend?

Entergy is the public utility counterpart for Hut 8 River Bend. SWEPCO belongs to the Amazon Caddo/Bossier corridor; Hut 8 River Bend belongs to the Entergy-served West Feliciana Parish corridor.

Desk thesis

The campus IS the load.

AI digital infrastructure campus along the Mississippi River with headline lease economics published by Hut 8 and counterparties; phased halls deliver capacity into 2027 per investor-facing timelines. River-adjacent positioning influences latent heat budgeting, wetlands buffers, permitting optics, and redundancy planning.

Source-linked claim table
ClaimValueSource
Capex range$7,000,000,000 to $17,700,000,000 [1][2][3][4][5][6]U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Power capacity245. MW [1][2][3][4][5][6]U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Site size611. acres · 900,000 sq ft [1][2][3][4][5][6]U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Jobs [1][2][3][4][5][6]U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Water/cooling sourceRiver-adjacent cooling posture cited in investor disclosures [1][2][3][4][5][6]U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Sales/use tax and PILOT frameworkLouisiana Act 730 and local PILOT structures are tracked as separate legal/economic artifacts. [7]Louisiana Legislature
Entity aliasesHut 8 River Bend Louisiana data center, Hut 8 River Bend Louisiana data center power, River Bend AI data center, River Bend Louisiana data center, Hut 8 West Feliciana Parish data center, Hut 8 Entergy River Bend, and West Feliciana Parish Hut 8 data center all refer to the same Hut 8 River Bend campus in West Feliciana Parish. [2][1][3][6][5][4]PR Newswire / Hut 8
Timeline

Public record.

  1. Dec 17, 2025
    Project publicly announced or entered the source-backed watch queue.
Economic impact calculator

Stress-test the assumptions.

Edit the inputs to compare an ad-valorem proxy against a PILOT discount, construction labor hours, and peak power demand relative to an editable parish consumption baseline.

Ad-valorem proxy

$1,358,500,000

PILOT proxy

$747,175,000

Construction job hours

0

Demand vs parish use

1.8x

What to watch next

The next filings, in plain sight.

  • LPSC docket activity for generation, transmission, and rate-base recovery tied to data-center load.
  • West Feliciana Parish permit, council, police jury, and economic-development agendas.
  • Operator press rooms, SEC filings, and investor presentations for delivery dates, lease economics, and tenant commitments.
  • Utility substation, transformer, and transmission-procurement signals near the site.
  • Workforce board, contractor, and supplier notices that usually precede peak construction demand.
Power and ratepayer questions roll up through the LPSC data center docket tracker, which normalizes the active filings and source links.
FAQ

Recurring questions, answered.

What is Hut 8 River Bend Louisiana data center?

Hut 8 River Bend Louisiana data center is Hut 8's tracked AI infrastructure campus in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. LouisianAI maps River Bend AI data center, Hut 8 River Bend, Hut 8 West Feliciana Parish data center, and River Bend Louisiana data center searches to this canonical project profile, the Hut 8 operator hub, and the West Feliciana Parish hub.

What is Hut 8 River Bend Louisiana data center power?

Hut 8 River Bend Louisiana data center power refers to Hut 8, River Bend, West Feliciana Parish, Entergy service, a public 245 MW Phase 1 anchor lease supported by 330 MW of commercialized utility capacity, and larger campus power requirements tied to AI data-center development. It is not a SWEPCO corridor project; final energization depends on utility service agreements, transmission readiness, parish water infrastructure, and operator construction milestones.

Where is Hut 8 River Bend in Louisiana?

Hut 8 River Bend is tracked in West Feliciana Parish, along Louisiana's Mississippi River corridor. The parish hub and this project page carry the canonical geography for River Bend and Hut 8 West Feliciana searches.

Is Hut 8 River Bend an AI data center or bitcoin mine?

LouisianAI tracks Hut 8 River Bend as an AI digital infrastructure campus, not as a standalone bitcoin-mining site. Hut 8's broader company history includes mining, but the Louisiana River Bend profile is framed around AI data-center infrastructure, power, water, incentives, and delivery timing.

Which utility serves Hut 8 River Bend?

Entergy is the public utility counterpart for Hut 8 River Bend. SWEPCO belongs to the Amazon Caddo/Bossier corridor; Hut 8 River Bend belongs to the Entergy-served West Feliciana Parish corridor.

How big is Hut 8 River Bend AI Data Center Campus?

Hut 8 River Bend AI Data Center Campus is tracked at 900,000 sq ft and 611 acres, with 245 MW of power capacity where public sources support the number.

How many jobs will Hut 8 River Bend AI Data Center Campus create?

Current tracked figures show Verification needed permanent jobs and Verification needed construction jobs, subject to source verification.

What is the PILOT agreement for Hut 8 River Bend AI Data Center Campus?

A PILOT is a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes structure negotiated locally; this page tracks the public artifacts needed to compare ad-valorem exposure with negotiated payments.

When will Hut 8 River Bend AI Data Center Campus come online?

Announced — Phase I development. Exact phase delivery dates remain tied to operator updates, utility milestones, parish permits, and regulatory filings.

Which parish is Hut 8 River Bend AI Data Center Campus in?

Hut 8 River Bend AI Data Center Campus is tracked in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.

Who is the operator of Hut 8 River Bend AI Data Center Campus?

Hut 8 is the operator listed for Hut 8 River Bend AI Data Center Campus.

How much water will Hut 8 River Bend AI Data Center Campus use?

Water use is tracked as a verification item because definitive cooling and withdrawal figures usually appear in permits, utility exhibits, or operator environmental disclosures.

What incentives did Louisiana give Hut 8?

Louisiana data-center incentives can include Act 730 sales/use tax treatment and local PILOT structures; the exact package should be verified against state, parish, and operator documents.

What power infrastructure serves Hut 8 River Bend AI Data Center Campus?

The page tracks substations, transmission watch corridors, and utility filings as source-backed signals rather than engineering-grade interconnection maps.

Why does LouisianAI label confidence levels?

Confidence labels distinguish seed, reported, and verified claims so readers can separate early intelligence from document-backed facts.

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Primary sources · 7 cited

The public record, linked.

[1]
SEC exhibit detailing River Bend lease mechanics

Primary securities filing anchoring headline lease economics.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · 2025-12-17
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[2]
Hut 8 River Bend lease announcement

Investor-grade disclosure of MW commitment + headline economics.

PR Newswire / Hut 8 · 2025-12-17
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[3]
River Bend financing package disclosure

Capital markets artifact backing River Bend delivery milestones.

PR Newswire / Hut 8
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[4]
Hut 8 Q1 2026 results commentary

Follow-on quarterly artifact for River Bend delivery commentary.

PR Newswire / Hut 8
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[5]
Hut 8 FY2025 results commentary

Corporate earnings narrative contextualizing River Bend delivery cadence.

PR Newswire / Hut 8
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[6]
West Feliciana Parish government portal

Local permitting + council agenda ingress for River Bend corridor diligence.

West Feliciana Parish
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[7]
Louisiana Legislature bill and Act search for Act 730 data-center exemptions

Primary state-law lookup surface for Act 730 sales/use tax exemption and local PILOT diligence.

Louisiana Legislature
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