Texas behind-the-meter data center power projects
Start with the air record. Follow the equipment, the legal entity and the dates before treating a proposed campus as available power.
What is documented in Texas?
Start with the reviewed Abilene equipment dossier and 3 additional project research dossiers below. Crusoe Stargate Abilene is identified in the air record as Longhorn Data Center, operated by Abilene DC 1, LLC. Its January 2025 permit review specifies 360.5 MW on a permitted, site-rated basis. Current metered delivery to computing is not established.
The broader inventory below contains 32 Texas entries with 63.2 GW of reported capacity from a third-party snapshot dated April 30, 2026. It is a research starting list. The snapshot's project statuses and expected dates have not been reverified here.
| Facility | Documented equipment | Evidence boundary |
|---|---|---|
| Crusoe Stargate AbileneTaylor County · Crusoe / Lancium | 360.5 MWPermitted site ratings | TCEQ 177263 and O4721No current output measurement published |
Three more Texas projects, with different power boundaries
These selected primary-source dossiers distinguish regulator evidence, developer reports and open questions. They are separate research coverage and add no MW to the reviewed facility fleet or historical inventory.
| Project | Capacity boundary | Evidence basis |
|---|---|---|
| Fermi Project MatadorCarson | ~6,000 MW permitted project scope; 17 GW planned campus | Regulator technical review and registry; operator commercial reports |
| Crusoe Armstrong County / GoodnightArmstrong | 265.5 MW Goodnight 1 wind rating; campus output unknown | Operator construction report, PUCT applicant filing and TCEQ registry |
| Blue Energy / Crusoe Port of VictoriaCalhoun | Up to 1.5 GW proposed nuclear generation | Port authority announcement and developer partnership announcement |
Follow the source-linked change log, including Abilene's permit revision, or download the research records.
Abilene: a permit trail you can follow
The original registration technical review records an August 15, 2024 receipt date. The later modification was received January 11, 2025 and approved January 22. These are different milestones: the modification date is not the first filing date.
The 177263 modification technical review changes the fleet from six to five turbines of each model. Five LM2500 units at 34.1 MW and five Titan 350 units at 38 MW give 170.5 + 190 = 360.5 MW. The review describes onsite use for data centers and computing. The separate O4721 federal operating permit was issued January 16, 2026.
Crusoe's September 30, 2025 announcement establishes that the data center was live by that report. It does not establish the exact first day of BTM generation or measured power from every permitted unit.
Read the turbine-by-turbine permit breakdown or open the complete Abilene evidence dossier, including receipts and event dates.
Texas project pipeline: the dated announcement layer
This is the Texas subset of the Environmental Integrity Project inventory carried in BTW's open data. Names, technologies, status and expected years below are as reported on April 30, 2026, including entries whose expected dates may now have passed. They are not confirmations of present construction, equipment orders, permits or operation. Capacities can describe different project phases and boundaries.
Original EIP spreadsheet · Full dated JSON with per-entry provenance · Published facility evidence appears separately above.
