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Compass Red Oak II (830-acre campus)

Compass Datacenters plans Compass Red Oak II (830-acre campus), a data center in Red Oak, TX. Second Compass campus in Red Oak approved 4-1 by City Council May 2026 (site between Goodloe Ln/FM 2377/Pierce Rd/Pratt Rd); eight 200k-sqft buildings; strong resident opposition (2,200+ petition signatures). Reported 2026. [Reviewed 2026-10-09: verified] Compass Datacenters Red Oak II received 4-1 City Council approval in May 2026 for 830-acre campus between Goodloe Lane, FM 2377, Pierce Road, and Pratt Road, with eight 200k-sqft buildings and 2,200+ petition opposition signatures confirmed. Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/red-oak-community-fight-against-another-data-center-getting-approved-north-texas/.

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Texas state legislation

PUCT Docket No. 59475 - Oncor/LCRA Bell County East Switch-Big Hill 765kV Transmission LineApprovalinterchange.puc.texas.govFiled 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" ProcessApprovalinterchange.puc.texas.govPUCT 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)Approvalinterchange.puc.texas.govStatewide 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 AgreementsCommunity benefits agreementfas.orgMOU-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)Documentinterchange.puc.texas.govPending 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: Compass Datacenters
County: Ellis County, TX
Address: Red Oak, TX
Stage: Planned

Capacity and size: not on file

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Red Oak residents sue city, officials to stop data center projectThe Dallas Morning News
Red Oak embraced data centers. Now neighbors are pushing backThe Dallas Morning News
Red Oak community fights in effort to keep another data center getting approved in North TexasCBS News
Red Oak residents pack city council meeting to protest 800-acre data center projectFOX 4 News
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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
ComEd customers could pay billions for data center hookups, warns utility watchdog groupShaw Local Enewspapers
An $8 billion Treasury break helped Meta’s tax rate hit 2%. Senators want data center tax answersFortune
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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