Texas · Power Supply Chain & Demand
Power Supply Chain and Demand in Texas
ERCOT runs most of Texas's grid. 94,175 MW of new generation is planned in Texas, 31,687 MW of it under construction or built and awaiting operation, against 4,829 MW of planned retirements through 2030. 446 data centers are identified in the state, with 2,933 MW of data center load in tracked grid queues. Residential electricity averaged 16.06¢/kWh in 2026 through July, +5.7% from a year earlier. Unemployment was 4.4% in August 2026, and construction employment is +18.7% against August 2019. The SAVRN trackers hold 25 local moratoria or restrictions for Texas across all statuses (11 in force) and 32 named projects on the Delay Watchlist.
Rebuilt 2026-10-08 · refreshed weekly
Grid operator
ERCOT
main wholesale grid
Planned generation
94.2 GW
31.7 GW under construction or built
Data center load in queues
2,933 MW
446 data centers identified
Residential price
16.06¢
▲ 5.7% vs 2025, YTD July
Construction jobs
+18.7%
▲ 18.7% vs Aug 2019
Local measures
25
11 in force · 32 on Delay Watchlist
The finding
What the build-out changed in Texas
Texas is at the center of the build-out: the demand is here and the construction economy has moved with it. Planned generation equals 46% of the power plants Texas runs today, one of the steepest build-outs in the country (2nd). Developers have announced $194.6B of data center capital in Texas, 2nd among the 31 states with a disclosed figure. Commercial electricity sales, the class that includes data centers, are +7.0% year to date, 6th in the country. Pushback is organized: the SAVRN trackers hold 25 local moratoria or restrictions in Texas, 19th in the country.
Then and now
| Measure | Then | Now | Change | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction jobs (Aug 2019 → Aug 2026) | 779.1k | 924.9k | ▲ 18.7% | 19th of 48 |
| Electrical contractor jobs (2019 → 2025) | 92,711 | 114,972 | ▲ 24.0% | 17th of 48 |
| Power line construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 24,945 | 36,957 | ▲ 48.2% | 10th of 44 |
| Data processing and hosting jobs (2019 → 2025) | 35,964 | 48,266 | ▲ 34.2% | 25th of 46 |
| Unemployment rate (Feb 2020 → Aug 2026) | 3.6% | 4.4% | ▲ 0.8pts | — |
| Residential price, ¢/kWh (YTD Jul 2025 → 2026) | 15.20¢ | 16.06¢ | ▲ 5.7% | 33rd of 51 |
| Generation fleet → planned additions | 204.9 GW operating | 94.2 GW planned | 46% of fleet | 2nd of 51 |
Where Texas ranks among 51
Data center share of state GDP2.4%14th of 51
Announced data center capital$194.6B2nd of 31
Data center load in grid queues2,933 MW6th of 11
Planned generation vs. today's fleet46%2nd of 51
Construction jobs vs. 2019+18.7%19th of 48
Electrical contractor jobs, 2019 to 2025+24.0%17th of 48
Power line construction jobs, 2019 to 2025+48.2%10th of 44
Data processing and hosting jobs, 2019 to 2025+34.2%25th of 46
Commercial electricity sales, YTD change+7.0%6th of 51
Residential electricity price, YTD change+5.7%33rd of 51
Local moratoria and restrictions2519th of 49
1st = the most. Ranks cover every state and DC that publishes the figure.
Among its neighbors, Texas leads on planned generation vs. today's fleet (46%), ahead of Louisiana (39%).
County spotlight
Dallas County holds the most data centers on record in Texas (90), and its electrical contractor workforce changed +23.4% since 2019 to 16,722 jobs. The largest share of planned generation sits in Carson County: 16,147 MW, led by Fermi America (natural gas). The fastest-growing electrical trade market is Williamson County, where contractor jobs grew 97.7% to 3,305.
The map
Where Texas sits in the power system
- Grid operator
- ERCOT
- Operating capacity
- 204.9 GW
- Planned generation
- 94,175 MW
- Under construction or built
- 31,687 MW
- Data centers identified
- 446
- Data center load in queues
- 2,933 MW
- Unemployment, Aug 2026
- 4.4%
- Residential price change
- +5.7%
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Counties and cities
Texas, county by county
254 counties in Texas. Planned generation sits in 149 of them, data centers stand in 58, and local measures are on record in 7. Pick a layer, then select a county for its full record.