Show all 32 historical Texas project entries
| Reported project / county | Reported MW | Status at snapshot | Expected operation at snapshot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fermi America Project MatadorCarson County · Combined Cycle | 11,280 | Proposed | Q2 2027 |
| GW Ranch Energy CenterPecos County · Simple Cycle | 7,650 | Proposed | Q2 2027 |
| Nexus Data Center Hubbard Power PlantHill County · Internal Combustion Engine, Simple Cycle, Combined Cycle | 7,227 | Proposed | 2027 |
| Texas Power Generation Hub (Nextera-Comstock Power Station)Anderson County · Combined Cycle, Simple Cycle | 5,200 | Proposed | 2028/2029/2031/2032 |
| Chevron AI Data Center ProjectCounty not reported · Unknown | 5,000 | Proposed | 2027 |
| FO Permian Partners Data Center ComplexMidland County · Unknown | 5,000 | Proposed | 2026 |
| Kilby Power PlantReeves County · Combined Cycle, Simple Cycle | 2,869 | Proposed | Unknown |
| VoltaGrid ABI-1 Electric Generating StationShackleford County · Internal Combustion Engine | 2,582 | Proposed | Q2 2026 |
| NRG Tolar Power CenterHood County · Combined Cycle | 2,014 | Proposed | Unknown |
| Alpha Digital Campus Power PlantReeves County · Unknown | 2,000 | Proposed | 2027/2028 |
| Crusoe-Blue Energy Data Center Power StationVictoria County · Unknown | 1,500 | Proposed | 2028 |
| Longhorn Data Center Power PlantTaylor County · Simple Cycle | 1,398 | Proposed | Q1 2027 |
| CloudBurst Data Center Power PlantComal County · Unknown | 1,200 | Proposed | Q4 2026 |
| Texas Critical Data Centers Power PlantEctor County · Simple Cycle, Internal Combustion Engine | 1,000 | Proposed | 2026/2027 |
| Pecos Power GenerationReeves County · Combined Cycle | 956 | Proposed | 2027 |
| Goodnight Data Center Power PlantArmstrong County · Simple Cycle | 933 | Proposed | Q2 2027 |
| Featherwood Energies Pecos Power PlantReeves County · Simple Cycle | 931 | Proposed | Q2 2027 |
| MMEX Pecos Power PlantPecos County · Combined Cycle | 640 | Proposed | Unknown |
| Verdant Power PlantAngelina County · Simple Cycle | 600 | Proposed | 2026 |
| Rock House Draw Generating StationPecos County · Internal Combustion Engine | 576 | Proposed | Q4 2025 |
| Misae Wilson Power PlantWilson County · Internal Combustion Engine | 519 | Proposed | Q2 2028 |
| Pacifico Ft. Spunky Power PlantHood County · Simple Cycle | 473 | Proposed | 2028 |
| Pampa Data Center Power PlantGray County · Simple Cycle | 400 | Proposed | 2026 |
| McCloud Generation FacilityEl Paso County · Internal Combustion Engine | 366 | Proposed | Q2 2027 |
| Poolside Generating StationPecos County · Simple Cycle | 332 | Proposed | 2027/2028 |
| Circe Energy Data Centers E. Monahans CampusWard County · Internal Combustion Engine | 160 | Proposed | 2027 |
| VoltaGrid SAT-2 Power PlantBexar County · Internal Combustion Engine | 149 | Proposed | Q4 2025 |
| Lone Star ProjectGlasscock County · Unknown | 100 | Proposed | Unknown |
| Xenergy Monahans Power PlantWard County · Internal Combustion Engine | 98 | Proposed | Unknown |
| Data City Energy CenterWebb County · Unknown | Unknown | Proposed | 2026 |
| Mesones Data Center CampusWilliamson County · Unknown | Unknown | Proposed | Unknown |
| Tract Austin Power PlantCaldwell County · Combined Cycle | Unknown | Proposed | 2028 |
How to qualify a Texas project
- Match the legal entity and location. Marketing names can differ from the permit applicant. Abilene DC 1 / Longhorn is an example; a name match alone is insufficient.
- Identify the document stage. A filing, technical review, issued authorization and operating record answer different questions. Keep the first application and later amendments separate.
- Check the equipment boundary. Separate primary onsite gas generation, emergency backup and grid capacity. Track the phase, model, count, site rating and hours together.
- Check commercial relevance directly. A permit naming equipment is not evidence of an open procurement opportunity. Verify scope and participants before treating a project as a sales lead.
To model economics after establishing scope, use the gas generation cost calculator. Replace the illustrative assumptions with your project's fuel, utilization, installed cost and tariff inputs.
Coverage and source dates
Abilene primary-record review: October 27, 2026. Announcement snapshot: April 30, 2026. The public export date is not a claim that every entry was rechecked that day. See source coverage and retrieval limits. The original registration review is linked in the dossier's source receipts.