Helios facility
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The Helios facility is a 200 MW Bitcoin mining facility located in Dickens County, Texas, USA. It is owned and operated by Argo Blockchain through its US extension, Argo Innovation Facilities US, Inc.
Location
The map below shows the location of the Argo Blockchain Helios facility near Afton, Texas, United States.
Background
The facility utilizes the Cottonwood electrical substation, located adjacent to the property and connected to the 150 MW McAdoo Wind Farm, to power approximately 55,000 mining rigs.[1][2] Argo Blockchain purchased 160 acres of private ranch land for new construction of the facility, which includes a 125,000 square foot building and associated electrical infrastructure.[3] It is Argo Blockchain's flagship mining facility; the company is based in the United Kingdom and has two other data centers globally. It was completed in Spring 2022.
Project Details
- Power usage (MW): 200
- Owner: Argo Innovation Facilities US, Inc
- Parent: Argo Blockchain
- Location: 984 Co Rd 112, Afton, TX 79220
- Coordinates: 33.7814083, -100.8790507
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Argo Blockchain - West Texas Green Power". YouTube. 11/3/2021. Retrieved 6/16/2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help)CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "New bitcoin mining facility already boosting economy in Dickens County". KCBD. 5/5/2022. Retrieved 6/16/2022.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|access-date=and|date=(help) - ↑ "A bit of investment: Cryptocurrency mining facility debuts in West Texas". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. 5/7/2022. Retrieved 6/16/2022.
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