County leaders
Most planned generation
Most data centers
Fastest electrical contractor growth
Counties on record 185
| County | Data centers | Planned MW | Building MW | Lead developer | Electrical contractor jobs | Change 2019–25 | Local measures | Watchlist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas County | 90 | 12 MW | 2 MW | Cedar Hill ESS Assets, LLC | 16,722 | ▲ 23.4% | — | — | |
| Bexar County | 51 | 750 MW | 200 MW | Padua 3 | 8,646 | ▲ 41.0% | — | — | |
| Taylor County | 45 | 299 MW | — | RIC Development, LLC | 760 | ▲ 7.8% | — | — | |
| Harris County | 36 | 967 MW | 967 MW | NRG Greens Bayou 6 LLC | 20,885 | ▲ 24.1% | — | — | |
| Collin County | 30 | 400 MW | 400 MW | Mallard Energy Storage, LLC | 2,440 | ▲ 12.4% | — | — | |
| Travis County | 25 | 2 MW | 2 MW | Tesla Inc. | 7,912 | ▲ 50.0% | — | — | |
| Tarrant County | 17 | — | — | — | 9,143 | ▲ 20.0% | — | — | |
| Ellis County | 16 | 574 MW | 197 MW | Oak Valley Solar LLC | 850 | ▲ 82.0% | — | 1 | |
| Denton County | 9 | 200 MW | — | Oakley BESS LLC | 1,424 | ▲ 29.6% | — | — | |
| Hidalgo County | 8 | 160 MW | 160 MW | Gunnar Reliability Project LLC | 1,358 | ▲ 58.3% | — | — | |
| Williamson County | 6 | — | — | — | 3,305 | ▲ 97.7% | — | 2 | |
| Reeves County | 5 | 320 MW | 310 MW | Cantaloupe Solar - ERCOT | — | — | — | — | |
| Nueces County | 4 | 1,229 MW | 29 MW | Vesper Energy Development LLC | 944 | ▼ 16.2% | — | — | |
| Bell County | 4 | 903 MW | 755 MW | Chillingham Solar LLC | — | — | 1 (1 in force) | 1 | |
| Webb County | 4 | 776 MW | 10 MW | Gransolar Texas Two LLC | 479 | — | — | — | |
| Zapata County | 4 | 200 MW | — | Bravo ESS LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Potter County | 4 | 168 MW | — | Carol Wind, LLC | 549 | ▲ 59.6% | — | 1 | |
| Ward County | 3 | 2,335 MW | 2,335 MW | CPV Basin Ranch | — | — | — | — | |
| Cameron County | 3 | 1,226 MW | 200 MW | Gransolar Texas Four LLC | 602 | ▲ 11.1% | — | — | |
| Pecos County | 3 | 1,098 MW | 238 MW | NextEra Energy Resources - ERCOT | — | — | — | — | |
| Wichita County | 3 | 606 MW | — | Wichita Solar I, LLC | 311 | ▲ 3.7% | — | — | |
| McLennan County | 3 | 529 MW | 43 MW | Gransolar Texas Eight, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| El Paso County | 3 | 500 MW | 500 MW | Evlou Solar, LLC | 2,251 | ▲ 13.2% | — | — | |
| Medina County | 3 | 180 MW | — | RIC Development, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Childress County | 3 | 170 MW | — | Greenlia Solar Power Misae III, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Brazos County | 3 | 5 MW | — | Texas A&M, Utilities & Energy Services | 672 | ▼ 5.9% | — | — | |
| Montgomery County | 3 | — | — | — | 1,971 | ▲ 39.3% | — | — | |
| Lubbock County | 3 | — | — | — | 1,002 | ▲ 2.6% | — | — | |
| Kaufman County | 2 | 851 MW | 351 MW | Vesper Energy Development LLC | 754 | ▲ 59.4% | — | — | |
| Dickens County | 2 | 204 MW | — | HE-Cottonwood Solar, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Hood County | 2 | 200 MW | 200 MW | Apache Hill Energy Center | — | — | 1 (0 in force) | 4 | |
| Angelina County | 2 | 200 MW | — | Sun Angel ESS LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Bastrop County | 2 | 80 MW | 80 MW | RWE Clean Energy | 159 | — | — | — | |
| Willacy County | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Haskell County | 1 | 2,304 MW | 1,928 MW | Intersect USA, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Navarro County | 1 | 2,231 MW | 1,853 MW | Parliament Energy Holdings LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Milam County | 1 | 1,364 MW | 1,034 MW | Yaupon Solar, LLC | — | — | 1 (1 in force) | — | |
| Freestone County | 1 | 959 MW | 280 MW | Cypress Creek Renewables | — | — | — | — | |
| Nolan County | 1 | 831 MW | — | Hecate Energy Harley Hand Solar LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Austin County | 1 | 800 MW | — | Vesper Energy Development LLC | 78 | — | 1 (1 in force) | — | |
| Jefferson County | 1 | 754 MW | — | Entergy Texas Inc. | 2,794 | ▲ 57.4% | — | — | |
| Glasscock County | 1 | 613 MW | 162 MW | Red River Clean Energy | — | — | — | — | |
| Gray County | 1 | 500 MW | — | Intersect USA, LLC | 122 | ▲ 13.0% | — | — | |
| Hopkins County | 1 | 450 MW | 300 MW | Pine Forest Solar I, LLC | 95 | ▲ 26.7% | — | — | |
