InfraTech Capital Carson County data center campus (5,000+ acres)
Carson County, TX
A new data center, InfraTech Capital Carson County data center campus (5,000+ acres), has been announced in Carson County, TX. The record lists an estimated investment of $2.7 billion. $2.7B initiative for a 5,000+ acre campus in Carson County with an undisclosed hyperscaler expected to anchor, plus expanded fiber-optic manufacturing; partners to be named after due diligence. Separate from Fermi's Project Matador in the same county. (Source dated 2026-08-18.).
Project status
- Announced Aug 19, 2026
- Permitting
- Under constructionNot yet
- OperationalNot yet
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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
- InfraTech Capital
- County
- Carson County, TX
- Address
- Carson County, TX
- Stage
- Announced
Capacity and size: not on file
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Google Street View · nearby land, not the exact site
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