IREN Delivers Horizon 1 to Microsoft and Achieves NVIDIA Exemplar Cloud Status
IREN announced that Horizon 1, the first of four 50MW AI Cloud deployments for Microsoft at its Childress, Texas campus, has been delivered and accepted, and that it achieved NVIDIA Exemplar Cloud status on GB300 NVL72. The filing ties the deliveries to a five-year, $9.7 billion cloud services contract announced in November 2025, and it does not report financial results for the period.
Key points
- Horizon 1 delivered to and accepted by Microsoft; first of four 50MW (IT load) deployments scheduled for 2026 at Childress, Texas
- Company achieved NVIDIA Exemplar Cloud status on GB300 NVL72 following NVIDIA testing at Horizon 1
- Company continues to target 480MW (gross) AI Cloud capacity in 2026 and 1.2GW (gross) in 2027; Horizons 2 - 4 are to be delivered later this year
The filing
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