| Wilbarger County | 1 | 373 MW | — | Adams Creek Solar Project, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Armstrong County | 1 | 266 MW | 266 MW | FGE Goodnight II, LLC | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Victoria County | 1 | 232 MW | — | GRS BESS Texas Eight LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Bosque County | 1 | 217 MW | — | Lake Whitney Solar, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Caldwell County | 1 | 200 MW | — | Metro BESS LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Hale County | 1 | 200 MW | 200 MW | Golden Spread Electric Cooperative, Inc | 75 | ▼ 76.6% | — | — | |
| Maverick County | 1 | 186 MW | — | RIC Development, LLC | 23 | ▲ 76.9% | — | — | |
| Upton County | 1 | 175 MW | 175 MW | King Mountain Solar, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Midland County | 1 | 22 MW | 22 MW | Greater Bryant G Solar, LLC | 1,632 | ▲ 11.6% | — | — | |
| Hays County | 1 | — | — | — | 587 | ▲ 33.7% | 1 (0 in force) | 3 | |
| Shackelford County | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Briscoe County | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Hall County | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sherman County | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Carson County | — | 16,147 MW | 300 MW | Fermi America | — | — | — | — | |
| Brazoria County | — | 2,499 MW | 1,263 MW | Nexus Renewables U.S. Inc. | 1,684 | ▲ 29.5% | — | — | |
| Wharton County | — | 2,229 MW | 1,171 MW | Danish Fields Solar, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Hill County | — | 1,820 MW | 726 MW | Hill Solar 1, LLC | — | — | 2 (1 in force) | 2 | |
| Deaf Smith County | — | 1,686 MW | — | Intersect USA, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Lamar County | — | 1,616 MW | 676 MW | Parliament Energy Holdings LLC | 141 | ▲ 4.4% | — | — | |
| Wilson County | — | 1,600 MW | 1,200 MW | Clear Fork | 230 | ▼ 0.4% | — | — | |
| Jones County | — | 1,418 MW | 1,418 MW | Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Orange County | — | 1,306 MW | 1,306 MW | Entergy Texas Inc. | — | — | — | — | |
| Lee County | — | 1,290 MW | — | SL Energy Power Plant I, LLC | 68 | ▼ 8.1% | — | — | |
| Matagorda County | — | 1,125 MW | 297 MW | Eldora Energy LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Chambers County | — | 1,080 MW | 721 MW | Cedar Bayou 5 LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Hardeman County | — | 1,000 MW | — | Lazy U ESS 2 LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Borden County | — | 945 MW | — | Red River Clean Energy | — | — | — | — | |
| Morris County | — | 900 MW | — | Arkansas Electric Coop Corp | — | — | — | — | |
| Starr County | — | 880 MW | — | Rising Star Solar, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Leon County | — | 815 MW | 457 MW | Repsol Renewables NA | — | — | — | — | |
| Stonewall County | — | 795 MW | 600 MW | Swenson Solar LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Parker County | — | 773 MW | — | Gigawatt Solar LLC | 660 | ▲ 31.2% | — | — | |
| Galveston County | — | 750 MW | 750 MW | Red Egret, LLC | 1,436 | ▲ 7.6% | — | — | |
| Concho County | — | 686 MW | 351 MW | Concho County Solar 1 LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Nacogdoches County | — | 674 MW | 371 MW | Parliament Energy Holdings LLC | 221 | ▲ 74.0% | — | — | |
| Franklin County | — | 666 MW | 51 MW | Sunraycer Assets I LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Madison County | — | 660 MW | — | Parliament Energy Holdings LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Swisher County | — | 601 MW | — | Vesper Energy Development LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Archer County | — | 600 MW | — | Vesper Energy Development LLC | 57 | ▲ 111.1% | — | — | |
| Robertson County | — | 600 MW | 600 MW | Tidwell Prairie IIA LLC | 20 | — | — | — | |
| Jackson County | — | 508 MW | 206 MW | New Hickory Solar LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Yoakum County | — | 507 MW | 300 MW | 1000 Mile Solar, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Falls County | — | 500 MW | 500 MW | Enel Green Power Roseland Solar, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Roberts County | — | 500 MW | — | Intersect USA, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Coke County | — | 484 MW | 150 MW | RIC Development, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Uvalde County | — | 480 MW | 180 MW | RWE Clean Energy | — | — | — | — | |
