| Priority | Company | Project / Signal | Industry | Est. MW | Stage | First Intel | Latest Intel | Location | Sources | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Fermi Inc. + Fermi America + Advanced Micro Devices + CBRE + Tensorwave TEX1 LLC + Texas Tech University System + Southwestern Public Service Company | Fermi America: Project Matador, Carson CountyPrivate power and AI data centre campus in Carson County near Amarillo, first tenant TensorWave from the second half of 2027. 17000 MW at full build-out, under construction. | Data Center | 17000 MW confirmed | Under Construction | 6/26/2025 | 10/13/2026 Update: Fermi signed a credit support agreement with AMD backing the 222 MW phase one lease to Tensorwave TEX1 LLC at Project Matador, plus a partnership framework for phases two and three. | Carson County, north-east of Amarillo, TX Carson Co. | ||
| A | Galaxy Helios I + Galaxy Digital + Galaxy Helios II LLC + Argo Blockchain + CoreWeave + Argo Innovation Facilities US + Galaxy Helios Data Centers II LLC | Galaxy: Helios campus, AftonGalaxy Digital's data centre campus on County Road 112 near Afton, Dickens County, leased to CoreWeave. 3600 MW at full build-out. | Data Center | 3600 MW confirmed | 3/8/2021 | 9/14/2026 Update: The Dickens County minutes of 14 September 2026 record a public hearing on the proposed tax abatement agreement with Galaxy Digital and CoreWeave Phases II and III (no public comment was made), and motions approving the Phase II and the Phase III Tax Abatement Agreements with Galaxy Digital, each passed with two commissioners voting against. Scanned PDF, read by eye. | 984 County Road 112, Afton, TX 79220 Dickens Co. | |||
| A | CyrusOne | CyrusOne: Sulphur Springs campus, Hopkins CountyCyrusOne is evaluating a phased data centre campus on the former Monticello Thermo Mine near Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, after MSB Global left the project. The 3000 MW is MSB Global's former plan; CyrusOne states no size. | Data Center | 3000 MW confirmed | Announced | 10/15/2025 | 9/24/2026 Update: CyrusOne, which is evaluating the site, held a community meeting on 24 September 2026 on a potential data centre just outside the Sulphur Springs city limits, on the old Thermo mine; MSB Global is no longer involved. KLTV reports the campus would be self-powered using natural gas, with grid connection possible as it grows, and that a judge has ruled the land can't have means of power generation while lawyers prepare for trial, which is set for next year. | Co Rd 2307, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482 Hopkins Co. | ||
| A | PowerHouse Data Centers + Stream Data Centers + Provident + Prairie Ridge Phase 1 Owner LP + American Real Estate Partners | PowerHouse: Grand Prairie campus, MidlothianHyperscale campus at 881 Miller Road, Midlothian, Ellis County, with a 1.8 GW switchyard planned; the first 500 MW is approved through ERCOT. 1800 MW at full build; first power due Q4 2026, per the operator. | Data Center | 1800 MW confirmed | Announced | 1/8/2025 | 8/18/2026 Imported lead source | 881 Miller Road, Midlothian, TX 76065 Ellis Co. | ||
| A | Core Scientific + Advanced Micro Devices | Core Scientific: Pecos AI campus, Reeves CountyCore Scientific's AI data centre campus near Pecos in Reeves County, marketed as Cottonwood 1 and 2. 1500 MW of gross power planned; 300 MW today, with expanded capacity from early 2027. | Data Center (Hyperscaler) | 1500 MW confirmed | Under Construction | 8/11/2022 | 9/10/2026 Update: Core Scientific reports that the existing 300 MW at Pecos was conditionally approved by ERCOT in Batch Zero as "Base Load, Pathway (b)" (load energized after March 25, 2022 and before July 10, 2026), and an additional 300 MW as "Studied Load"; it says all required documentation was submitted and collateral posted. | 1939 Farm to Market 2119 Reeves Co. | ||
| A | OpenAI + Vantage Data Centers + Oracle + Vantage Data Centers TX301, LLC + VoltaGrid | OpenAI / Vantage: Stargate Frontier, Shackelford CountyStargate Frontier AI campus near Albany in Shackelford County, built by Vantage for OpenAI and run on on-site gas generation. 1400 MW across ten buildings, first facility due second half of 2026. | Data Center (Hyperscaler) | 1400 MW confirmed | Under Construction | 7/24/2025 | 8/18/2026 Corroborating source | Shackelford County, TX (near Albany, about 125 miles west of Fort Worth) Shackelford Co. | ||
| A | OpenAI + SoftBank Group Corp + Milam County DC, LLC + Orion DC I, LLC + Se Dc Devco, LLC + MDC Building 2, LLC + MDC Building 1, LLC + SB Energy | SB Energy: Stargate Freebird, BurlingtonOpenAI Stargate data centre at Burlington, Milam County, built and operated by SB Energy: 1200 MW announced for the site. Under construction, with 753 MW of critical IT leased in two buildings. | Data Center (Hyperscaler) | 1200 MW confirmed | Under Construction | 9/23/2025 | 8/18/2026 Corroborating source | 4299-2301 County Road 134, Burlington, TX 76520 Milam Co. | ||
| A | CloudBurst Data Centers + CloudBurst Texas, LLC | CloudBurst: San Marcos campusAI data centre campus at 2955 Francis Harris Lane near San Marcos, on the Hays and Guadalupe county line, by CloudBurst with Evolve, on behind-the-meter gas. 1200 MW planned; broke ground November 2025, first phase due Q4 2026. | Data Center | 1200 MW confirmed | Under Construction | 2/11/2025 | 8/18/2026 Imported lead source | 2955 Francis Harris Ln, San Marcos, TX 78666 Hays Co. | ||
| A | Crusoe + OpenAI + Lancium + Abilene DC 6 LLC + Oracle + Abilene DC 8 LLC + Abilene DC 5 LLC + Data Center 3-8 Hold Co, LLC + Lancium Abilene LLC | Crusoe: Stargate Abilene campusStargate AI campus on Lancium's Clean Campus at 615 FM 2404, north Abilene, built by Crusoe and leased to Oracle for OpenAI. 1200 MW in eight buildings, grid-fed through a 1.2 GW AEP interconnect, with on-site gas turbines as backup. | AI / HPC Data Center | 1200 MW confirmed | Live | 12/21/2021 | 9/25/2026 Update: TechCrunch quotes Crusoe on how the campus is powered: "Crusoe's initial 1.2 gigawatt data center in Abilene that was built for Oracle and OpenAI is powered by the grid, according to the company. There is also a gas-turbine power plant that is used for backup power only." | 615 FM 2404, Abilene, TX 79601 Taylor Co. | ||
| A | Crusoe + GN DC1, LLC + Google + Ensign Infrastructure | Crusoe: Goodnight campus for Google, ClaudeCrusoe is building this AI data centre campus for Google at 10001 Lima Rd, Claude, in Armstrong County, powered by the ERCOT grid, Serena's Goodnight 1 wind farm next door and its own gas turbines. 1,030 MW at full build, under construction. | Data Center | 1030 MW confirmed | Under Construction | 11/12/2024 | 10/19/2026 Update: Ensign Infrastructure told the PUCT on 19 Oct 2026 it is seeking judicial review, in Travis County district court, of the PUCT's 24 Jul 2026 order on the 260 MW Crusoe Two load net metered with the Goodnight wind plant. | 10001 Lima Rd, Claude, TX 79019 Armstrong Co. |