CleanSpark: $2.28B Notes Back Meta's $6.6B 175 MW Lease — CRE AI Briefing, Sep 21, 2026

CleanSpark priced about $2.276 billion of 7.875% senior secured notes due 2031 (at 98.5% of principal) to finish its Sandersville, Georgia data center — anchored by Meta’s 20-year, roughly $6.6 billion lease covering 175 megawatts, with rent targeted to start around November 2027. Meanwhile Kodiak Gas locked a six-year, 76 megawatt behind-the-meter power deal for a West Texas AI data center as Texas paused new TCEQ environmental permits for data centers pending ERCOT and water audits. And California Governor Newsom signed seven data-center laws requiring ratepayer-protecting CPUC power rates, water-use disclosure before local approvals, and fuller environmental review.Reach out to the AI Consulting Network: https://www.theaiconsultingnetwork.com/Sources:1. https://kalkine.com/news/technology/cleanspark-stock-228bn-debt-deal-backs-66bn-meta-data-centre-lease2. https://btw.media/en/cleanspark-seeks-2-23bn-for-meta-backed-data-centre3. https://www.marketscreener.com/news/cleanspark-inc-announces-pricing-of-2-276-billion-of-senior-secured-notes-ce785adbda8bf4224. https://www.bicmagazine.com/industry/powergen/kodiak-gas-signs-deal-for-west-texas-ai-data-center/5. https://www.texastribune.org/2026/09/21/texas-data-center-moratorium-water-energy/6. https://www.kqed.org/news/12100746/newsom-signs-new-restrictions-on-data-center-development7. https://krcrtv.com/news/local/newsom-signs-7-bills-tightening-rules-for-proposed-data-centers8. https://commercialobserver.com/2026/09/hochul-data-center-restriction-raise-act-new-york/