| Brown County | — | 479 MW | 293 MW | Red River Clean Energy | 116 | ▲ 9.4% | — | — | |
| San Jacinto County | — | 467 MW | — | Entergy Texas Inc. | — | — | — | — | |
| Kinney County | — | 467 MW | — | Gransolar Texas Thirteen, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Harrison County | — | 450 MW | — | Southwestern Electric Power Co | 155 | ▲ 101.3% | — | — | |
| Knox County | — | 450 MW | — | NextEra Energy Resources - ERCOT | — | — | — | — | |
| Clay County | — | 450 MW | — | Cypress Creek Renewables | — | — | — | — | |
| Castro County | — | 440 MW | 152 MW | Invenergy Services LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Goliad County | — | 432 MW | 255 MW | Ray Ranch Solar LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Zavala County | — | 425 MW | — | Mission Clean Energy Devco LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Callahan County | — | 415 MW | 415 MW | Enbridge Solar (Sequoia II), LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Limestone County | — | 403 MW | — | Waco Solar II, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Wise County | — | 403 MW | — | Belltown Power Texas 2, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Coleman County | — | 396 MW | — | Cypress Creek Renewables | — | — | — | — | |
| Refugio County | — | 394 MW | 394 MW | AP Solar 4 LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Fort Bend County | — | 360 MW | 360 MW | Rock Rose Energy Storage LLC | 2,201 | ▲ 51.6% | — | — | |
| Sterling County | — | 356 MW | 180 MW | RWE Clean Energy | — | — | — | — | |
| Bee County | — | 351 MW | 151 MW | Abeja Solar Farm LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Ector County | — | 344 MW | 344 MW | Origis Energy USA, Inc | 1,101 | ▲ 27.4% | — | — | |
| Hardin County | — | 341 MW | — | Lumberton PV I, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Fisher County | — | 330 MW | — | Innovative Solar 245 LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Tom Green County | — | 316 MW | — | Tri Global Energy, LLC | — | — | 1 (0 in force) | 2 | |
| Ochiltree County | — | 316 MW | — | Palo Duro Energy Center, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| La Salle County | — | 300 MW | — | Dahlia Energy LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Duval County | — | 300 MW | — | Cazadores Solar LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Jack County | — | 300 MW | — | O'Bannion Energy Storage, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Lynn County | — | 300 MW | — | TREX US Red Holly LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Foard County | — | 300 MW | — | Pease River Solar LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Burnet County | — | 289 MW | 121 MW | Gransolar Texas Twenty Two LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Throckmorton County | — | 288 MW | 288 MW | Monarch Creek Wind, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Mitchell County | — | 276 MW | — | Hackberry Creek Solar, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Val Verde County | — | 276 MW | — | Greenalia Wind Power Blue Hills, LLC | 69 | — | — | — | |
| Crockett County | — | 265 MW | 265 MW | Big Sampson Wind Project, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| San Patricio County | — | 260 MW | 260 MW | Lydian Energy | 244 | ▼ 16.7% | — | — | |
| Kent County | — | 250 MW | — | Clairemont Solar LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Andrews County | — | 223 MW | — | Luminant Generation Company LLC | 450 | ▼ 6.1% | — | — | |
| Van Zandt County | — | 220 MW | 220 MW | BT Amador Storage LLC | 177 | ▲ 80.6% | — | — | |
| Kleberg County | — | 220 MW | — | Nexus Renewable Power, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Grimes County | — | 210 MW | 210 MW | Blue Jay Solar I, LLC | 45 | ▼ 10.0% | — | — | |
| Erath County | — | 204 MW | — | Erath County Solar LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Fayette County | — | 200 MW | 200 MW | Sunraycer Assets I LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Howard County | — | 200 MW | — | Cypress Creek Renewables | 31 | ▲ 121.4% | — | — | |
| Crosby County | — | 200 MW | — | Cone Renewable Energy Project, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Crane County | — | 200 MW | 200 MW | Lydian Energy | — | — | — | — | |
