In the age of artificial intelligence, one question stands at the core of technological progress: where will the power come from? The rise of generative AI, robotics, and industrial automation has created a new kind of infrastructure demand — one that can no longer rely on fragile grids or outsourced production. That question is what drives BaRupOn and its founder, Balaji Tammabattula, to build America’s first Beyond Giga Site.


BaRupOn is an industrial powerhouse developing energy, manufacturing, AI, and healthcare systems under one integrated mission: to rebuild America’s production power. Its flagship project, the Liberty America Multi-Source Power Innovation Campus, or LAMP, represents the first fully self-sustaining, multi-source energy campus in the United States. Located in Liberty, Texas, LAMP stands as a new model for AI-era industry — a 701-acre hub designed to power advanced manufacturing, data centers, and next-generation computing with on-site generation.

Building AI from the Ground Up

While the world rushes to scale AI models, few address the physical foundations that make them possible. Data centers, training clusters, and high-performance manufacturing systems consume staggering amounts of energy. Traditional grids, already strained, cannot keep up with this exponential demand.


BaRupOn is solving that challenge by merging industrial design and digital infrastructure. LAMP integrates natural gas, micro-nuclear, solar, and battery systems within a controlled micro-grid — producing a stable and sovereign energy foundation for AI and industrial applications.

Balaji Tammabattula describes it as “powering intelligence with independence.” For him, AI infrastructure is not just servers and silicon; it’s megawatts, logistics, and supply chains working together.

Beyond Giga: A New Industrial Model

The term “Beyond Giga” was coined within BaRupOn to describe a class of industrial ecosystems that generate their own power, water, logistics, and data capacity. Unlike a typical gigafactory, a Beyond Giga Site is designed to operate independently from external grids or supply bottlenecks.


At LAMP, BaRupOn is constructing a 240-megawatt natural gas power plant expandable with small modular reactors (SMR). The site also includes rail access, water treatment facilities, and data center-ready infrastructure across 4.5 million square feet of build-out area. The goal is simple: total operational autonomy.


In a world increasingly defined by digital dependency, BaRupOn’s approach is a reminder that real innovation starts with energy sovereignty. Without it, AI progress remains vulnerable to the same supply chain disruptions that stalled semiconductor manufacturing in recent years.

Innovation Through Execution

BaRupOn is not a startup chasing theoretical ideas. It is an industrial builder executing large-scale projects with steel, concrete, and engineering at the forefront. Over the past year, the company has delivered more than $250 million in state and federal projects, all aligned with the mission of advancing American industrial independence.


Partnerships with major infrastructure providers like Kinder Morgan ensure long-term natural gas supply, while BaRupOn’s nuclear integration initiatives position the company as one of the first to blend conventional and next-generation energy technologies within one campus.

For Tammabattula, the distinction lies in action. “We’re not talking about the future of AI,” he says. “We’re building the power systems that make that future possible.”

AI’s Real Infrastructure Layer

In the context of Hackernoon’s tech community, BaRupOn’s work represents the physical manifestation of the cloud — a literal foundation for the virtual. The LAMP Beyond Giga Site can be seen as a prototype for how AI-driven economies will function: interconnected, resilient, and energy self-sufficient.


Each section of the LAMP campus is designed to support industrial and digital co-location. Manufacturers, data operators, and technology developers can operate within a shared micro-grid that intelligently manages load, generation, and redundancy. This model minimizes downtime, maximizes efficiency, and reduces carbon impact without relying on unstable grids.


As AI models grow, energy needs scale exponentially. BaRupOn’s architecture anticipates this curve. It treats energy as the first layer of computation — a prerequisite for digital growth.

Rebuilding the Backbone of the Digital Age

The implications of BaRupOn’s Beyond Giga concept go far beyond one site in Texas. It points toward a future where nations can reclaim industrial and data sovereignty simultaneously. Instead of importing components and exporting data, BaRupOn envisions domestic production hubs capable of powering and hosting AI innovation locally.


Tammabattula’s vision is both pragmatic and ambitious. “AI will not live in the cloud alone. It needs power, water, and physical space. That’s where the next frontier begins — and we’re already building it.”


Through LAMP, BaRupOn is setting a new benchmark for how the world approaches energy and computation. It is not only a site but a system — a living model of resilience in an era defined by digital acceleration.


For more on BaRupOn’s developments, visit https://www.barupon.com or follow their latest updates on LinkedIn.