Cryptomining and data center developer Soluna has acquired a 150MW onshore wind farm in West Texas to power its planned 300MW Project Dorothy 3 site.

The company acquired the Briscoe Wind Farm for $53 million, which is located adjacent to its Project Dorothy sites, where it currently operates two data centers, Dorothy 1 and Dorothy 2.

The third facility, Dorothy 3, is slated for development on a 300-acre land parcel located next to the other two facilities. The project is expected to be powered both by the wind farm and through a firm grid connection.

The Briscoe Wind Farm comprises 81 turbines and was developed by renewable firm Juwi. It was brought online back in 2015, and according to recent records, was owned by private asset management firm Capital Dynamics Inc.

“This closing is a transformative step in Soluna’s evolution,” said John Belizaire, CEO of Soluna.

“Energy sovereignty is the key durable moat in the AI infrastructure race. By owning the Briscoe Wind Farm, we have secured the cornerstone infrastructure needed to build an AI campus with up to 300MW of capacity. This acquisition delivers on our founding vision: building a utility-scale digital infrastructure company powered by its own renewable energy,” he continued.

According to the company, the data center will support high-performance computing and generative AI workloads. A firm timeline for its development has not been shared.

Soluna is a cryptocurrency mining firm that utilizes renewable energy projects as its primary power source. The company has a total operational capacity of 123MW and 11 data center sites in various stages of development.

This includes the 187MW Project Rosa site in Texas; the 50MW Dorothy I A and B, as well as 48MW Dorothy II, again in Texas; Project Sophie, a 25MW data center in Kentucky; and the 2MW Grace site in Texas.