| Frio County | — | 200 MW | — | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Fannin County | — | 194 MW | — | GRS BESS Texas Seven, LLC | 78 | ▲ 32.2% | — | — | |
| Scurry County | — | 190 MW | 10 MW | Flatland Solar Energy, LLC | 9 | — | — | — | |
| Hunt County | — | 176 MW | — | Belltown Power Texas 2, LLC | 158 | — | — | — | |
| Anderson County | — | 176 MW | — | Belltown Power Texas 2, LLC | 63 | — | — | — | |
| Rains County | — | 176 MW | — | Belltown Power Texas 2, LLC | 38 | ▲ 31.0% | — | — | |
| Polk County | — | 170 MW | — | Entergy Louisiana LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Somervell County | — | 170 MW | — | Lydian Energy | — | — | — | — | |
| Delta County | — | 165 MW | 165 MW | Sunraycer Assets I LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Comanche County | — | 151 MW | — | Mustang Creek Solar I, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Liberty County | — | 150 MW | — | Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC | 288 | ▼ 33.9% | — | — | |
| Walker County | — | 150 MW | 150 MW | Piney Woods Solar, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Colorado County | — | 142 MW | 20 MW | Kerrville Public Utility Board Public Facility Corp | — | — | — | — | |
| Bandera County | — | 133 MW | 133 MW | Rio Lago Solar, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Houston County | — | 125 MW | — | RIC Development, LLC | 55 | ▼ 47.6% | — | — | |
| Cochran County | — | 120 MW | — | Wildcat Ranch Energy Storage, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Atascosa County | — | 106 MW | — | Greenalia Solar Power Reis, LLC | 32 | — | — | — | |
| Henderson County | — | 100 MW | — | Solex Ridge, LLC | 102 | ▲ 45.7% | — | 1 | |
| Trinity County | — | 100 MW | — | Triune Solar LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| McCulloch County | — | 90 MW | — | RIC Development, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Washington County | — | 60 MW | — | Gransolar Texas Seven LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Coryell County | — | 50 MW | 50 MW | Ryan Storage LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Culberson County | — | 36 MW | 36 MW | Delaware Ranch Solar, LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Hamilton County | — | 10 MW | 10 MW | Grizzly Ridge Solar LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Real County | — | 10 MW | 10 MW | Regis Leakey LLC | — | — | — | — | |
| Guadalupe County | — | — | — | — | 700 | ▲ 14.9% | — | — | |
| Randall County | — | — | — | — | 656 | ▲ 14.5% | — | — | |
| Comal County | — | — | — | — | 505 | ▲ 38.0% | — | — | |
| Smith County | — | — | — | — | 485 | ▲ 8.7% | — | — | |
| Rockwall County | — | — | — | — | 396 | ▲ 74.4% | — | — | |
| Bowie County | — | — | — | — | 359 | ▲ 62.4% | — | — | |
| Gaines County | — | — | — | — | 315 | ▲ 52.9% | — | — | |
| Kendall County | — | — | — | — | 298 | ▲ 46.1% | — | — | |
| Grayson County | — | — | — | — | 264 | ▲ 9.5% | — | 1 | |
| Lampasas County | — | — | — | — | 159 | ▼ 16.8% | — | — | |
| Gillespie County | — | — | — | — | 158 | ▲ 30.6% | — | — | |
| Blanco County | — | — | — | — | 116 | ▲ 46.8% | — | — | |
| Waller County | — | — | — | — | 111 | ▲ 170.7% | — | — | |
| Cooke County | — | — | — | — | 107 | — | — | — | |
| Titus County | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | |
| Jim Wells County | — | — | — | — | 78 | ▼ 8.2% | — | — | |
| Stephens County | — | — | — | — | 74 | ▲ 15.6% | — | — | |
| Wood County | — | — | — | — | 50 | ▼ 3.8% | — | — | |
| Aransas County | — | — | — | — | 43 | ▼ 36.8% | — | — | |
| Cherokee County | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | |
| Dallam County | — | — | — | — | 32 | ▲ 3.2% | — | — | |
| DeWitt County | — | — | — | — | 31 | ▲ 34.8% | — | — | |
| Lavaca County | — | — | — | — | 28 | ▲ 64.7% | — | — | |
| Montague County | — | — | — | — | 22 | ▼ 26.7% | — | — | |
| Parmer County | — | — | — | — | 22 | ▲ 10.0% | — | — | |
| Gonzales County | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — |
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Cities and towns on record 79
| City or town | County | Data centers | Local measures | Watchlist | Latest record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | Dallas County + Collin County + Denton County | 51 | — | — | — | |
