Project Dorothy
Texas
A 50 megawatt data center in Texas, under construction. This site is connected to a wind farm with loads of excess energy. Here’s Dorothy influence…
The plant owner was...
Not selling all the power the plant generated because the grid was overloaded and demand was low. Not making their expected profit margins by selling too low. Not sending all the power the plant generated because of a congested grid. Not earning all the tax credits that were available.
Soluna...
Bought a majority of their excess energy. Enabled the plant to sell their energy even when there is abundant energy on the grid. Made the grid stable by ramping up-or-down our demand as needed to support the grid.
So then...
Plant owners earned more by selling their power at a higher price to the grid and selling their excess energy. Received all their available tax credits. They were able to meet their debt commitments—on time, over time. And could predict their revenues more accurately & consistently.
What's in a name?
Dorothy Vaughan was an African American mathematician and human computer. She worked for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, and NASA back in 1939. Dorothy was relentless and altruistic. And brilliant. She saw problems and worked to solve them using practical, real means. There’s a windfarm in Texas that has some real problems. We’re solving them with the mindset we imagine Dorothy would use.
Learn about DorothyProject Timeline
Time to Rack!
It’s time to rack the miners!
Buildings are ready for Miners
The buildings have racks, PDUs and all necessary power distribution. They are ready for miners!
MV Switchgear and Final Grading!
Now that the buildings and major construction is through, we’re doing the final grading on the site. We’ve also included... Read more »
The Office!
This is where we will work! The office has a large work area, a kitchen/breakroom, restrooms, a lab, network room... Read more »
Buildings Completed!
Buildings are complete! Integration and test of internal power distribution and networks are next!
Half Way!
More than half of Dorothy’s MDCs have been built and are ready for racks.
Fans, Fans, Fans.
We’re building rapidly! The team starts installing fans on the finished buildings.
Office Space!
The Office and Warehouse!
Time to Get Vertical!
Time for the buildings to go up! The team made quick work of assembling the buildings that were fabricated in... Read more »
Time to Trench!
First things first, we laid down the concrete foundation and trenched the site for all of the electrical distribution.
Breaking Ground
Once we had the green light on permits and design, Soluna partnered with local contractors to begin construction.
Time to go!
Our incredible construction team gets to work.
Official Layout!
Here we finalize the layout, this is a huge milestone. Once this is ready, construction can start!
