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net -2.1 4.7 / 10Bitfarms clears Pennsylvania data center with $300M financing
Watch: Watch for first-phase energization updates by year-end — any delay would signal execution risk. Also track whether Bitfarms can attract anchor tenants or secure additional offtake agreements, which would validate the 500-megawatt expansion thesis and de-risk the $300 million investment.
Bitfarms secured a special exception permit from the Nesquehoning Planning Commission to build the Panther Creek AI/HPC data center complex in Pennsylvania. The project spans two phases with four 315,000-square-foot buildings in phase one across 90 acres. Bitfarms locked in $300 million in project-specific financing with $50 million already drawn, targeting first-phase energization by year-end and creating 297 local jobs.
The permit greenlighting removes a key regulatory hurdle for Bitfarms' largest infrastructure expansion. With PPL converting 60 megawatts to firm service and the campus designed for 500+ megawatts total, Panther Creek positions Bitfarms to capitalize on surging AI compute demand — a structural tailwind that's not priced as a given by the market yet.
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