Data centers in Texas
240 projects tracked, 50 building, with 18 restrictions in force. Updated Oct 22, 2026.
Projects tracked240238 active
Building50under construction, awaiting power, partially operational or expanding
IT load tracked33,678MWtotal IT load disclosed
Restrictions in force18see the ledger below
Grid, 115 kV and up5,035 lines2,177 substations · Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors, HIFLD (2023)
Power plants, 50 MW and up639 operating300 planned generators · EIA-860M, 2026-07
The largest Texas projects we track
The 3 largest of 240 by IT load. The rest are in the terminal.
| Project | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Related Digital Project Star — Encinal | Encinal | Announced |
| Matrix AI Campus — Sulphur Springs | Sulphur Springs | Announced |
| Microsoft Pecos Campus | Pecos | Announced |
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By stage
Markets
- Dallas–Fort Worth80
- Austin26
- San Antonio19
- Permian Basin — West Texas18
- Houston15
- Central Texas11
- Amarillo / Panhandle (TX)11
- Abilene / Big Country (TX)10
- South Plains (Lubbock)4
- Central Texas (Temple–Killeen)4
- El Paso3
- Coastal Bend3
- Rio Grande Valley3
- East Texas3
- North Texas (Wichita Falls)3
Restrictions in force in Texas
Moratoriums, bans, zoning rules and tax changes in effect now. Which projects each one affects is part of the subscription.
| Jurisdiction | Level | What it does | Window |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 TAC §25.194 Large Load Interconnection Standards (PUCT Project 58481) | State | Large-Load / Interconnection Rule | Since Oct 2026 · no end date |
| 16 TAC §25.205 Net Metering for Large Loads Co-Located at Existing Generation (PUCT Project 58479) | State | Large-Load / Interconnection Rule | Since Apr 2026 · no end date |
| 16 TAC §25.370 ERCOT Large Load Forecasting Criteria (PUCT Project 58480) | State | Large-Load / Interconnection Rule | Since Mar 2026 · no end date |
| Athens, TXdata center zoning ban | City / Town | Outright Ban | Since Aug 2026 · no end date |
| Baytown, TXproposed data center definition / use standards | City / Town | Zoning Overlay / Special Use Permit | Since Sep 2026 · no end date |
| Brownsville, TX90-day pause on data center rezoning | City / Town | Pause | Since Sep 2026 · no end date |
| Denton, TXDevelopment Code data-center use-standard amendments (DCA26-0007) | City / Town | Zoning Overlay / Special Use Permit | Since Oct 2026 · no end date |
| Edinburg, TXdata center special use permit amendment | City / Town | Zoning Overlay / Special Use Permit | Since Oct 2026 · no end date |
| El Paso County, TXspecial permit, disclosures, and 300-foot residential buffer | County / Parish | Zoning Overlay / Special Use Permit | No end date |
| Hays County, TX180-day high-water-use approval pause | County / Parish | Pause | Jun 2026 → Dec 2026 |
| Kerrville, TXpark, school, church, and arterial setbacks | City / Town | Siting / Noise / Water Restriction | No end date |
| Lewisville, TXresidential ban and special-use permit with two hearings | City / Town | Zoning Overlay / Special Use Permit | No end date |
| Lubbock, TXcouncil resolution: standards required before new large-scale data centers | City / Town | Study / Review | Since Sep 2026 · no end date |
| Mesquite, TXtechnical, noise, and water-impact studies | City / Town | Siting / Noise / Water Restriction | Since Jun 2026 · no end date |
| San Marcos, TXcitywide data center zoning ban | City / Town | Outright Ban | Since Jun 2026 · no end date |
| Temple, TXUDC data-center CUP, closed-loop cooling and buffering standards | City / Town | Zoning Overlay / Special Use Permit | Since Sep 2026 · no end date |
| Texas TCEQ data-center permit halt pending ERCOT / TWDB audits | State | Pause | Since Sep 2026 · no end date |
| Texas, TXERCOT large-load interconnection halt pending audit | State | Pause | Since Aug 2026 · no end date |
Other states
- Virginia201
- California109
- Ohio86
- Georgia80
- Pennsylvania70
- Illinois66
- Arizona55
- Utah52
- New Jersey50
- New York50
- North Carolina39
- Florida38
- Nevada37
- Washington37
- Oklahoma31
- Colorado29
- Iowa25
- Minnesota25
- North Dakota25
- Oregon23
- Tennessee22
- Missouri21
- Wisconsin20
- Kansas19