| San Antonio | Bexar County | 40 | 1 (0 in force) | — | Data center moratorium not pursued Failed / vetoed | |
| Houston | Harris County + Fort Bend County + Montgomery County | 33 | — | — | — | |
| Austin | Travis County + Williamson County + Hays County | 24 | 1 (0 in force) | — | Proposed local moratorium on data centers Proposed | |
| Richardson | Dallas County + Collin County | 17 | — | — | — | |
| Plano | Collin County + Denton County | 14 | — | — | — | |
| Red Oak | Ellis County | 14 | — | — | — | |
| Fort Worth | Tarrant County + Denton County + Parker County | 13 | 1 (0 in force) | — | Proposed 90-day data center moratorium Proposed | |
| Irving | Dallas County | 11 | — | — | — | |
| Allen | Collin County | 10 | — | — | — | |
| McAllen | Hidalgo County | 8 | — | — | — | |
| Abilene | Taylor County + Jones County | 5 | — | 1 | Stargate / Abilene (Phase 1) | |
| Garland | Dallas County + Collin County | 5 | — | — | — | |
| Corpus Christi | Nueces County | 4 | 1 (0 in force) | — | Proposed local moratorium on data centers Proposed | |
| Amarillo | Randall County + Potter County | 4 | — | 1 | Project Matador (Amarillo) | |
| Carrollton | Denton County + Dallas County + Collin County | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Laredo | Webb County | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Temple | Bell County | 4 | — | — | — | |
| El Paso | El Paso County | 3 | 1 (1 in force) | — | Local moratorium on data centers with no end date In force | |
| Lewisville | Denton County + Dallas County | 3 | 1 (1 in force) | — | Local moratorium on data centers with no end date In force | |
| Wichita Falls | Wichita County | 3 | — | 1 | Wichita Falls Data Center Rezoning (Data Nova X) | |
| Lancaster | Dallas County | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Waco | McLennan County | 3 | — | — | — | |
| Lubbock | Lubbock County | 2 | 1 (0 in force) | 1 | Citizen-petitioned 18-month data center moratorium Proposed | |
| Harlingen | Cameron County | 2 | 1 (1 in force) | — | Local moratorium on data centers for a stated term In force | |
| Hutto | Williamson County | 2 | — | 1 | Project Hutto | |
| Bryan | Brazos County | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Childress | Childress County | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Farmers Branch | Dallas County | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Grand Prairie | Dallas County + Tarrant County | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Midlothian | Ellis County | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Pflugerville | Travis County + Williamson County | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Roanoke | Denton County | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Round Rock | Williamson County + Travis County | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Wilmer | Dallas County | 2 | — | — | — | |
| San Marcos | Hays County | 1 | 1 (1 in force) | 1 | Zoning ban on data centers In force | |
| Brownsville | Cameron County | 1 | 1 (0 in force) | — | Brownsville starts 90-day data center moratorium process Proposed | |
| Denton | Denton County | 1 | 1 (0 in force) | — | Proposed local moratorium on data centers Proposed | |
| Mesquite | Dallas County + Kaufman County + Starr County | 1 | 1 (0 in force) | — | Proposed local moratorium on data centers Proposed | |
| Barstow | Ward County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Beaumont | Jefferson County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Cedar Creek | Bastrop County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| College Station | Brazos County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Corsicana | Navarro County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Eagle Pass | Maverick County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Euless | Tarrant County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Forth Worth | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Garden City | Glasscock County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Granbury | Hood County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Grapevine | Tarrant County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Hornsby Bend | Travis County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Lockhart | Caldwell County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Lufkin | Angelina