# Project Merlin (Helios II) > Proposed: a 3500 MW data center in McLennan County, Texas, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (2 sources). Sources and dates on every fact. Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/project-merlin-helios-ii-tx-dc_015ef3329db4 Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/project-merlin-helios-ii-tx-dc_015ef3329db4.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records Galaxy Digital has proposed a 3500 MW data center in McLennan County, Texas (proposed). 2 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Nov 2, 2026) ## Facts - **Operator:** Galaxy Digital (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Stage:** Proposed (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Reported capacity:** 3500 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 26, 2026) - **Capacity as the sources range:** 74 to 3500 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Reported investment:** $400.0M (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Announced:** Jun 25, 2026 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 26, 2026) - **Expected completion:** 2028 (Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **City:** McGregor (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **County:** McLennan (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **State:** Texas (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026) - **Location precision:** Street address reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Community response:** Local opposition reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **AI workload:** AI or machine-learning workload reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Facility type:** AI data center (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) ## What each source reports | Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Compute Atlas | Project Merlin (Helios II) | Proposed | 3500 MW | | Server Country | Galaxy Project Merlin McGregor Data Center | Proposed | 74 MW | ## Questions this page answers ### Is Project Merlin (Helios II) under construction? No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Jul 26, 2026) and Server Country (Sep 24, 2026) report it as proposed. ### Who is building Project Merlin (Helios II)? Galaxy Digital is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### When is Project Merlin (Helios II) expected to finish? Server Country reports expected completion in 2028. That is a reported target, not a schedule. ### Which carriers serve Project Merlin (Helios II)? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on Project Merlin (Helios II) get paid sooner? The owner pays the general contractor, and the general contractor pays its subcontractors. Once your customer approves your invoice, certify it with Kapwork. Funders compete to fund it, so you don't wait for the payment date. Free for businesses. Kapwork doesn't lend and doesn't contact your customer. ## Latest updates - [Expected completion reported](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/). Reported for 2028. - **Jun 25, 2026:** [Reported as announced](https://theenergymag.com/news/2026-06-25/galaxy-digital-ai-data-center-mcgregor-texas) - **Jun 24, 2026:** [Reported as announced](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) ## Related records - [Galaxy Helios Data Center Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/galaxy-helios-data-center-campus-tx-dc_6400c05de0d7): Same operator - [1102 McKinzie LLC Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/1102-mckinzie-llc-data-center-tx-dc_0127bf1ca258): Same state - [1242 McKinzie LLC Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/1242-mckinzie-llc-data-center-tx-dc_aede5bcddc97): Same state - [3301 Hibbetts Road Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/3301-hibbetts-road-data-center-tx-dc_a9c987c3868f): Same state - [AUS 01 02 03 Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aus-01-02-03-data-center-tx-dc_c2ec9cede7ed): Same state - [AUS02 / Cedar Creek Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aus02-cedar-creek-campus-tx-dc_50d6bbdf6d66): Same state ## What this record does not show - This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-11-02. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record. - Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0) · Server Country, https://servercountry.org/data/ (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution. - An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. - Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity. ## Sources - [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://theenergymag.com/news/2026-06-25/galaxy-digital-ai-data-center-mcgregor-texas) · as of Jul 26, 2026 · record galaxy-digital-mcgregor-tx - [The Energy Mag (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://theenergymag.com/news/2026-06-25/galaxy-digital-ai-data-center-mcgregor-texas) · as of Jul 17, 2026 - [Data Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/galaxy-digital-eyes-second-texas-data-center-site-buys-land-outside-waco/) · as of Jul 17, 2026 - [Report cited by Compute Atlas](https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/mcgregor-residents-submit-petition-to-recall-mayor-over-data-center-water-concerns) · as of Jul 26, 2026 - [Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) · as of Sep 24, 2026 · record 1024 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/project-merlin-helios-ii-tx) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 1507318734260 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? 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