# Nscale to acquire American Intelligence & Power Corporation

Nscale Global Holdings agreed to acquire American Intelligence & Power Corporation (AIP), which holds rights to 2,250 acres in West Virginia with potential for up to 8 GW of power generation, to build an AI factory.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-03-16
- Where: West Virginia, United States
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 8 GW power generation
- Products: AI compute capacity, power generation
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Caterpillar](https://endata.com/companies/1968.md) (supplier)
- [Microsoft](https://endata.com/companies/11213.md) (partner)
- [NVIDIA](https://endata.com/companies/11954.md) (partner)
- [Nscale Global Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/90881.md) (acquirer)
- [American Intelligence & Power Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/90882.md) (target)
- [Boyd CAT](https://endata.com/companies/90929.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [tradingview.com](https://www.tradingview.com/news/modular_finance:f327599a5e6a1:0-nscale-to-acquire-american-intelligence-power-corporation-and-signs-loi-with-microsoft-covering-430-000-gpus/), 2026-03-16: "This announcement underscores Nscale's ambition to develop scalable, long-term AI infrastructure by integrating energy and compute."
- [energytech.com](https://www.energytech.com/data-center-power/article/55365231/nscale-acquires-monarch-compute-campus-project-in-west-virginia), 2026-03-19: "The financial value of the Monarch project acquisition was not detailed but ultimately could result in multiple billion dollars of investment around AI and cloud-based computing and energy infrastructure in West Virginia."

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