Market brief, Texas

Data Centers in Texas

Texas has the largest data center pipeline in the US: 152,043 MW across 1,429 projects, 25% of the national total.

By the Aterio data team. Data as of .

Scale

Data centers tracked
1,494
Data center capacity*
152,043MW
Data center space*
202.2M sq ft
Average operational size
144,334sq ft

Pipeline by stage

In the pipeline
1,429
Operational
245
Under construction
182
Announced
1,002

* Pipeline only: operational, under construction and announced projects. The other 65 tracked projects are land bank, delayed, withdrawn or cancelled.

How Texas compares

Only 17% of Texas projects are operational, well below the national 29%. Announced projects make up 70% of the total, above the national 59%.

Top states by estimated MWEst. MWFacilities
1.Texas152,043 MW1,429
2.Virginia64,102 MW1,070
3.Utah49,175 MW256
4.Georgia32,357 MW468
5.Ohio31,238 MW369

Top five states by pipeline capacity, estimated MW.

Where it is being built

Capacity is spread out: the five largest counties hold 25% of the Texas pipeline, and Carson County leads with 11,177 MW.

Top counties by estimated MWEst. MWFacilities
1.Carson County11,177 MW46
2.Reeves County7,445 MW35
3.Pecos County7,025 MW42
4.Dallas County6,370 MW122
5.Hill County6,289 MW34

Top five counties by estimated MW, among those with three or more projects. Projects with no county are left out.

Who is building

Developers that have not been named hold 14% of the Texas pipeline (20,888 MW). Fermi America leads the named field with 10,972 MW.

Top providers by estimated MWEst. MWFacilities
1.Fermi America10,972 MW44
2.Amazon AWS9,331 MW90
3.Crusoe7,203 MW68
4.Google5,958 MW35
5.Galaxy5,730 MW24

Top five providers by estimated MW, among those with three or more projects. Undisclosed providers are left out.

From the dataset

Largest data centers in Texas

Ranked by estimated capacity. Each facility's power and size are available in the full dataset.

  1. 1.Prometheus Reeves Phase 1Prometheus Hyperscale · Pecos, Reeves CountyAnnounced
  2. 2.Prometheus Reeves Phase 2Prometheus Hyperscale · Pecos, Reeves CountyAnnounced
  3. 3.Data Center 2Hedgehog · Rice, Navarro CountyAnnounced
  4. 4.Data Center Building 2SB Energy · Burlington, Milam CountyUnder construction
  5. 5.Data Center 1Hedgehog · Rice, Navarro CountyAnnounced

Free sample

  • Hypergrid AI Data Center 5Fermi America · Panhandle, Carson CountyPower 250 MWSize 400,000 sq ftAnnounced
    Utility
    Southwestern Public Service Co
    Announced
    Jun 26, 2025
    Expected online
    Sep 30, 2029
  • Hypergrid AI Data Center 21Fermi America · Panhandle, Carson CountyPower 250 MWSize 400,000 sq ftAnnounced
    Utility
    Southwestern Public Service Co
    Announced
    Jun 26, 2025
    Expected online
    Dec 31, 2032
  • GW Ranch Data Center 8Amazon AWS · Fort Stockton, Pecos CountyPower 200 MWSize Not reportedAnnounced
    Utility
    Not assigned
    Announced
    Aug 20, 2025
    Expected online
    Mar 31, 2030

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