TeraWulf Taps Fluor for Kentucky Data Campus
Fluor will build three data center buildings for the $4 billion Justified Data Campus in Hawesville, Kentucky, under a contract announced November 4.
Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Data Centers
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TeraWulf, an Easton, Maryland-based company, awarded engineering, procurement and construction firm Fluor a contract covering three data center buildings in Hawesville, Kentucky. Fluor did not disclose the contract value.
Why it matters
The project is a $4 billion campus with about $19 billion in contracted lease commitments from Anthropic, and Google has provided credit support for its debt financing. For Kentucky, it signals large-scale data center investment moving from approval to construction.
The campus covers three data center buildings within a $4 billion total value, with Anthropic holding about $19 billion in contracted lease commitments. Fluor has not disclosed the contract value, and pricing for the first two buildings is still being finalized.
The players
TeraWulf
TeraWulf is an Easton, Maryland-based company developing the Justified Data Campus in Kentucky.
Fluor
Fluor is a large engineering, procurement and construction firm serving major industrial and infrastructure projects.
Anthropic
Anthropic is an artificial intelligence company holding the largest contracted lease commitments at the campus.
Google is a technology company that provided credit support to TeraWulf for debt financing at the Kentucky campus.
The details
Fluor received a limited notice to proceed in March covering master planning and preconstruction services, and its scope was later expanded to include testing and commissioning. State utility regulators approved an electric-service agreement for the campus in August, and early construction work has begun on the site in Hawesville.
Timeline
March 2026: Fluor secured limited notice to proceed for master planning.
August 2026: State regulators approved the electric-service agreement for the campus.
November 4, 2026: TeraWulf and Fluor announced the EPC contract award.
Late 2027 through second quarter 2028: Phased ready-for-service completions are expected.
The Tech Race
The Hawesville campus follows a pattern in which AI developers such as Anthropic secure long-term data center capacity through large lease commitments before facilities are built. Its financing backed by Google credit support reflects how major tech firms are supporting infrastructure in the broader AI buildout.
For Kentucky residents, the campus represents a major new industrial project in Hawesville, with construction and eventual operations supported by a state-approved electric-service agreement. The buildout's timing through 2028 means local effects will be felt gradually over the next several years.
The takeaway
Large AI data center projects are increasingly secured through lease commitments and credit support before construction is complete, making contract timelines and utility approvals useful indicators of when capacity will come online. Readers tracking Kentucky's industrial development can watch the 2027 and 2028 completion milestones.
What happens next
Phased ready-for-service completions are expected to begin in late 2027 and continue through the second quarter of 2028, and Fluor expects to recognize the award in the fourth quarter once it finalizes pricing for the first two buildings.
Further reading
For related coverage of facilities like this, see Data Centers in Kentucky.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Construction Dive.
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