Black Mountain Parker County data center site (Pearson Ranch Road)
Parker County, TX
Black Mountain Parker County data center site (Pearson Ranch Road) is an announced data center project in Parker County, TX, backed by Black Mountain Energy. Black Mountain bought 2,000+ acres near Lake Weatherford in 2025 and TCEQ approved (April 2025) five gas turbines (Fort Worth Power Core LLC, ~75 MW) described as bridge/backup power for a new data center. CEO says the company is 'considering' the site; Weatherford declined to allow data centers in city limits and Parker County commissioners passed a resolution opposing data centers (June 2026). (Source dated 2026-05-20.) [Reviewed 2026-10-09: verified] TCEQ approved gas turbines for backup/bridge power in April 2025; Black Mountain CEO confirmed site is under evaluation; no formal data center development yet; local opposition established. Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/black-mountain-bought-2-000-211003865.html.
Project status
- Announced
- Permitting
- Under constructionNot yet
- OperationalNot yet
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Records and documentation
Texas state legislation
- PUCT Docket No. 59475 - Oncor/LCRA Bell County East Switch-Big Hill 765kV Transmission LineFiled March 2026; 122 alternative routes, 835+ protests. Explicitly justified by data-center load concentration in the Temple/Bell/Williamson County corridor; an intervenor has questioned whether specific "Temple Data Centers" were properly included in the load forecast.Download
- PUCT Docket No. 59142 - ERCOT Large Load Interconnection "Batch Zero" ProcessPUCT approved (~June 2026) ERCOT's one-time transitional study process for ≥75MW load interconnection requests; tied to Gov. Abbott's Aug 2026 directive pausing/auditing the queue. CenterPoint reported ~14GW of its own projects positioned in this batch.Download
- PUCT Project No. 58481 - Large Load Interconnection Standards Rulemaking (PURA §37.0561)Statewide rulemaking adopting 16 TAC §25.194, interconnection standards for new/expanding loads ≥75MW (data centers). Adopted 2026 with a flat $100k study fee, eliminated non-refundable interconnection fee.Download
- Economic Development Program Agreement (Seafox) / Tax Abatement & Road Improvements AgreementsMOU-based economic development program agreement (plus a Chapter 312 tax abatement agreement and a road-improvements development agreement) covering a data center project in El Paso.Download
- PUCT Docket No. 59399 - Comanche Peak Power Company Net Metering Application (Amazon)Pending as of mid-2026 -- test case for data center co-location against dispatchable (nuclear) generation. Amazon data center campus paired with the Comanche Peak nuclear plant, Somervell County.Download
Site details
- Operator
- Black Mountain Energy
- County
- Parker County, TX
- Address
- Parker County, TX
- Stage
- Announced
Capacity and size: not on file
Map
Photos
Google Street View · nearby land, not the exact site
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156 Texas data centers warned to comply with water use reporting requirementsFOX 4 News
Texas Agency Tries To Keep Data Centers Hidden Over Terror FearsNewsweek
Texas puts data center permits on hold.The Verge
Gov. Abbott pauses new data center permits until water, power audit completeCBS News
An $8 billion Treasury break helped Meta’s tax rate hit 2%. Senators want data center tax answersFortune
The states with the fewest and most data centers, rankedBusiness Insider
Finns Are Seething After Google Illegally Toppled 250,000 Trees for a Data CenterMother Jones
Google offer to pay others to help data center powerArkansas Online
This bill would make data centers pay their own way for powerSalt Lake City Deseret News
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