TeraWulf secures a credit backstop agreement with Google to support financing for its data center project with Anthropic in Kentucky, set to come online H2 2027
THE SO WHAT
A Google-backed credit backstop for TeraWulf’s Kentucky data center with Anthropic — online H2 2027 — shows hyperscalers are now underwriting data-center financing, not just signing leases. If your AI plans depend on future capacity, start treating power and credit arrangements as first-class risks, not someone else’s problem.
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