Soluna Project Kati — Willacy County wind-powered data center
Confirmed RGV data-center record: 166 MW Project Kati in Willacy County with energization and AI/HPC expansion watch items.
Project lifecycle
Current stage is based on the reviewed record and may change as new filings become public.
Soluna describes Project Kati as a 166 MW wind-powered data-center campus in Willacy County, with a first 83 MW phase and AI/HPC expansion potential; Soluna also filed an SEC exhibit on Kati 1 energization.
This adds a clear Rio Grande Valley data-center record and shows how renewable-heavy and crypto/AI computing projects are reaching rural South Texas.
ERCOT or utility interconnection records, TCEQ air/generator or water records, county agenda items, tax/incentive agreements, and additional Soluna SEC filings.
How will Willacy County, local utilities and regional infrastructure absorb a large compute load tied to wind power, substations, roads and future AI/HPC demand?
County and utility coordination, road access, emergency services, abatements or development agreements, TCEQ permits, and regional water/power planning.
No hearing deadline listed here — check county, utility, ERCOT and TCEQ records
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TGW Insights
- Confirmed RGV data-center record: 166 MW Project Kati in Willacy County with energization and AI/HPC expansion watch items.
- Current stage: Groundbreaking / energization phase. Confidence label: Confirmed public record.
- The next useful evidence is likely to appear through ercot or utility interconnection records, tceq air/generator or water records, county agenda items, tax/incentive agreements, and additional soluna sec filings.
This page summarizes the reviewed source. The source confirms only the facts stated in the record; later permits, agreements, construction, performance, or impacts require separate evidence.
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Confirmed RGV data-center record: 166 MW Project Kati in Willacy County with energization and AI/HPC expansion watch items.
Questions we’re watching
- How will Willacy County, local utilities and regional infrastructure absorb a large compute load tied to wind power, substations, roads and future AI/HPC demand?
- Which of the next expected records—eRCOT or utility interconnection records, TCEQ air/generator or water records, county agenda items, tax/incentive agreements, and additional Soluna SEC filings.—will provide the clearest confirmation or change in status?
- What public costs, infrastructure commitments or community benefits are documented as the project advances?
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What changed
This record was last reviewed on 2026-07-05. Current watch status: Active watch.
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Source
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