Further Establishes TeraWulf as a Leading Provider of Hyperscale AI Infrastructure, Backed by Tier 1 Counterparties

Transaction Anchors ~$3.7 Billion in Contracted Revenues, with Potential to Reach $8.7 Billion
Through Lease Extensions

Google Backstops $1.8 Billion of Fluidstack Obligations in Support of Project Debt and
Receives ~8% Equity Stake in TeraWulf

Fluidstack Granted 30-day Exclusivity for CB-5, Adding Potential 160 MW of Critical IT Load

EASTON, Md., Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TeraWulf Inc. (Nasdaq: WULF) (“TeraWulf” or the “Company”), a leading owner and operator of vertically integrated, predominantly zero-carbon digital infrastructure, today announced two 10-year high-performance computing (HPC) colocation agreements with Fluidstack, a premier AI cloud platform that builds and operates HPC clusters for some of the world’s largest companies.

Under the agreements, TeraWulf will deliver more than 200 MW of critical IT load (representing ~250 MW of gross capacity) at its Lake Mariner data center campus in Western New York. Purpose-built for liquid-cooled AI workloads, the facility is engineered to meet the scale, density and resiliency required for next-generation compute.

The agreements represent approximately $3.7 billion in contracted revenue over the initial 10-year terms and include two five-year extension options which, if exercised, would bring the total contract revenue to approximately $8.7 billion.

To support the buildout, Google will backstop $1.8 billion of Fluidstack’s lease obligations to support project-related debt financing and will receive warrants to acquire approximately 41 million shares of TeraWulf common stock, equating to an approximately 8% pro forma equity ownership stake—aligning TeraWulf with one of the most influential global AI partners.  TeraWulf also plans to access the capital markets to fund a portion of the project.

An accompanying presentation regarding the Fluidstack transaction is available on the Company’s investor relations website at investors.terawulf.com.

Rapid Deployment Schedule

Phase one—approximately 40 MW of critical IT load—is expected online in the first half of 2026, with the full 200+ MW deployed by year-end 2026, delivering substantial near-term capacity to Fluidstack.

Leadership Commentary

“This is a defining moment for TeraWulf,” said Paul Prager, Chief Executive Officer of TeraWulf. “We are proud to unite world-class capital and compute partners to deliver the next generation of AI infrastructure, powered by low-cost, predominantly zero-carbon energy. This transaction underscores Lake Mariner’s status as a premier hyperscale-ready campus and further accelerates our strategic expansion into high-performance compute.”

“Fluidstack’s commitment underscores the exceptional quality and readiness of our Lake Mariner facility and the capabilities of our team,” added Nazar Khan, Chief Technology Officer of TeraWulf. “With dual 345 kV transmission lines, closed-loop water cooling, and ultra-low-latency fiber connectivity, this campus is purpose-built for today’s most demanding AI workloads. Our close collaboration with Fluidstack allowed us to design a fully customized, scalable solution.”

“Fluidstack is proud to be a trusted provider of critical compute for the world’s leading AI labs,” said César Maklary, Co-Founder and President of Fluidstack. “Our partnership with TeraWulf reflects our shared commitment to delivering rapid, scalable infrastructure for the AI frontier.”

Transaction Highlights

• Contract Value: ~$3.7 billion across the initial 10-year terms
• Lease Extensions: Two five-year options could increase total revenue to ~$8.7 billion
• Lease Structure: Modified gross lease with annual escalators
• Expected Site Net Operating Income (NOI)¹ Margins: 85% (implies ~$315 million annually)
• Total Project Cost: $8-$10 million per MW of critical IT load
• Google Participation: $1.8 billion backstop of Fluidstack lease obligations in support of project-related debt; ~8% equity stake via 41 million warrants
• Growth Potential: 30-day exclusivity for CB-5 at Lake Mariner (160 MW)
  
  

Advisors

TeraWulf is advised by Morgan Stanley, serving as sole financial advisor. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and Stutzman, Bromberg, Esserman & Plifka, P.C. serve as legal counsel to the Company.

About TeraWulf

TeraWulf develops, owns, and operates environmentally sustainable, industrial-scale data center infrastructure in the United States, purpose-built for high-performance computing (HPC) hosting and bitcoin mining. Led by a team of veteran energy infrastructure entrepreneurs, TeraWulf is committed to innovation and operational excellence, with a mission to lead the market in large-scale digital infrastructure by serving both its own compute requirements and those of top-tier HPC clients as a trusted hosting partner.

Contacts

Investors: investors@terawulf.com
Media: media@terawulf.com

Forward-Looking Statements

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¹ Net Operating Income (NOI) and NOI Margin are non-GAAP financial measures that the Company defines as follows: NOI represents rental revenue less rental property operating expenses, property taxes and insurance expenses (as recorded in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations). NOI Margin is calculated by dividing NOI by aggregate rental revenue. NOI is commonly used by stockholders, Company’s management and industry analysts as a measurement of operating performance of the Company’s rental portfolio. However, because NOI excludes depreciation and amortization and captures neither the changes in the value of the Company’s data centers that result from use or market conditions, nor the level of capital expenditures and capitalized leasing commissions necessary to maintain the operating performance of the Company’s data centers, all of which have real economic effect and could materially impact the Company’s consolidated results of operations, the utility of NOI and NOI Margin as measures of the Company’s performance is limited. Other companies, including Real Estate Investment Trusts, may calculate NOI and NOI Margin differently than we do and, accordingly, our NOI and NOI Margin may not be comparable to these companies’ NOI and NOI Margin. NOI and NOI Margin should be considered only as supplemental to financial measures such as operating loss, computed in accordance with GAAP, as measures of Company’s performance. Although the Company only utilizes NOI and NOI Margin supplementally, the Company does not consider them to be a substitute for, or superior to, the information provided by U.S. GAAP financial results.