Comanche Circle
Tolar, Hood County, TX[6][10]Developer: Sailfish Investors[6][10]
Also known as Sailfish Comanche Circle
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- Proposed
- Approved
- Under construction
- Operating
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Sailfish Investors plans a roughly 2,100-acre data center campus with on-site natural gas generation in the Tolar area of Hood County, one of eight data centers proposed in the county. Commissioners conditionally approved it in January 2026, rejected two moratorium proposals 3-2 in February and asked the Texas Attorney General whether they have authority to impose one, and then approved the concept plan without conditions in June 2026. Residents have raised concerns about water, wastewater and the Paluxy River.
- Site size
- 2,100 acres[1]
- Permanent jobs (promised)
- 450
- up to 450 full-time positions
Key facts
Size & schedule
| Planned capacity | 5 GW [7] planned at full build-out per Sailfish's January 2025 announcement (nine campuses on 2,600 acres; Phase 1 3.2 GW); Texas Tribune (June 2026) reports up to 3 GW combined with two other Sailfish projects |
|---|---|
| Site size | 2,100 acres [1] |
| Permanent jobs (promised) | 450 [1] up to 450 full-time positions |
| Target completion | Expected operational 2027 (per Jan 2026 report); 7-year buildout per Texas Tribune [1] |
How big is that? Data center sizes compared with football fields and Central Park.
Power
| Power supply | Privately funded on-site natural gas generation plus grid (ERCOT) connection [6] |
|---|---|
| Air permit | NRG withdrew its air permit application for the 2 GW gas-fired Tolar Power Center, which would have supplied Comanche Circle, on June 18, 2026 [8]Source excerpt“NRG requested withdrawal of its application for the proposed Tolar Power Center June 18.” |
Water
| Water use | 150,000 gal/day [4] initially reported; developer later said under 50,000 gpd for three combined projects |
|---|---|
| Water source | private groundwater wells; private wastewater treatment plant [1] |
| Cooling | closed-loop (company-stated) [6] |
Figures are as stated by the cited source. Where sources disagree, each figure is shown.
Water and power
Water
Not disclosed. No source reviewed gives a water figure for this site. The Census does not estimate one.
Disclosed figures only, each as the cited source states it. Many are projections or permit limits, not metered use. How data center water and power use is measured, and every disclosed figure →
Timeline
Commissioners conditionally approve concept plan 4-1, requiring more detail on drainage, wastewater, landscape and power generation [1]
Commissioners reject second moratorium 3-2 and seek Attorney General opinion on authority [3]
Commissioners reject six-month moratorium 3-2 [2]
Commissioners approve Comanche Circle 3-1 without conditions; technical requirements deferred to site development plan [5]
NRG requests withdrawal of its air permit application for the 2 GW Tolar Power Center planned to supply Comanche Circle [8]
Sailfish commits project to Governor Abbott's audit process and SB 6 interconnection requirements [6]
Hood County Commissioners Court postpones its discussion of the proposed data center projects, including Comanche Circle, to October 13 so a public hearing can be properly advertised [9]
Commissioners vote 3-1 against a settlement offered by Sailfish Investors that would have shrunk the Hood County footprint from about 2,523 to about 1,375 acres, then unanimously deny the developer's appeal of the county's on-site permit decision [10]
Issues raised
- Residents cited water use, Lake Granbury watershed and Paluxy River pollution risks, noise, roads and emergency services [2]
- State Sen. Paul Bettencourt argued counties lack authority to impose building moratoriums [2][4]
Issues are concerns and claims raised by the parties, officials or residents named in the cited sources. They are reported as attributed, not as findings by the Census.
Sources
- Hood County gives conditional approval to 2,100-acre data center development after pushbackKERA News · Jan 13, 2026 · news
- Hood County rejects moratorium on new data centers, large developments despite pushbackKERA News · Feb 10, 2026 · news
- Hood County rejects second data center moratorium, seeks attorney general's opinion on authorityKERA News · Feb 25, 2026 · news
- The 8 data centers that could transform one Texas countyThe Texas Tribune · Jun 2, 2026 · news
- Hood County approves Comanche Circle data center without conditions after contentious meetingKERA News · Jun 9, 2026 · news
- Sailfish Investors Commits Comanche Circle Data Center to Governor Abbott's Texas StandardsSailfish Investors (via National Law Review) · Aug 11, 2026 · company
- Sailfish plans multi-gigawatt data center park outside DFW, TexasDatacenterDynamics · Jan 22, 2025 · news
- NRG withdraws permit for proposed Tolar gas plant amid community oppositionKERA News · Jun 25, 2026 · news
- Hood County commissioners set to discuss proposed data center projects amid ongoing debateNBC DFW · Sep 8, 2026 · news
- Hood County rejects Comanche Circle data center settlement, permit appealTexas Public Radio · Oct 13, 2026 · news
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Last updated Oct 17, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.
| APA | Data Center Census. (2026). Comanche Circle. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/dc/comanche-circle-hood-county-tx |
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| MLA | “Comanche Circle.” Data Center Census, Oct 17, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/dc/comanche-circle-hood-county-tx. |
| Link | https://datacentercensus.com/dc/comanche-circle-hood-county-tx |
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