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PowerPlay AI / Sharon AI Abilene Campus

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Greater Abilene 400 MW behind-the-meter JV
Pre-construction

A 400 MW behind-the-meter, gas-fired AI campus JV in the Greater Abilene area, PowerPlay AI developing alongside Nasdaq-listed neocloud Sharon AI, distinct from the tracked stargate-abilene and crusoe-microsoft-abilene sites. County and exact site undisclosed; IPP selection and gas service agreements still in progress as of announcement.

400 MWPlanned powerInitial 400 MW behind-the-meter, targeted 2028 delivery, forward-looking, JV just entered execution phase
Developer
PowerPlay AI, in joint venture with Sharon AI (NASDAQ: SHAZ)
Owner
PowerPlay AI / Sharon AI JV
Tenant
TBD: JV positions the site for future hyperscaler/large-AI-operator agreements, none named
Power source
Behind-the-meter natural gas; IPP not yet selected; site chosen for existing gas infrastructure and adjacent fiber
Cooling
Not disclosed
Compute
TBD
Construction start
TBD
Est. completion
Targeted 2028
Grid strategy
Behind-the-meter gas
Nearest city
Abilene area (exact site undisclosed)
Announced
2026-07-20