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Site 04 of 04 · Anthropic capacity proposal Not for distribution

Ohio River, Pennsylvania

Ohio River frontage · PJM Interconnection · operating supercritical station

An energised and dispatching platform delivering a 60 MW anchor on request, with a contractual path to 750 MW behind the fence.

Anchor60MW · on request
Path to750MW · per site
First powerQ4 2027behind the fence
LandWWWha · WWW ac
StructureApollo · NVIDIA
PowerPlatform equity · PJM

Position

The energised site in the portfolio. Two adjacent sites on the Ohio River inside PJM, carrying an active interconnection that is dispatching today rather than sitting in a queue. New generation and new large load in PJM both face multi year queue timelines, so an interconnection that is already live is the scarce asset here, not the land. MicroLink takes load behind the fence on a platform it holds a position in, which is what turns a merchant power station into contracted infrastructure. Waste heat is a value add to partners on site, with feedwater preheat the obvious first call.

Site and control

Current positionEquity position in the power platformPlatform stake
Development rightRight to develop and own the onsite loadBehind the fence
Operating stationSupercritical, dispatching todayW,WWW MW
Adjacent siteAdditional development capacityWWW MW
InstrumentAcquisition, then conditional PPA, then option reviewConditional PPA
ZoningExisting generation site, industrialIn pathway

Power and energisation

An active and energised grid interconnection with no queue position to clear. Load is taken behind the fence on a platform under a staged fuel transition, so the anchor energises against generation that is already running.

path ceiling · 750 MW WW MWWWW MWWWW MWWWW MW P1 anchor · Q4 2027P2 behind the fence · Q4 2028 P3 ramp · QW 20WWP4 full · Q3 2029

Rent commences per phase on delivery of the applicable premises. Path to 750 MW structured as a right of first offer on adjacent platform capacity.

Firm grid

W,WWW MW

Combined platform capacity, active interconnection.

dispatching today
Behind the fence

WWW MW

Captive load at the station, no queue to clear.

from Q4 2027
Queue position

None

Interconnection is energised, not pending.

active
Efficiency

PUE W.WW

Alongside ERE W.WW, dry cooler first.

under check
04 · Interconnection
MarketPJM Interconnection
StatusActive, no queue
Platform capacityW,WWW MW
Operating stationW,WWW MW
Adjacent developmentWWW MW
ReversibilityBidirectional
05 · Fuel and generation
TodayCoal, dispatching
Fuel supplyCaptive, via operating partner
Gas lateralOwner funded
ConversionCoal to gas
HydrogenOnsite pilot, incumbent developer
Commodity$W.WW per MMBtu
06 · Permitting and entitlement
Air permitExisting source
Conversion consentTo confirm
SitingExisting generation site
Development agreementTo confirm
Financial closeQW 20WW
07 · Water and cooling
Cooling pathDry cooler first
River frontageOhio River
Cooling waterWWW m3 per day
AllocationClosing condition
DischargeTo confirm

Deployment schedule

QW 20WW
Platform position secured
Equity position taken, development right attached.
QW 20WW
Conditional PPA and option review
Conditional PPA agreed, option reviewed on confirmation.
QW 20WW
Long lead equipment and consents
Engine and cooling orders placed, conversion consents initiated.
Q4 2027
Anchor energised
Behind the fence load carries WW MW, first revenue begins.
Q4 2028
Behind the fence block online
Contracted load at the station, WWW MW.
Q3 2029
Full path capacity
Behind the fence ramp complete to 750 MW.

Capital and deal structure

Offtaker
Anthropic
Phased lease, rent per phase
Developer
MicroLink SPV
Bankruptcy remote, per site
Capital
Apollo
Private credit, off books
Credit wrap
NVIDIA
Parent guarantee on rent
Power partner
Platform co owner
Generation, fuel transition, operations

Apollo's commitment is contingent on a locked site and a locked customer, so the Anthropic offtake and this campus together are the trigger.

Economics

MetricBasisFigure
Contracted lease valueFull path, base term$WW.W bn
Implied rentPer critical IT MW per year$W.WW M
Development costShell, power, cooling, land, network$WW M per MW
SiliconTenant funded, excludedTenant
Net operating income marginTriple net, at scaleWW%
Yield on costInferredWW.W%
Anchor drawApollo first phase$W.W bn

Risks and caveats

LivePlatform acquisition. The site position depends on a change of ownership at the platform that has not yet closed, and closing is the gating item for everything downstream.
LiveConditional PPA. The power purchase agreement is conditional and the final option review is gated on confirmation from Anthropic.
OpenCapacity revenue horizon. Contracted capacity revenue underpins the platform only through the repositioning period, and the merchant exposure beyond that is not modelled here.
OpenFuel transition. Coal to gas conversion sits on a lateral funded by the current owner, and conversion timing is outside MicroLink control.
OpenPath depth. The 750 MW path draws on adjacent platform capacity under a right of first offer, and is not contracted capacity today.
OpenLease term and rent. Base term, escalator and take or pay are not set. Every figure here is a placeholder.