County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Mansfield | Tarrant County + Johnson County + Ellis County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| McCamey | Upton County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| McKinney | Collin County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Midland | Midland County + Martin County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Montgomery | Montgomery County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Pampa | Gray County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Rockdale | Milam County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Sealy | Austin County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Southlake | Tarrant County + Denton County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Stratford | Sherman County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Sulphur Springs | Hopkins County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Sweetwater | Nolan County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Talty | Kaufman County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| The Woodlands | Harris County + Montgomery County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Timberwood Park | Bexar County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Victoria | Victoria County | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Abbott | Hill County | — | 1 (1 in force) | — | Abbott halts new Texas data center permits pending ERCOT audit In force | |
| Athens | Henderson County | — | 1 (1 in force) | — | Local moratorium on data centers with no end date In force | |
| Forney | Kaufman County | — | 1 (0 in force) | — | Proposed local moratorium on data centers with no end date Proposed | |
| Princeton | Collin County | — | 1 (1 in force) | — | Local moratorium on data centers with no end date In force | |
| Taylor | Williamson County | — | 1 (0 in force) | — | Taylor Set To Decide On Annexation, Zoning For Data Center Proposed | |
| Abilene (Oracle | — | — | — | 1 | Oracle; OpenAI; Crusoe; Microsoft; NVIDIA Abilene, TX (Oracle/OpenAI drop flagship Stargate Abilene expansion; Meta in talks for Crusoe capacity) | |
| Cedar Creek Lake | — | — | — | 1 | Diode Ventures Cedar Creek Lake | |
| Fort Stockton | Pecos County | — | — | 1 | GW Ranch (Fort Stockton) | |
| Prosper | Collin County + Denton County | — | — | 1 | Project Tomahawk (Parvin Road and FM 1385) | |
| Statewide (ERCOT footprint, incl. Sherman | — | — | — | 1 | Texas Statewide Data Center Interconnection Audit (ERCOT Batch Zero) |
Data center counts come from every facility on the SAVRN Data Center Map, counted in the county and the city or community where each building physically stands (Census boundaries), not its mailing address. Jurisdictions appear as the Moratorium Tracker records them.
The chain
Texas, from generation to the household bill
1Grid operator
- Large-load interconnection requests
- 474 GW
- Generation interconnection queue
- 462,785 MW
- Summer peak forecast 2035 (NERC)
- 154.1 GW
- TCEQ environmental permit pause threshold
- 75 MW
2Generation pipeline
- Operating capacity
- 204.9 GW
- Planned, all types
- 94,175 MW
- Under construction or built
- 31,687 MW
- Planned gas
- 20,730 MW
- Planned retirements 2026–30
- 4,829 MW
- Net firm additions derived
- 26,858 MW
3Data center demand
- Data centers identified
- 446
- Operators
- 125
- Load in tracked queues
- 2,933 MW
- Utility large-load projects
- 12
- Commercial sales, YTD change
- +7.0%
- Industry share of state GDP
- 2.4%
4Jobs and pay
- Unemployment, Aug 2026
- 4.4% (+0.2 pts y/y)
- Construction jobs vs 2019
- +18.7%
- Manufacturing jobs vs 2019
- +8.1%
- Electrical contractor jobs 2019–25
- +24.0%
- Electrician median pay
- $58,570
- Electrician ÷ cashier pay
- 2.00×
5Household bill
- Residential price, YTD Jul 2026
- 16.06¢/kWh
- Change vs YTD 2025
- +5.7%
- All-sector price change
- +3.7%
- Total retail sales change
- +0.5%
6Policy friction
- State measures on record
- 12
- Local measures (in force)
- 25 (11)
- Watchlist projects
- 32
- Lawsuits tracked
- 0
- Announced capital, disclosed
- $194.6B
- Dedicated tax incentive
- Yes
Generation
Planned power plants in Texas
Every planned generator in Texas in the August 2026 EIA-860M inventory, by technology, then the 15 largest units. Under construction or built covers status codes U, V and TS.
