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Aurora proposed AI data centre campus: facility evidence profile

Operator not publicly confirmed · Australia

Aurora proposed AI data centre campus

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Also recorded as: Aurora Energy Precinct data centre · 1414 Degrees Aurora

Port Augusta, SA · campus

Planned
Facility type
hyperscale
Location evidence
Approximate city location
Research status
Profile reviewed · 63% core-field coverage

Core-field coverage counts eight basic fields available in the Atlas. It is not an accuracy score or a measure of technical specification completeness. Individual evidence checks appear below.

Evidence by field

Evidence status applies to the named field and cited sources. “Not found” means those sources do not establish the fact; it does not establish absence.

Identity Source checked
1414 Degrees identifies the proposed data centre parcel within Aurora precinct near Port Augusta; operating partner remains unnamed.Checked 2026-09-22 · 1414 Degrees ↗ · 1414 Degrees ↗
Capacity Source checked
Up-to-1-GW pathway and nested stages supported, but no explicit IT basis.Checked 2026-09-22 · 1414 Degrees ↗ · 1414 Degrees ↗
Status Source checked
Heads of Agreement and ongoing definitive-agreement discussions, not a construction confirmation.Checked 2026-09-22 · 1414 Degrees ↗ · 1414 Degrees ↗

Capacity & development

Planned≤ 1,000 MW

Power basis not established · Source as of 2026-07-27

Up to 1 GW development pathway under a Heads of Agreement with an unnamed Australian operator. Nested 17 MW starter and approximately 200 MW anchor are not additional campus capacity; electrical basis is not identified as IT.

Excluded from capacity totals: scope or power basis is not comparable.

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Government certification

Certification not verified

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Scope and context

  • Developer and energy precinct sponsor is 1414 Degrees. Data-centre operator has not been publicly named.
  • The initial 40-hectare data-centre parcel is within the 1,580-hectare energy precinct. A street address and precise point have not been established.
  • Approved 140 MW / 280 MWh battery storage, solar potential and transmission proposals are energy assets, separate from data-centre computing power.
  • The original 27 July 2026 ASX filing says the Heads of Agreement is non-binding except specified provisions including parcel exclusivity and generation right of first refusal. Definitive agreements remain subject to negotiation and conditions.

Compute, workloads & commercial commitments

Facility specificationAustraliaAnnouncement

Aurora has a staged pathway toward gigawatt-scale development

1414 Degrees disclosed a Heads of Agreement for up to 1 GW of data-centre infrastructure, beginning with an indicative 17 MW campus and an approximately 200 MW anchor campus as connection infrastructure progresses.

Ultimate data-centre pathway, power basis unspecified
≤ 1,000 MW
Heads of Agreement announced 27 July 2026
Nested starter campus, power basis unspecified
≈ 17 MW
Heads of Agreement announced 27 July 2026
Nested anchor campus, power basis unspecified
≈ 200 MW
Heads of Agreement announced 27 July 2026
Evidence scope
Named facility
Evidence as-of date
2026-07-27

How to read this: The figures are nested and cannot be added. No explicit IT basis, named operating partner, final customer contract or absolute completion date is disclosed. Energy assets are separate. The Heads of Agreement is non-binding except specified exclusivity/right-of-first-refusal provisions.

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Evidence trail

  1. Aurora Energy Precinct Secures Major AI Data Centre Partnership ↗

    1414 Degrees · checked 2026-09-22 · published 2026-07-27

    Heads of Agreement; proposed three-stage development

  2. Crown Sponsorship | 1414degrees.com.au ↗

    1414 Degrees · checked 2026-09-22 · published 2026-07-31

    A new commercial pathway for Aurora

  3. Full ownership of Aurora | 1414degrees.com.au ↗

    1414 Degrees · checked 2026-09-22 · published 2026-09-01

    Opening ownership announcement; Aurora precinct description

  4. aurora-asx-agreement ↗

    1414 Degrees · checked 2026-09-22 · published 2026-07-27

    ASX release pages 1-2: staged development and non-binding Heads of Agreement

  5. Natural Earth populated places, 1:10m ↗

    Natural Earth · checked 2026-09-10

    Australia and New Zealand populated-place features