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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 energized and dispatching platform delivering a anchor at first power, with a contractual path to behind the fence.

Anchorfirst phase
Path toper site
First powerbehind the fence
Landinside the platform boundary
StructureApollo · NVIDIA
PowerPlatform equity · PJM
01

Position

The energized 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.

Ohio River platform, aerial
02

Site and control

Current positionEquity position in the power platform, subject to closingNot closed
Development rightRight to develop and own the onsite loadBehind the fence
Operating stationSupercritical, dispatching today
Adjacent siteAdditional development capacity
Site areaLand inside the platform boundary245 ha (605 ac)
InstrumentAcquisition, then conditional PPA, then option reviewConditional PPA
ZoningExisting generation site, industrialIn pathway
03

Power and energization

An active and energized 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 energizes against generation that is already running.

path ceiling · P1 anchor · P2 behind the fence · P3 ramp · P4 full ·

Rent commences per phase on delivery of the applicable premises. Path to structured as a right of first offer against the operating station. P2 is an intermediate step and does not appear as a cover milestone.

Firm grid

Combined platform capacity, active interconnection.

dispatching today
Behind the fence

Captive load at the station, no queue to clear. Anchor takes 60 MW from Q1 2028.

no queue to clear
Queue position

None

Interconnection is energized, not pending.

active
Efficiency

PUE

Alongside ERE . Heat recovery first, dry cooler for the balance.

design basis
04 · Interconnection
MarketPJM Interconnection
StatusActive, no queue
Platform capacity
Operating station
Adjacent development
ReversibilityBidirectional
05 · Fuel and generation
TodayDispatching, converting to gas
Fuel supplyCaptive, via operating partner
Gas lateralOwner funded
ConversionCoal to gas
HydrogenOnsite pilot, incumbent developer
Commodity$ per MMBtu
06 · Permitting and entitlement
Air permitExisting source
SitingExisting generation site
Financial close
07 · Water and cooling
Cooling pathHeat recovery, dry cooler for the balance
River frontageOhio River
Cooling water m3 per day
AllocationClosing condition
08

Deployment schedule

Q3 2026
Platform position targeted
Equity position taken, development right attached.
Q3 2026
Long lead compute hall equipment order placed
Blocks reserved against a frozen design.
Q4 2026
Conditional PPA and option review targeted
Conditional PPA agreed, option reviewed on confirmation.
Q2 2027
Financial close and notice to proceed
Apollo drawn, NVIDIA parent guarantee in place, engine and cooling orders placed, conversion consents initiated.
Q1 2028
Anchor energized
Behind the fence load carries 60 MW, first revenue begins.
Q2 2028
Second phase online
250 MW behind the fence.
Q3 2028
Ramp phase online
500 MW behind the fence.
Q2 2029
Full path capacity
750 MW behind the fence.
09

Capital and deal structure

Offtaker
Anthropic
Phased lease, rent per phase
Developer
MicroLink SPV
Overall site developer
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.

10

Economics

MetricBasisFigure
Contracted lease valueFull path, base term
Implied rentPer critical IT MW per year
Development costShell, power, cooling, land, network, on site generation
SiliconTenant funded, excludedTenant
Net operating income marginAt scale, net of operating cost
Yield on costAt full path, indicative
Anchor drawApollo first phase

Indicative · terms not set · portfolio standard assumptions, site model on request

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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 path is taken behind the fence against the operating station under a right of first offer, and is not contracted capacity today.