SANDERSVILLE, Ga. (WJBF) — CleanSpark is preparing for a major change at its Sandersville campus as the company moves toward high-performance computing under a new multibillion-dollar agreement.
CleanSpark recently announced a 20-year lease with an unnamed global technology company for its Sandersville data center. The company says the agreement is expected to generate approximately $6.6 billion in contracted revenue over its initial term.
The identity of the new tenant remains confidential. CleanSpark representative Harry Sudock said the company is respecting the tenant's request for anonymity because of competition within the technology industry.
"The confidentiality that our tenant has requested is something that we respect," Sudock said. "They've got a competitive environment that they're engaged in."
CleanSpark currently uses its Sandersville site for Bitcoin mining, but Sudock said the company's next phase will shift the campus toward high-performance computing.
"We are going to be building, in parallel, a high-performance computing data center just down the road," Sudock said. "And as we finalize that build at the end of next year into early 2028, we're gonna be taking the power that's currently running in our Bitcoin mine and migrating that power into the new data center footprint."
The company says the new facility is expected to be quieter than its existing operation. Sudock said CleanSpark also plans to use trees and landscaping to reduce light and other visual impacts on the surrounding community.
Water use has also been a concern surrounding data center development in communities across the country. Sudock said the Sandersville facility will use a closed-loop system that requires an initial fill but significantly less water during regular operations.
"When we fill it up originally, it's less water than an Olympic swimming pool one time, and then on an ongoing basis it's less than 10 households' worth," Sudock said.
CleanSpark also says hiring and developing workers locally is part of its approach. Sudock said employees receive ownership in the company through shares and that the company sees local hiring and training as part of its success.
The new data center is expected to be completed between the end of 2027 and early 2028.
The initial lease runs for 20 years and includes two five-year extension options, which could extend the agreement to 30 years.
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