Jacobs awarded EPCM contract to deliver second Hut 8 AI data center in Texas

Jacobs (J) has been awarded a sole-source engineering, procurement and construction management, or EPCM, contract by Hut 8 (HUT), an energy infrastructure platform, to deliver a second U.S. AI data center campus. The award represents a follow-on scope to Jacobs’ EPCM role at Hut 8’s River Bend campus in Louisiana. Beacon Point is Hut 8’s second AI data center campus commercialized under its power-first greenfield development model. Located in Nueces County, Texas, the multi-phase campus is designed to support 1 GW of total capacity. Jacobs is advancing design, integrated procurement and construction management to support phased delivery, with initial energization and commissioning targeted for 2027.