A data center infrastructure developer tapped Fluor to build three data center buildings in the Bluegrass State, according to a Nov. 4 news release.
Terawulf, an Easton, Maryland-based company, awarded Fluor a definitive engineering, procurement and construction contract for the Justified Data Campus in Hawesville, Kentucky. Early construction work has already begun, according to the announcement.
Fluor had secured a limited notice to proceed on the data center project in March, which covered master planning and preconstruction services. In August, state utility regulators approved an electric-service agreement for the $4 billion campus, Engineering News-Record reported.
Fluor’s expanded scope includes testing and commissioning, according to a separate Nov. 4 release from Terawulf. Phased ready-for-service completions are expected to begin in late 2027 and continue through the second quarter of 2028, according to the data center developer.
“Fluor gives us the ability to scale execution without building a global engineering and construction organization internally,” said Paul Prager, chairman and CEO of TeraWulf, in the release. “Their engineering depth, procurement capabilities and access to skilled labor complement our team’s decades of experience developing energy infrastructure.”
In addition to the award, TeraWulf secured credit support from Google for debt financing at the campus, where AI company Anthropic has about $19 billion in contracted lease commitments. Together, the agreements increase the company’s construction execution capacity, according to the TeraWulf release.
“Cost of capital is fundamental to infrastructure development,” said Patrick Fleury, chief financial officer at TeraWulf, in the announcement. “Strong investment-grade credit support strengthens the project’s financing profile.”
Fluor did not disclose the contract value. The company expects to recognize the award in the fourth quarter once it finalizes pricing for the first two buildings, according to Fluor.
