FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Edgecombe County, North Carolina — August 18, 2025 — Clean Holding Company (“CHC”) today announced its selection as a strategic energy development partner for a $6.4 billion phased data center campus in Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, a multi-phase project targeting up to 300 megawatts of total IT load capacity upon full buildout. 

The Tarboro development consists of an eight-phase build program incorporating modular data center facilities, onsite generation assets, and battery energy storage systems designed to support rapid deployment cycles and flexible load management.

Project Energy Architecture

CHC will be responsible for designing and implementing a fully integrated energy solution tailored to the site’s phased development model, including:

• Distributed natural gas generation units aligned to each construction phase 
• Modular power blocks tied to incremental data center commissioning 
• Battery energy storage systems (BESS) totaling up to 200 MWh per expansion stage 
• Grid interconnection infrastructure and substation buildout coordination 
• Optional low-carbon transition pathways as regulatory frameworks evolve 

The initial deployment phase is expected to deliver 50–100 MW of operational capacity, scaling in alignment with tenant occupancy and data center module activation of up to 300 MWs.

Investment and Deployment Timeline

Total energy infrastructure investment associated with the Tarboro site is expected to range between:

• $600 million to $1.4 billion total energy system capital expenditure, depending on final generation mix and interconnection requirements 
• Multi-year phased deployment aligned with the developer’s 3–5 year construction schedule 
• Parallel permitting, zoning, and utility coordination across Edgecombe County jurisdictions 

CHC’s development approach emphasizes modular scalability, allowing generation assets to be deployed in parallel with data center construction rather than pre-built at full capacity.

Strategic Outlook

“These projects reflect a structural shift in how large-scale compute infrastructure must be powered,” said Sean O’Brien, CHC’s Chief Business Officer. “Energy is no longer a downstream utility—it is a co-designed component of digital infrastructure development.”

CHC expects the project to serve as an anchor deployment for a broader portfolio of hyperscale energy solutions across the southeastern United States, with additional opportunities under evaluation.

About Clean Holding Company

CHC is a U.S.-based energy infrastructure developer specializing in modular generation systems, hybrid energy storage deployment, and behind-the-meter power solutions for hyperscale data center and industrial customers.  The company focuses on rapidly deployable, scalable energy architectures designed to support next-generation digital infrastructure demand.

CHC has also announced intentions as an infrastructure developer building distributed orbital compute and energy systems in Low Earth Orbit to enable high-efficiency data processing, AI inference, and Earth observation analytics.  This includes phased deployment of modular space-based compute networks, progressing from hosted payload demonstrations to scalable orbital infrastructure integrated with terrestrial and sovereign data systems.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding project scope, capital investment requirements, construction timelines, regulatory approvals, and expected energy capacity.  Actual results may differ materially depending on permitting outcomes, grid interconnection availability, financing conditions, and final data center build specifications.