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Soluna and Metrobloks to Partner to Unlock 100+ MW of AI and HPC Capacity at Project Kati 2
Co-development model combines secured power, AI-ready design, and rapid deployment for high-density workloads ALBANY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Soluna
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nCo-development model combines secured power, AI-ready design, and rapid deployment for high-density workloads\n\n\n ALBANY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nSoluna Holdings, Inc. (“Soluna” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SLNH), a developer of green data centers for intensive computing applications, including Bitcoin mining and AI, today announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Metrobloks, LLC (“Metrobloks”), a data center developer and operator focused on AI-ready infrastructure, to enter into a co-development partnership to build Project Kati 2 (aka MB MFE-A). The initial development will be a 100+ MW Critical IT (CIT) AI and high-performance compute (HPC) data center at Soluna’s Project Kati 2 campus in Willacy County, Texas. This is expected to be the first phase of a larger campus, with an expansion roadmap supporting more than 300 MW of total CIT capacity.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260115772680/en/\nBy combining Soluna’s renewable-powered campus and experience working with ERCOT’s reliable grid with Metrobloks’ AI-ready data center design, development, leasing, and operations platform, the venture aims to shorten time-to-market for customers who need dense, GPU-ready capacity and have struggled to find locations with both power and interconnection. Metrobloks specializes in high-density, sustainable data centers for AI and low-latency applications, with a leadership team that has enabled more than 12 gigawatts of global data center capacity. Located in South Texas near McAllen, Project Kati adds geographic diversity as a southern U.S. deployment option, supporting alternative siting strategies beyond Central and West Texas.\n\n\n“Project Kati is our blueprint for Renewable Computing at scale, and this site reflects the kind of infrastructure AI now demands,” said John Belizaire, CEO of Soluna. “This site offers what AI and HPC deployments need most right now: available power, strong renewable resources, and a regulatory and grid environment that supports speed. Our team spent years securing the right location and power position at Kati. By partnering with Metrobloks to lead design, operations, and customer engagement for Kati 2, we can accelerate AI and HPC deployment while staying focused on what we do best, turning constrai...