Texas

San Marcos, Texas council rejects 200-acre AI data center proposal

San Marcos, Texas council rejects 200-acre AI data center proposal

Melissa Palmer
February 19, 2026

San Marcos city council rejected a proposed 200-acre data center in a 5-2 vote after heavy public opposition. The core...

Texas data center bet prioritizes dedicated power over proximity to cities

Texas data center bet prioritizes dedicated power over proximity to cities

Melissa Palmer
February 2, 2026

Texas just greenlit GW Ranch, an 8,000-acre gas-and-renewables-powered data center campus that Pacifico Energy calls the largest permitted in the...

Leased Texas parking lot becomes modest edge data center for local institutions

Leased Texas parking lot becomes modest edge data center for local institutions

Melissa Palmer
January 28, 2026

Potter County just leased a downtown parking lot to Duos Edge AI for $18,000 a year to host a new...

Using existing battery interconnect brings Texas data center online faster

Using existing battery interconnect brings Texas data center online faster

Melissa Palmer
January 22, 2026

Texas battery developer Eolian is effectively renting out its existing 100+ MW grid interconnect so CyrusOne can bring a Fort...

Batch-based ERCOT reviews now shape when Texas data centers power up

Batch-based ERCOT reviews now shape when Texas data centers power up

Melissa Palmer
January 19, 2026

ERCOT is shifting to batch studies for large-load interconnection so it can process a surge of requests from data centers,...

Local resistance leaves Texas hosting data center without tax benefits

Local resistance leaves Texas hosting data center without tax benefits

Melissa Palmer
January 9, 2026

Brenham, Texas just rejected a tax abatement and reinvestment zone for a new Viridien data center after heavy community pushback....

Permian gas powers dedicated data center as Chevron sells electrons in Texas

Permian gas powers dedicated data center as Chevron sells electrons in Texas

Melissa Palmer
January 8, 2026

Chevron plans a 2.5 GW behind-the-meter natural-gas power plant in the Permian, expandable to 5 GW, dedicated to a single...

Texas communities demand data centers reveal true grid and water costs

Texas communities demand data centers reveal true grid and water costs

Melissa Palmer
January 2, 2026

Texas communities are pushing hard for more transparency from data center projects, especially around water, power, and local impacts. The...

San Angelo, Texas weighs major data center rezoning near neighborhood, infrastructure impacts

San Angelo, Texas weighs major data center rezoning near neighborhood, infrastructure impacts

Melissa Palmer
December 30, 2025

San Angelo is courting Skybox Data Centers for a ~350-acre hyperscale-capable site, signaling another small city positioning itself in the...

Massive rural data center strains grid, tests Leon County oversight

Massive rural data center strains grid, tests Leon County oversight

Melissa Palmer
December 26, 2025

Belltown Power plans a massive 1,500 MW data center in rural Leon County, Texas, a clear signal of hyperscale-style power...

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