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Riot buys Rockdale land for $96M, signs 10-year data center lease with AMD for 25 MW
Riot Platforms, Inc.
- Fee-simple acquisition of 200 acres at Rockdale site for $96M, funded by selling ~1,080 bitcoin.
- Signed 10-year lease with AMD for 25 MW critical IT load; initial revenue ~$311M, potential $1.0B with extensions.
- Delivery phases Jan-May 2026; $89.8M retrofit capex; expected avg NOI ~$25M/year.
- Expansion options allow AMD to scale to 200 MW total capacity at Rockdale.
- Riot now owns/manages 1.1K acres & 1.7 GW power capacity across two Texas sites.