Data center fact sheet
Texas
As of . Latest dated change shown: Sep 22, 2026. Source: Data Center Census (datacentercensus.com), CC BY 4.0.
- Tracked projects
- 15
- 1 proposed, 3 approved, 7 under construction, 2 operating, 2 denied
- Planned capacity
- 32.45 GW
- 12 projects publish a figure; 1 project publishes none; 2 cancelled or denied not counted; 1 figure is IT load
- Moratorium actions
- 4
- Upcoming hearings
- 0
Projects
| Project | Status | Planned capacity | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fermi America Project Matador Amarillo, Carson County | Under construction | 17 GW | Fermi America |
| Comanche Circle Tolar, Hood County | Approved | 5 GW | Sailfish Investors |
| IREN Sweetwater data center campus Sweetwater, Fisher County | Under construction | 2 GW | IREN |
| Project Horizon Fort Stockton, Pecos County | Proposed | 2 GW | Poolside |
| Vantage Frontier Campus Albany, Shackelford County | Under construction | 1.4 GW | Vantage Data Centers |
| Stargate Abilene Abilene, Taylor County | 1.2 GW | Crusoe | |
| Stargate Milam County Burlington, Milam County | Under construction | 1.2 GW | SB Energy (SoftBank) |
| Goodnight Campus Claude, Armstrong County | Under construction | 1.03 GW | Crusoe |
| Meta El Paso Data Center El Paso, El Paso County | Under construction | 1 GW | Meta (joint venture with BlackRock-managed funds) |
| Project Aggie College Station, Brazos County | Denied | 600 MW | Priority Power Management (PPM Data LLC) |
Largest 10 of 15 shown. All projects.
Pauses and local rules
| Jurisdiction | Action | When | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas[1] | Adopted | Sep 21, 2026 | — |
| Texas[2] | Announced | Aug 2026 | — |
| Hood County[3] | Rejected | Feb 2026 | six months |
| Hood County[4] | Rejected | Feb 2026 | — |
- Texas: Senate Bill 6 (89th Legislature): large electrical loads (in effect, Jun 2025)
Upcoming votes and hearings
No upcoming hearing on record. Agendas change; check with the body before attending.
Latest changes
- Sep 22, 2026 Fermi and TensorWave amend their 222 MW lease to move the closing date from Sept. 30 to Oct. 31, 2026, while a lease guaranty is negotiated (Fermi America Project Matador)[5]
- Sep 18, 2026 Three Siemens gas turbines arrive on site (Fermi America Project Matador)[6]
- Sep 17, 2026 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launches an investigation into the land deal (Blueprint Taylor Data Center)[7]
- Sep 8, 2026 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 (Comanche Circle)[8]
- Sep 8, 2026 IREN says the 2 GW Sweetwater Hub was conditionally included in ERCOT's Batch Zero process as base load, with 300 MW under construction at Sweetwater 1 for Q4 2027 delivery (IREN Sweetwater data center campus)[9]
- Sep 3, 2026 Satellite imagery shows Buildings 1-5 shells complete and roofed (Vantage Frontier Campus)[10]
Notes
Planned capacity adds each record’s first published figure for projects not cancelled or denied; projects that publish none are never estimated. IT load is the power reaching computing equipment, so a total that includes it understates total power. Locations may be approximate where a record gives only a town or county. Counts cover tracked projects, not every data center.
Sources
- The Texas Tribune, “Gov. Greg Abbott broadens moratorium on data center approvals to include environmental permits”, Sep 21, 2026. https://www.texastribune.org/2026/09/21/texas-data-center-moratorium-water-energy/
- The Texas Tribune, “New Texas data center projects frozen until state audits them”, Aug 3, 2026. https://www.texastribune.org/2026/08/03/texas-data-center-project-audit-greg-abbott/
- KERA News, “Hood County rejects moratorium on new data centers, large developments despite pushback”, Feb 10, 2026. https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-02-10/hood-county-data-center-moratorium-fails
- KERA News, “Hood County rejects second data center moratorium, seeks attorney general's opinion on authority”, Feb 25, 2026. https://www.keranews.org/energy-environment/2026-02-25/data-center-moratorium-texas-hood-county-ken-paxton
- Fermi America (ACCESS Newswire), “Fermi and TensorWave Agree to Extend Closing Date to October 31, 2026”, Sep 22, 2026. https://www.accessnewswire.com/newsroom/en/oil-gas-and-energy/fermi-and-tensorwave-agree-to-extend-closing-date-to-october-31-2026-1225550
- ABC 7 Amarillo, “Project Matador reaches new milestone with arrival of power generation equipment”, Sep 18, 2026. https://abc7amarillo.com/newsletter-daily/project-matador-reaches-new-milestone-with-arrival-of-power-generation-equipment
- Office of the Attorney General of Texas, “Attorney General Paxton Investigates AI Data Center Development in Taylor Over Potential Misuse of Land Conveyed Years Ago for Use as Parkland”, Sep 17, 2026. https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/attorney-general-paxton-investigates-ai-data-center-development-taylor-over-potential-misuse-land
- NBC DFW, “Hood County commissioners set to discuss proposed data center projects amid ongoing debate”, Sep 8, 2026. https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/hood-county-commissioners-set-to-discuss-proposed-data-center-projects-amid-ongoing-debate/4073892/
- IREN (GlobeNewswire), “IREN's 2GW Sweetwater Hub Included as Base Load in ERCOT Batch Zero”, Sep 8, 2026. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/09/08/3357498/0/en/iren-s-2gw-sweetwater-hub-included-as-base-load-in-ercot-batch-zero.html
- Epoch AI, “OpenAI Stargate Shackelford | AI Data Centers”, Sep 21, 2026. https://epoch.ai/data/ai-data-centers/directory/openai-stargate-shackelford
Each project record lists all of its sources and excerpts. Cite as: Data Center Census, “Data center fact sheet: Texas,” October 14, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/fact-sheets/texas.