Core Scientific Denton Data Center
Denton, Denton County, TXDeveloper: CoreWeave, Core Scientific
Also known as CoreWeave Denton
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- Proposed
- Approved
- Under construction
- Operating
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Core Scientific is converting its former bitcoin mining campus at 8171 Jim Christal Road in Denton into an AI data center for CoreWeave, a project the Denton City Council approved in 2024 with a total real property investment of roughly $6.1 billion. A February 2025 expansion brought the site's full critical IT load to approximately 260 MW, and CoreWeave had deployed more than 16,000 GPUs at the delayed facility as of January 2026.
- Permanent jobs (promised)
- 300
- up to 300 at full development
Key facts
Size & schedule
| IT load | 260 MW [4] approximately; full critical IT load after 70 MW expansion (company-stated) Source excerpt“The 70 MW of additional contracted power at the Denton site increases the full critical IT load to approximately 260 MW.” |
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| Site size | 78 acres [3] leased footprint after November 2024 expansion Source excerpt“Core Scientific would expand its footprint to 78 acres — doubling its current size.” |
| Stated investment | $6.1 billion [3] roughly; total real property investment Source excerpt“The improvements will require a total real property investment of roughly $6.1 billion” |
| Permanent jobs (promised) | 300 [3] up to 300 at full development Source excerpt“Core Scientific plans to have up to 300 full-time employees on-site at full development.” |
How big is that? Data center sizes compared with football fields and Central Park.
Power
| Utility | Denton Municipal Electric [2] Utility pages: Denton Municipal Electric · data centers and bills Source excerpt“On Tuesday night, the Denton City Council unanimously approved modifying the power purchase agreement between Core Scientific and Denton Municipal Electric.” |
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| Backup generators | Backup generators and heat exchangers on an additional 2.1 leased acres [1]Source excerpt“The council also approved an amendment to the city's lease with Core Scientific to include an additional 2.1 acres for the backup generators and heat exchangers.” |
Local decisions & site
| Parcel / address | 8171 Jim Christal Road, Denton [3]Source excerpt“The Denton City Council approved several measures that would allow the conversion and expansion of facilities at 8171 Jim Christal Road in a specially called meeting Tuesday evening.” |
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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
Denton City Council votes 5-0 to amend Core Scientific's power purchase agreement and lease to allow high-performance computing for AI [1]
Denton City Council approves measures allowing conversion and expansion of the Jim Christal Road facility, with roughly $6.1 billion in real property investment and a 78-acre footprint [3]
Core Scientific and CoreWeave announce a $1.2 billion expansion adding 70 MW of contracted power at Denton [4]
DCD, citing The Information, reports CoreWeave has deployed more than 16,000 GPUs at the delayed Denton facility [5]
Issues raised
- The Information, as reported by DCD, identified the Denton facility as being developed for OpenAI and as the CoreWeave project delayed by a third-party developer [5]
- Some residents raised concerns about noise and health impacts from Denton's data center growth [6]
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
- Core Scientific gets approval to bring high-powered computing for AI to DentonKERA News · Aug 28, 2024 · news
- Goodbye, crypto; hello, AI: Denton data center is changing focus, planning to grow and use more powerKERA News · Nov 21, 2024 · news
- Denton approves $6.1 billion bitcoin mining to AI data center conversionThe Dallas Morning News · Nov 20, 2024 · news
- Core Scientific and CoreWeave Announce $1.2 Billion Expansion at Denton, TX SiteCore Scientific · Feb 26, 2025 · company
- CoreWeave deploys 16,000 GPUs at delayed data center in Denton, TexasDatacenterDynamics · Jan 13, 2026 · news
- Denton's data center boom sparks debate over growth and resourcesDenton Record-Chronicle · Apr 3, 2026 · news
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Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.
| APA | Data Center Census. (2026). Core Scientific Denton Data Center. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/dc/core-scientific-coreweave-denton-tx |
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| MLA | “Core Scientific Denton Data Center.” Data Center Census, Sep 23, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/dc/core-scientific-coreweave-denton-tx. |
| Link | https://datacentercensus.com/dc/core-scientific-coreweave-denton-tx |
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