en.Wedoany.com Reported - Galaxy, a US digital asset and data center infrastructure company, has completed the first phase delivery of the Helios data center campus in West Texas, providing 133 MW of critical IT load to AI cloud service provider CoreWeave. This phase corresponds to approximately 200 MW of total power capacity, delivered under a 15-year lease agreement between the two parties, and has transitioned from the construction phase to the revenue-generating operational phase.
Helios was not originally a traditional cloud computing campus but rather a representative project shifting from high-energy computing facilities to AI and high-performance computing infrastructure. AI inference and training operations demand higher rack power, power stability, cooling systems, network access, and rapid scalability. Data centers are no longer just server hosting spaces but computing delivery platforms built around GPU clusters, power supply and distribution, heat dissipation, networking, and long-term leases.
By leasing the critical IT load of Helios Phase I, CoreWeave will gain access to large-scale power and facility resources tailored for AI workloads. For AI cloud providers, computing power constraints often stem not only from chips themselves but also from available data center power, construction timelines, deployment speed, and ongoing operational capabilities. The 133 MW critical IT load entering operational status means that related GPU clusters, server racks, and high-density computing equipment are now ready for further deployment.
Construction of Helios Phase II is also underway, with plans to add 260 MW of critical IT load, with data halls expected to begin delivery in the first half of 2027. Under current agreements, CoreWeave has committed to a total of 526 MW of critical IT load across Helios Phases I through III, corresponding to the campus's currently approved and contracted total power capacity of 800 MW. The lease term between the two parties is 15 years, with two five-year extension options.
This long-term lease structure is becoming an important model for AI data center construction. The data center developer is responsible for campus construction, power access, mechanical and electrical systems, and infrastructure delivery, while the AI cloud provider locks in long-term computing capacity and then offers GPU computing power to model training, inference services, enterprise AI applications, and developer platforms. After the completion of Helios Phase I, subsequent project construction will continue around Phase II civil works, structures, data halls, power supply and distribution systems, cooling systems, and equipment deployment conditions.
The core milestone of Galaxy's delivery is advancing Helios from a large-scale construction project to an operational AI computing infrastructure. Future campus expansion will focus on delivering the 260 MW critical IT load in Phase II, capacity integration in Phase III, the deployment pace of CoreWeave clusters, and the ongoing support of power, cooling, and network systems required for high-density AI server operations.
