BT Aycock Data Center (CR 561, Princeton)
Princeton, Collin County, TX
BT Aycock Data Center LLC plans BT Aycock Data Center (CR 561, Princeton), a data center in Princeton, TX. BT Aycock Data Center LLC, a Farmers Branch developer, plans a data center on about 50 acres along County Road 561 just east of the Princeton city limits, outside the city and its extraterritorial jurisdiction. On June 9, 2026 the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District unanimously approved a well permit for the site, 150 gallons a minute. Princeton has since tightened its own data center rules, which do not reach this site. Capacity not disclosed.
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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
- BT Aycock Data Center LLC
- County
- Collin County, TX
- Address
- Princeton, TX
- Stage
- Planned
Capacity and size: not on file
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Photos
Aerial imageryUSGS The National Map · public domain
Data center company eyes land near Princeton, receives well permitThe Dallas Morning News
Map Shows Texas Data Center Boom as Pollution Warning IssuedNewsweek
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Texas AG Ken Paxton Sends Compliance Letters to 156 Data Centers over Water Usage ReportingBreitbart News Network
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
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