Soluna Holdings said on Sept. 8 that it energized the final 14 megawatts at Project Kati 1 in Texas. The step completes the 83 MW Bitcoin hosting site and brings total operating capacity to about 206 MW. It also closes phase one of a planned 166 MW computing campus.
Final 14 MW wraps phase one
Every phase of Kati 1 was delivered on schedule, the company said, and infrastructure costs stayed on budget. Energization started in February after ERCOT approval. The 48 MW Kati 1A section came online on April 1 and was filled by Galaxy Digital. The remaining 35 MW followed in stages through the summer.
Kati 1 is described 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 place. Equipment is being delivered and deployed, according to the update.
ERCOT status is conditional
Soluna also said the Electric Reliability Council of Texas conditionally classified the full Kati campus as Base Load in its Batch Zero interconnection process. That covers Kati 1 and the planned 83 MW Kati 2 expansion.
Batch Zero is ERCOT’s transitional review for large-load interconnection requests. Base Load status preserves interconnection capacity based on earlier study work, Soluna said. It also removes the project from further reliability evaluation and megawatt allocation inside that study.
The classification is not final. ERCOT is still verifying details and can remove an applicant that does not answer information requests. Soluna said it is taking part in that process and expects the full 166 MW campus to be confirmed. For now, that is a company expectation, not a completed regulatory decision.
Kati 2 targets AI and HPC
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, placing computing demand next to wind generation instead of waiting on new transmission infrastructure.
The project shows 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 approach differs. Kati 1 remains dedicated to Bitcoin hosting, while Kati 2 is the proposed AI-focused expansion.
