Nixxy, Inc. and Tachyon 9 Corporation have unveiled plans for a USD 1 billion AI data campus in North Dakota that its developers say has been engineered from inception around firm on-site power generation, a carbon-neutrality pathway, and a cooling system designed to dramatically reduce freshwater consumption.

The project, called the Nakota Data Campus, is intended to deliver up to one gigawatt of AI computing capacity and forms a central element of a proposed strategic combination between the two companies.

A Campus Built Around the Power Problem

The announcement positions Nakota as a direct response to three concerns the companies say are increasingly challenging new AI infrastructure projects: strain on local power grids, carbon intensity, and water consumption.

Rather than connecting to existing electrical grids, the campus is being developed as a power-first platform incorporating behind-the-meter generation, meaning it would produce its own electricity on site rather than drawing from public utility networks.

The energy strategy is expected to rely on hydrogen-rich fuel blends generated from natural gas resources that would otherwise be flared.

By converting that otherwise wasted energy source into reliable power for AI computing, the developers say the project creates a practical pathway toward lower-carbon operations over time.

The campus will incorporate hydrogen-capable Baker Hughes turbine technology and what the announcement describes as pre-combustion decarbonization optionality, though specific technical details about the decarbonization process were not provided.

The companies stated that the project is expected to qualify under the U.S. Government's Fourth State Initiative under Section 45V, the Clean Hydrogen Qualification, which they characterize as a strategic enabler of U.S. data center and power generation capacity.

620 Acres in North Dakota's Energy Corridor

The campus is sited on approximately 620 acres in North Dakota's energy corridor, a location the developers say was chosen for its abundance of natural gas resources, scalable land availability, naturally cooler ambient temperatures, existing energy infrastructure, and an experienced industrial workforce.

Those cooler temperatures are expected to contribute to the efficiency of the campus's cooling systems. The first phase of the project, targeting between 120 and 150 megawatts of computing capacity, is planned to become operational in the second quarter of 2027.

That timeline is subject to financing, regulatory approvals, and the completion of the proposed transaction between Nixxy and Tachyon 9.

Long-term plans call for scaling the facility to its full one-gigawatt capacity.

Closed-Loop Cooling as an Environmental Differentiator

Water consumption has emerged as a significant point of public and regulatory scrutiny for large-scale AI data centers, which typically rely on evaporative cooling systems that consume substantial quantities of freshwater.

Nakota is expected to use a closed-loop liquid cooling system that requires only an initial water fill and then continuously recirculates that same water, rather than consuming freshwater on an ongoing basis.

The developers say this approach significantly reduces long-term freshwater consumption while also improving cooling efficiency for next-generation AI workloads. Shahal Khan, Chairman of Burkhan World and Chief Executive Officer of Tachyon 9, framed the project's design philosophy as one of engineering solutions rather than messaging around environmental concerns.

"Our goal is not to market around the environmental debate, but to engineer into it," Khan said. "By integrating firm on-site power, hydrogen-capable infrastructure, low-water cooling and a practical carbon-neutrality pathway, we believe Nakota represents a smarter, more sustainable model for America's AI future."

National Security and Grid Independence

Beyond environmental considerations, Tachyon 9 has framed the Nakota project in terms of U.S. national security and energy independence.

The company said it believes projects such as Nakota advance domestic AI infrastructure, reduce dependence on constrained electrical grids, utilize American energy resources, and locate critical digital infrastructure in regions with lower environmental and community impacts.

Khan described the broader ambition in similar terms.

"We believe the United States can lead the AI revolution while strengthening energy security, reducing environmental impacts and building the resilient infrastructure needed for the next generation of computing," he said.

The Nixxy-Tachyon 9 Transaction

The Nakota Data Campus is embedded within a larger proposed strategic combination between Nixxy and Tachyon 9 that was announced earlier in June. The deal is intended to create a NASDAQ-listed AI infrastructure and energy platform focused on hyperscale computing, power generation, and next-generation digital infrastructure.

Tachyon 9 describes itself as a private operating company specializing in energy infrastructure, transmission equipment, and data center assets.

According to the announcement, Tachyon 9 serves as the primary asset and revenue contributor in the transaction with Nixxy, contributing approximately USD 64 million in equipment, land option rights for the Nakota project, and a signed letter of intent for the entire one-gigawatt development.

Nixxy, listed on the NASDAQ exchange under the ticker NIXX, describes itself as an AI communications and data infrastructure company focused on next-generation digital infrastructure platforms at the intersection of artificial intelligence, high-performance compute, energy, and data center infrastructure.

The company said its strategy includes the development and acquisition of AI data center assets, power infrastructure, communications technologies, and scalable digital infrastructure platforms.

The combination is intended to position the merged entity to pursue what both companies describe as large-scale opportunities supporting growing global demand for AI compute capacity, sovereign AI initiatives, and next-generation energy-backed digital infrastructure.