SHARON AI Announces Several Milestones for Intended 250MW AI Data Center Joint Venture in Texas
TCDC, SHARON AI's joint venture with New Era Helium Inc. ('New Era Helium'), has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent with a prospective global enterprise customer. Under the terms outlined, the prospective customer may acquire land from TCDC and potentially enter into a power purchase agreement for up to 250 megawatts of behind-the-meter electricity, facilitated by TCDC, to support advanced data center operations and AI compute infrastructure.
TCDC also announced that it has signed a second non-binding Letter of Intent with Grow Odessa, an economic development corporation, for the planned acquisition of an additional 203 acres, for a total of 438 acres. Grow Odessa assists local businesses with expansion and focuses on attracting new compatible industry to Odessa. TCDC expects to sign a definitive agreement for the acquisition of the initial 235 acres this month. Furthermore, TCDC received a proposal from the operator of a nearby gas transmission pipeline for natural gas transportation services.
Work is continuing on overall site due diligence and planning for the air permit. The next project milestones are expected to include further updates on natural gas supply and the anticipated behind-the-meter power plant.
Wolf Schubert, CEO of SHARON AI, commented 'We are pleased with our progress to date in the development of this project, particularly our engagement with a prospective global enterprise customer who is contemplating building a large-scale AI data center. This reflects the growing demand for AI compute infrastructure and the energy to run it.'
About SHARON AI
SHARON AI, Inc., is a High-Performance Computing company focused on Artificial Intelligence and Cloud GPU Compute Infrastructure. SHARON AI has a hybrid operational model that sees it deploy in co-location data centers as well as developing data center projects. With the expected addition of NVIDIA H200's to the company's GPU fleet in 2025, SHARON AI expects to be able to offer a wide range of AI/HPC GPUs as a Service (GPUaaS), including NVIDIA H200, H100, L40S, A40, RTX3090 and AMD MI300X. For more information, visit: www.sharonai.com
About Roth CH Acquisition Co.
Roth CH Acquisition Co. (OTC Markets: USCTF) is a blank check shell domiciled in the Cayman Islands. The company intends to enter into a business combination with a growth company to go public in the US markets through a reverse merger.
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