Fluidstack begins building its Solis Arx campus on 99 acres in Wythe County, south-west Virginia, with closed-loop cooling and more than US$1 billion of investment

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DCD reports that AI cloud firm Fluidstack has begun construction on its Solis Arx data centre campus on 99 acres at Progress Park in Wythe County, Virginia, as reported by WDBJ7. The project, first proposed in December 2025, is expected to see more than US$1 billion of investment and will be built in phases, most of it by the end of 2027, with about 1,000 construction jobs at peak and 75 permanent positions. It will use a closed-loop cooling system with an initial fill of about 400,000 gallons, and Fluidstack says it will pay for power infrastructure upgrades. The number and size of buildings and the power capacity have not been disclosed. WDBJ7 reported residents protesting at an open house on 28 October over water, power and noise.

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