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Colchis is a real and materially advanced proposed 1 GW HPC/AI campus — but not yet an approved or under-construction facility. Cipher Digital Inc. (renamed from Cipher Mining Feb 20, 2026) controls Colchis LLC at 76% actual ownership (not the often-repeated ~95%, which is a conditional future figure), has funded deposits, holds site control near AEP's Red Creek substation, and has a fully executed 1-GW AEP Direct Connect Agreement. The decisive unresolved issue is ERCOT's Batch Zero large-load process: Cipher's own disclosures make the 1,000 MW capacity and 2028 date expressly conditional on it, and no classification existed as of the Jul 29, 2026 research cutoff. No Colchis tenant has been announced.
Colchis is a real and materially advanced proposed high-performance-computing and artificial-intelligence data center campus, but it is not yet an approved or under-construction 1-gigawatt facility. Cipher Digital Inc. controls the project through Colchis LLC, has funded required development deposits, has site control near AEP's Red Creek substation, and has a fully executed 1-GW direct-connect agreement with AEP. The decisive unresolved issue is ERCOT's new large-load Batch Zero process. Cipher's own disclosures make the proposed 1,000-MW capacity and 2028 energization date expressly subject to that process.
Strongest public evidence of commitment: Cipher acquired 53% of Colchis LLC in October 2025, became managing member, and increased its actual ownership to 76% by March 31, 2026 through additional capital contributions; Cipher recorded $56.6 million of acquired “strategic contracts” associated with Colchis (an accounting value for development rights, not a land price or total cost); the project has a fully executed 1-GW Direct Connect Agreement with AEP, under which AEP is to construct a dual interconnection facility; Cipher says all necessary deposits have been funded and the land is secured.
Largest remaining uncertainties: no ERCOT Batch Zero classification or final load allocation had been made public by the research cutoff; no tenant or executed Colchis lease has been disclosed (Cipher's AWS, Fluidstack/Google, and third-hyperscaler leases concern other campuses); no public campus plan, building count, square footage, cooling design, water source, construction contractor, budget, job estimate, or groundbreaking date was located; no Colchis-specific TCEQ/EPA environmental record, local incentive agreement, or construction permit was located.
Bottom line: Colchis should be tracked as a credible 1-GW proposed HPC/AI campus with substantial site-control and interconnection work completed — not as a fully permitted, financed, tenanted, or construction-ready development. The next major public milestones are Cipher's Aug 4, 2026 business update and ERCOT's expected Aug 7, 2026 Batch Zero classification notices.
| Field | Best-supported public information | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Formal project name | Colchis / Colchis Site | High |
| Development entity | Colchis LLC, a Delaware LLC and consolidated Cipher subsidiary/JV | High |
| Controlling developer | Cipher Digital Inc. (Nasdaq: CIFR), formerly Cipher Mining Inc. | High |
| Cipher's actual ownership | 53% acquired Oct 2025; increased to 76% as of Mar 31, 2026 | High |
| Publicized future ownership | ~95% under assumed future HPC lease/development terms — conditional, not current | High |
| Minority partner | Not disclosed by Cipher | High |
| Tenant | None publicly identified for Colchis | High |
| Planned capacity | 1,000 MW / 1 GW, subject to ERCOT batch study and allocation | High |
| Utility counterparty | American Electric Power / AEP Texas | High |
| Interconnection | Executed 1-GW Direct Connect Agreement; AEP to build a dual interconnection facility | High |
| ERCOT status | Submission/study ongoing; Cipher expects Batch Zero inclusion; no public classification as of Jul 29, 2026 | High |
| Target energization | 2028, expressly subject to the batch-study process | High |
| Land | ~620 acres under purchase options at YE2025; later materials say “secured” | High |
| Later land-record claim | Jun 2026 local records review reported four Tom Green CAD tracts; underlying records not independently retrieved | Medium/low |
| General location | Unincorporated Tom Green County NE of San Angelo, off/near City Farm Rd south of US 67 North, adjacent to Red Creek substation | High |
| Exact address/parcel map | Not publicly confirmed by Cipher | High |
| Construction status | No campus construction evidence located; interconnection work may proceed in parallel with ERCOT review | Medium/high |
| Capex, jobs, water/cooling, local incentives, environmental permits | Not disclosed / none located | High / Medium-high |
Confidence convention used throughout this report: High = primary company filing, official government/utility record, or multiple mutually consistent sources; Medium = credible local reporting or reasonable inference from primary records; Low = single secondary source, automated aggregator, or unverifiable claim.