Cipher Black Pearl Facility in Winkler County

Cipher's Black Pearl facility is mapped in Winkler County, Texas, on a 70-acre site. TYPE3’s map data names Cipher Mining, with a 2026 Cipher Digital naming note, and records the facility as operating. Its 300 MW power field is accompanied by a more specific qualification: up to 300 MW of conditional interconnection approval, including 150 MW identified for Phase I.

The site is changing roles. TYPE3’s map data reports that Cipher signed a 15-year lease with AWS to convert much of the facility's capacity to AI and data-center use. The reported 300 MW and 150 MW figures describe conditional site and Phase I scope rather than a measured load. That lease makes the mining history relevant, but it does not support calling Black Pearl a fully operational AWS AI campus. Lease scope, construction progress, ownership naming, and delivered AI load each need their own evidence.

The record distinguishes a grid milestone from a live load measurement. Conditional interconnection approval means the project has an approved path subject to conditions; it does not establish that 300 MW is energized or being consumed. The 150 MW figure is Phase I context. TYPE3’s 2025 operating date remains unchanged, and a current Cipher or AWS statement, permit record, or other primary source is needed before the status narrative is upgraded.