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MARA Holdings is a Bitcoin mining company that operates data centers in Texas, one of the largest U.S. states for cryptocurrency mining due to its abundant energy resources and favorable regulatory environment.
May 25, 2026
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Texas Ranks First on Power. A 5,500-Person Town Decides the Water.
In Granbury, residents are suing after the city annexed and rezoned 2,100 acres for "Project Patriot" without public notice, plus a separate suit against MARA Holdings over Bitcoin mining noise.
May 3, 2026
MARA's $1.5B Long Ridge Buy Sets the New AI Infrastructure PlaybookMARA Holdings' $1.5 billion acquisition of the 505 MW Long Ridge gas plant in Ohio expands its owned capacity by 65% to 2.2 GW, and CEO Fred Thiel called power "the scarce input in AI."
May 1, 2026
Fort Bliss Becomes the Borderland's Third Gigawatt Build in 18 MonthsMARA Holdings is acquiring Long Ridge's 505 MW combined-cycle plant in Hannibal, Ohio for $1.5 billion plus $785 million in assumed debt, bundling 1,600 acres, fuel supply, water access, and grid interconnection into a single platform.
March 27, 2026
El Paso Gets a Gigawatt, and One Congresswoman Has Questions About the GasIn Hood County, Republican commissioners postponed action on MARA Holdings data center proposals, citing doubts about the boom's permanence.
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