Nvidia’s Texas data-center lease is $19.6B for 15 years, not $50B upfront
firstadopter · x · 2026-07-28
The post pushes back on a sensational FT headline and clarifies the actual numbers: Nvidia’s Texas data-center lease commitment is worth $19.6B over 15 years, with renewal options lifting the total to $50B over 30 years.
It also notes that Hut 8 says those leases are central to financing the project, alongside about $4.3B in bonds issued in June at 6.129% to fund phase one.
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