Soluna Holdings said on Sept. 8 that it energized the final 14 megawatts at Project Kati 1 in Texas. That completes the 83 MW Bitcoin hosting site. The milestone lifts the company’s total operating capacity to about 206 MW. It also closes the first phase of a planned 166 MW computing campus.
Final 14 MW brings Kati 1 online
Soluna said each phase of Kati 1 was delivered on schedule, and infrastructure costs stayed on budget. Energization began in February after ERCOT approval. The 48 MW Kati 1A section was completed on April 1 and filled by Galaxy Digital. The remaining 35 MW came online in stages through the summer.
The company describes Kati 1 as a Bitcoin hosting facility powered by the Las Majadas wind project in Willacy County. A co-mining agreement with Bitdeer, announced in August, is now being put into practice. Equipment is being delivered and deployed, according to the project update.
ERCOT status is conditional
Soluna also said the Electric Reliability Council of Texas conditionally classified the entire Kati campus as Base Load in its Batch Zero interconnection process. That designation covers Kati 1 and the planned 83 MW Kati 2 expansion.
Batch Zero is ERCOT’s transitional review for large-load interconnection requests. Soluna said Base Load status preserves interconnection capacity based on earlier study work. It also removes the project from further reliability evaluation or megawatt allocation within that study.
The classification is not final. ERCOT is still conducting verification. The grid operator can remove an applicant that does not answer its information requests. Soluna said it is taking part in that process and expects the full 166 MW campus to be confirmed. That outcome is a company expectation, not a completed regulatory determination. I think that distinction matters for anyone tracking the project’s risk profile.
Kati 2 targets AI and high-performance computing
Kati 2 is planned as a second 83 MW phase for artificial intelligence and high-performance computing. Soluna says the campus is built behind the meter, colocating computing demand with wind generation rather than relying on new transmission infrastructure.
The plan reflects how operators are splitting power capacity between Bitcoin mining and AI workloads. BlockchainReporter recently covered Hyperscale Data’s decision to stop Bitcoin mining at a Michigan site before a planned AI deployment. Soluna’s model differs. Kati 1 remains dedicated to Bitcoin hosting, while Kati 2 is the proposed AI-focused expansion. For now, the near-term story is simple: the first Kati phase is energized, and the bigger campus still depends on ERCOT’s next steps.
