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Core Scientific plans expansion to 1.5 gigawatts of gross power at Pecos, Texas campus. AUSTIN, Texas-(BUSINESS WIRE)- Core Scientific, Inc. (Nasdaq: CORZ) ("Core Scientific" or the "Company"), a leader in digital infrastructure for high-density colocation ("HDC"), today announced a multi-tiered strategy to scale its Pecos, Texas campus to approximately 1.5 gigawatts ("GW") of gross power, or approximately 1.0 GW of leasable power. Earlier this year, Core Scientific began transforming its Pecos campus, where 300 megawatts ("MW") of gross power capacity are currently used for bitcoin mining, into a data center campus for AI infrastructure. The first data hall has reached a critical construction milestone, with its interior foundational footings set, marking the start of the next phase of construction. Precast concrete walls are arriving on site as the project moves toward vertical construction. The site is currently available for lease, with initial capacity still expected in early 2027. In addition, Core Scientific has secured an incremental 300 MW of gross power capacity under contract with its utility provider. The Company has also developed a plan utilizing a scalable behind-the-meter solution, not included in its previously announced leasable power pipeline, that is expected to provide significant additional capacity. To support this planned expansion, Core Scientific has secured more than 200 acres of land. "We continue to leverage our deep in-house expertise to differentiate how we build and scale next generation artificial intelligence infrastructure, further illustrated by our behind-the-meter solution at our Pecos campus," said Adam Sullivan, Chief Executive Officer of Core Scientific. "By expanding in a market where we already control power, infrastructure, and operations, we can execute with speed to meet market demand." About Core Scientific, Inc. Core Scientific is a leader in designing, building and operating large scale, purpose-built data centers for HDC services. Core Scientific operates facilities for high-density colocation services and is a premier provider of digital infrastructure, software solutions and services to its third-party customers. Core Scientific has historically derived the majority of its revenue from earning digital assets for its own account but is rapidly increasing revenue derived from HDC. Core Scientific is in the process of repurposing its remaining non-HDC facilities to support its HDC services business as circumstances allow. Core Scientific's facilities are located in Alabama (1), Georgia (2), Kentucky (1), North Carolina (1), North Dakota (1), Oklahoma (1) and Texas (3). 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These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding projections, estimates and forecasts of revenue and other financial and performance metrics, projections of market opportunity and expectations, the Company's ability to scale and grow its business, successfully complete construction of its data centers, source sufficient electrical energy, necessary long lead infrastructure components, supplies and equipment, the advantages and expected growth of the Company, the Company's ability to source and retain talent, and its ability to source and consummate acquisitions of entities holding suitable land and power. These statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release, and on the current expectations of the Company's management. 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Core Scientific, formerly a leading Bitcoin miner in North America, is launching a $3.3 billion bond sale to accelerate its pivot into AI-focused data centre operations. The company emerged from bankruptcy in January 2024 after filing in December 2022 due to soaring energy costs and Bitcoin price volatility. The funding will reduce existing debt and support construction of six new data centres. Core Scientific has signed a 12-year lease agreement with CoreWeave projected to generate $10 billion in revenue. The shift follows Bitcoin's April 2024 halving, which reduced mining rewards whilst costs increased and prices fell. Core Scientific shares have risen 42 per cent this year, whilst Bitcoin has declined 11 per cent. The company now holds fewer than 1,000 Bitcoins in reserves as it transitions to AI infrastructure services.