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1606 Corp captive-biomass redevelopment (former Aspen Power plant)
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Phoenix-based 1606 Corp is acquiring a 132-acre parcel north of Lufkin (a decommissioned 55 MW woody-biomass power plant (former Aspen Power, to be operated by Sim Agro Inc.) plus an existing 50,000 sq ft warehouse) to run AI/HPC workloads on captive, behind-the-meter power, bypassing ERCOT interconnection delays.

55 MWPlanned power
Developer
1606 Corp (Phoenix-based)
Owner
1606 Corp
Tenant
AI and high-density computational workloads (unnamed)
Power detail
55 MW decommissioned woody-biomass power plant (former Aspen Power) to be redeveloped as dedicated behind-the-meter captive generation
Power source
Behind-the-meter captive power from the decommissioned 55 MW woody-biomass Aspen Power plant, redeveloped and operated by Sim Agro Inc.
Cooling
Not disclosed
Compute
AI and high-density computational workloads (unnamed tenant)
Construction start
Acquisition agreement signed Mar 17, 2026; target closing Oct 31, 2026 (extended from an earlier date due to ad valorem tax litigation)
Est. completion
Operational target early 2027 (~20 permanent technical positions projected)
Grid strategy
Off-grid
County
Angelina
Nearest city
Lufkin (north of city)
Announced
2026-02-17