Project Merlin (Helios II)
Galaxy Digital has proposed a 3500 MW data center in McLennan County, Texas (proposed). 2 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker.
- Capacity
- 3500 MW
- Investment
- $400M
- Expected completion
- 2028
Who's on this build
Named in the cited sources. No source reports who builds it.
- Other Galaxy Digital builds
Operator
Galaxy Digital
Schedule
Dates as reported. Not a bid calendar. A planned date is not evidence that work occurred.
- in 2 yr
Expected completionPlanned
- Today
Proposed
Last material change Sep 24, 2026.
- 3 mo ago
Announced
- 3 mo ago
Event date: · First observed: Not reported
- 3 mo ago
Event date: · First observed: Not reported
Reported updates without an event date
Reported for 2028.
Event date: Not reported · First observed: Not reported
Record quality
- Datasets
- 2, figures differ
- Location
- Street address reported
- Summary
- From published records
- Source as of
- Last material change
Site and infrastructure
CA Compute AtlasSC Server CountryKW Kapwork Grow tracker record
Status
- Operator
- Galaxy Digital
- Stage
- Proposed
- Facility type
- AI data center
Scale
- Reported capacity
- 3500 MW
- Capacity as the sources range
- 74 to 3500 MW
- Reported investment
- $400M
Reported dates
- Announced
- 2026-06-25Reported date — see the source for the event evidenced.
- Expected completion
- 2028
Site
- City
- McGregor
- County
- McLennan
- State
- Texas
- Location precision
- Street address reported
- Community response
- Local opposition reported
Power and cooling
- AI workload
- AI or machine-learning workload reported
Sources, method and limits
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What each source reports
| Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compute Atlas | Project Merlin (Helios II) | Proposed | 3500 MW |
| Server Country | Galaxy Project Merlin McGregor Data Center | Proposed | 74 MW |
Sources and evidence
- CACompute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)As of: Jul 26, 2026 · Record: galaxy-digital-mcgregor-tx
- CAThe Energy Mag (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 17, 2026
- CAData Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)As of: Jul 17, 2026
- CAReport cited by Compute AtlasAs of: Jul 26, 2026
- SCServer Country project record (CC BY 4.0)As of: Sep 24, 2026 · Record: 1024
- KWKapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here (free account)As of: Sep 23, 2026 · Record: 1507318734260
Limitations and interpretation
- This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-09-23. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record.
- Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0) · Server Country, https://servercountry.org/data/ (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution.
- An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order.
- Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity.
Cite or correct this record
Kapwork Grow, “Project Merlin (Helios II)”, https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/project-merlin-helios-ii-tx-dc_015ef3329db4, materially updated Sep 24, 2026.
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An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. Capacity and dates are as reported by the cited sources. “Not reported” means missing information, not zero. Completed and withdrawn records can remain available as historical records.
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