# Merkle Standard Usk (former Ponderay Newsprint Mill)

Data center facility record on DEPLOY. Every fact is individually sourced and dated.

- **Canonical ID:** aab60e14-6e46-4e92-80cb-dcf84ca58dfc
- **Type:** AI data center facility
- **Operator:** [Merkle Standard](/companies/merkle-standard.md)
- **Location:** Usk
- **Status:** operating
- **Facility type:** crypto hpc
- **Building (sqft):** 350,000
- **Operational year:** 2022

## Evidence (each fact, sourced)

- building_sqft: ~350,000 sqft usable building space on 900-acre former newsprint mill site · claimed · https://baxtel.com/data-center/merkle-standard-washington
- critical_it_mw: 225 MW power infrastructure (self-reported); permitted up to 100 MW by Pend Oreille County PUD · claimed · https://www.merklestandard.com/
- record: Merkle Standard Usk (former Ponderay Newsprint Mill) · reported · https://baxtel.com/data-center/merkle-standard-washington
- status: operating · reported · https://baxtel.com/data-center/merkle-standard-washington

## Common questions


**What is Merkle Standard Usk (former Ponderay Newsprint Mill)?**

Merkle Standard Usk (former Ponderay Newsprint Mill) is a data center facility record on the DEPLOY registry, in Usk. Every fact on the record is individually sourced and dated.

**Who operates Merkle Standard Usk (former Ponderay Newsprint Mill)?**

Merkle Standard operates Merkle Standard Usk (former Ponderay Newsprint Mill), per the sourced record on the DEPLOY registry.

**Is Merkle Standard Usk (former Ponderay Newsprint Mill) operating?**

Merkle Standard Usk (former Ponderay Newsprint Mill) is recorded as operating on the DEPLOY registry. Each figure traces to a source.

**How verified is the data on Merkle Standard Usk (former Ponderay Newsprint Mill)?**

A human editor has reviewed this record for the indexed registry. Every rendered fact shows its source: this is what a verified record looks like next to an unsourced directory listing.

Canonical: https://registry.deploy.report/datacenters/facilities/merkle-standard-usk-ponderay-wa
JSON: https://registry.deploy.report/v1/datacenters/facilities/merkle-standard-usk-ponderay-wa