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Hut 8: Illinois Project 4

HPC and cryptomine data center developer Hut 8 is expanding its operations, with a new project, Project 4, planned for Illinois.

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0.00 miles	Related Digital: Illinois Expansion
0.00 miles	Related Digital: Illinois	Related Digital is aiming to develop a 500-acre campus in Illinois.
9.90 miles	Western Hospitality: Pekin Tech park	Western Hospitality Partners (WHP) is advancing plans for a 321-acre data center campus in Pekin, Illinois, located just south of Peoria.
12.12 miles	Pearl Technology: Peoria

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Hut 8 is one of North America's oldest, largest and most innovative digital asset miners in the world. Hut has one of the highest installed capacity rates in the industry and is the largest holder of self-mined Bitcoin of publicly traded companies globally.

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Hut 8 Announces Four Data Center Projects across US

HPC and cryptomine data center developer Hut 8 this week announced plans to develop four new sites across the United States, totaling 1.53GW of capacity under development. The expansion sites range in scale from 50MW to 1GW of utility capacity across Louisiana, Texas, and Illinois. Hut 8 said ...

August 28, 2025

Hut 8 Corp

SunRocket Capital Funds $15m Solar and Storage Project in Illinois

US-based private lender SunRocket Capital has closed a $15 million financing package for a solar with battery storage project designed to provide power to the data center sector in Illinois.“SunRocket Capital is proud to facilitate the growth of renewable energy infrastructure that powers the ...

July 18, 2025

Illinois

Hut 8 Awarded Five-Year Capacity Contract for 310MW of Natural Gas Power in Ontario

Cryptomining and HPC firm Hut 8 has been awarded a five-year capacity contract with the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) for 310MW of natural gas generation assets. The portfolio is owned and operated by Far North Power Corp, a partnership between Hut 8 and Macquarie Equi...

July 03, 2025

Hut 8 Corp

Hut 8 Launches Cryptomine Data Center in Texas

Cryptomining and HPC data center firm Hut 8 Corp. has launched a Bitcoin mining data center in Texas which spans 162,000 sq ft (15,050 sqm) and will offer 205MW of capacity at full energization. Vega features a proprietary, rack-based, direct-to-chip liquid cooling system designed in-house by ...

July 02, 2025

Hut 8 Corp

MISO approves regional transmission plan

The Midcontinent Independent System Operator’s (MISO) board has approved a $21.9 billion long-range transmission plan. The new transmission lines will span 1,800 miles and include some that will connect directly to PJM Interconnection’s 765kV system in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. “The main t...

December 17, 2024

Illinois

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