Jacobs has received a sole-source EPCM contract from Hut 8 for its Beacon Point AI data center campus in Nueces County, Texas, designed for one gigawatt total capacity. The award follows Jacobs’ role at Hut 8’s Louisiana campus and includes digital twin technology to de-risk commissioning.
Jacobs has been awarded a sole-source engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract by Hut 8 to deliver a second U.S. AI data center campus Beacon Point located in Nueces County, Texas, according to official disclosures.
The multi-phase campus is designed to support one gigawatt of total capacity. The contract represents follow-on work to Jacobs’ previously announced EPCM role at Hut 8’s River Bend campus in Louisiana.
Jacobs will apply proven design elements from River Bend and deploy its data center digital twin to simulate critical assets, aiming to de-risk commissioning and reduce time to first revenue. Initial energization and commissioning are targeted for 2027. Hut 8’s interconnection agreement for full utility capacity allows for potential campus expansion.
This development matters because AI infrastructure demand is driving rapid data center build-outs, with speed and execution certainty as critical differentiators. Hut 8’s “power-first” greenfield development model prioritizes securing utility capacity before design.
Jacobs’ repeat selection underscores client confidence in its ability to deliver complex AI infrastructure. The use of digital twin technology helps simulate and optimize assets before physical commissioning, reducing delays. Industries impacted include data center construction, AI compute infrastructure, and EPCM services.
Regional stakeholders include Texas utility providers, Nvidia (a Jacobs partner in high-performance computing environments), and AI workload operators.
For investors, the contract signals continued momentum in AI-capacity real estate, though execution risks include supply chain lead times for specialized cooling and power equipment. Jacobs’ ENR recognition for Intel’s Fab 52 reinforces its technical credentials.
Jacobs is a global engineering, procurement, and construction management firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Hut 8 is an energy infrastructure platform focused on AI data centers and high-performance computing.
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