BlackGrid delivers GPU-ready infrastructure: a proprietary immersion-cooled facility design in 2 MW and 5 MW engineered blocks, on a vetted site or on yours. The design is in MEP engineering review, and we describe it the only way worth doing: outcomes, with the numbers attached.
Three reasons, in the order they matter. First: modern AI hardware is outgrowing air. Air cooling tops out around 40 kW per rack while AI workloads push far beyond it; this design carries 100 kW per rack with no throttling. Second: the economics. Third: the calendar.
Two engineered designs exist: the 2 MW edge block and the 5 MW block. Everything larger is phased repetition of those blocks, which is the point: each phase is a proven quantity, each phase stands on its own economics, and no phase waits on a bespoke design.
| Tier | Basis | Indicative installed CapEx | Deployment window | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 MW edge | Engineered design | $28M | 6 to 9 months (design target) | Under one acre; fits industrial parcels and existing buildings |
| 5 MW block | Engineered design | $61.4M | 6 to 9 months (design target) | The core building block with dual-loop redundancy |
| 10 MW | Phased repetition | $122.8M | First block 6 to 9 months; campus phased | Two 5 MW blocks, phased |
| 25 MW | Phased repetition | $307M | First block 6 to 9 months; campus phased | Five 5 MW blocks, phased |
| 50 MW+ | Phased repetition | $614M | First block 6 to 9 months; campus phased | Campus scale by repetition of the designed block |
Directional estimates from planning-grade assumptions (Boston basis). Engineered pro formas are prepared per site on request. Installed totals, not equipment-only figures.
The design default is an islanded microgrid: grid-forming battery storage with black-start capability, dual-fuel generation, and roughly 14 days of on-site fuel autonomy. The utility connection is normally open, there as insurance. That inverts the industry's biggest bottleneck: time-to-power stops waiting on the utility interconnection queue. Grid-primary operation is available as a variant where the site's power market makes it the better answer.
Two leases, in plain language: a space lease for the ground under you, and a build-out you either own outright or finance through BlackGrid. No clever structures; your CFO should be able to read the whole deal in one sitting.
Own your facility from day one. Direct clients commit 25% down with progress payments through energization. Best when the capacity is core to your business and your capital position supports it.
Keep your capital in hardware. BlackGrid finances the build-out over a roughly ten-year term: one predictable payment alongside the space lease. Best when GPUs, not buildings, are where your money earns.
The design is finished before the site is chosen, vendors are pre-sourced, and equipment is selected for availability. That is what compresses the calendar: the sequence below runs as a pipeline, not a relay race. Stated as a design target until the first build proves it; we will publish the record when it exists.