Planned generation by fuel 94,175 MW
Natural gas 20,730 MW 22%Wind 4,832 MW 5%Solar 38,385 MW 41%Nuclear 4,468 MW 5%Battery storage 25,712 MW 27%Other 48 MW <1%
Under construction or built 31,687 MW
Natural gas 5,362 MW 17%Wind 1,978 MW 6%Solar 15,622 MW 49%Battery storage 8,687 MW 27%Other 38 MW <1%
| Technology | Units | Planned MW | Under construction or built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solar | 173 | 38,385 MW | 15,622 MW |
| Battery storage | 154 | 25,712 MW | 8,687 MW |
| Natural gas | 190 | 20,730 MW | 5,362 MW |
| Wind | 20 | 4,832 MW | 1,978 MW |
| Nuclear | 4 | 4,468 MW | — |
| Other | 4 | 48 MW | 38 MW |
Largest planned generators
| Plant | County | Technology | MW | Status | Year | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Matador Nuclear | Carson | Nuclear | 1,117 MW | Planned, approvals not started | 2032 | Fermi Nuclear |
| Project Matador Nuclear | Carson | Nuclear | 1,117 MW | Planned, approvals not started | 2032 | Fermi Nuclear |
| Project Matador Nuclear | Carson | Nuclear | 1,117 MW | Planned, approvals not started | 2031 | Fermi Nuclear |
| Project Matador Nuclear | Carson | Nuclear | 1,117 MW | Planned, approvals not started | 2031 | Fermi Nuclear |
| Legend Power Station | Jefferson | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 754 MW | Approvals pending | 2028 | Entergy Texas Inc. |
| CPV Basin Ranch Energy Center | Ward | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 722 MW | Under construction (≤50%) | 2029 | CPV Basin Ranch |
| CPV Basin Ranch Energy Center | Ward | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 722 MW | Under construction (≤50%) | 2029 | CPV Basin Ranch |
| Cedar Bayou 5 | Chambers | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 721 MW | Under construction (≤50%) | 2028 | Cedar Bayou 5 LLC |
| IP Roman Wind | Deaf Smith | Onshore Wind Turbine | 670 MW | Approvals pending | 2028 | Intersect USA, LLC |
| Sandow Lakes Energy Station | Lee | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 645 MW | Planned, approvals not started | 2028 | SL Energy Power Plant I, LLC |
| Sandow Lakes Energy Station | Lee | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 645 MW | Planned, approvals not started | 2028 | SL Energy Power Plant I, LLC |
| Tehuacana Creek Solar | Navarro | Solar Photovoltaic | 645 MW | Under construction (>50%) | 2027 | Parliament Energy Holdings LLC |
| Short Creek Solar | Wichita | Solar Photovoltaic | 606 MW | Approvals pending | 2028 | Wichita Solar I, LLC |
| Danish Fields Solar, LLC | Wharton | Solar Photovoltaic | 600 MW | Built, not yet operating | 2026 | Danish Fields Solar, LLC |
| Swenson Solar | Stonewall | Solar Photovoltaic | 600 MW | Under construction (≤50%) | 2026 | Swenson Solar LLC |
Supply chain
What the Texas build-out runs on
Who is building generation in Texas, which manufacturers and contractors have a plant, expansion or contract recorded here, and how long the critical equipment takes to arrive.
Developers and owners with planned generation
| Developer or owner | Units | Planned MW | Building MW | Main technology | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fermi America | 157 | 11,679 MW | 300 MW | Natural gas | 1 |
| Fermi Nuclear | 4 | 4,468 MW | — | Nuclear | 1 |
| Intersect USA, LLC | 10 | 4,116 MW | 1,570 MW | Solar | 4 |
| Vesper Energy Development LLC | 11 | 3,301 MW | — | Solar | 5 |
| Parliament Energy Holdings LLC | 7 | 3,002 MW | 1,889 MW | Solar | 4 |
| Entergy Texas Inc. | 5 | 2,527 MW | 1,306 MW | Natural gas | 3 |
| RIC Development, LLC | 12 | 1,751 MW | — | Battery storage | 10 |
| Red River Clean Energy | 9 | 1,622 MW | 293 MW | Solar | 5 |
| Belltown Power Texas 2, LLC | 11 | 1,501 MW | — | Battery storage | 8 |
| Cypress Creek Renewables | 5 | 1,446 MW | — | Solar | 5 |
| CPV Basin Ranch | 2 | 1,445 MW | 1,445 MW | Natural gas | 1 |
| SL Energy Power Plant I, LLC | 2 | 1,290 MW | — | Natural gas | 1 |
| Clear Fork | 2 | 1,200 MW | 1,200 MW | Battery storage | 1 |
| Sunraycer Assets I LLC | 10 | 1,183 MW | 417 MW | Battery storage | 4 |
| RWE Clean Energy | 6 | 1,080 MW | 780 MW | Battery storage | 6 |
Manufacturers and contractors with a recorded Texas footprint 2
| Tier | Company | Segment | What the record says | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generation OEM | Siemens Energy | US manufacturing | $1 billion U.S. manufacturing investment incl. large power transformers in North Carolina and gas turbine components in FL, AL, NY, TX | |
| Generation OEM | Wärtsilä | Reciprocating gas engines | Announced U.S. orders include 790 MW (Texas), 412 MW (Ohio) and 282 MW (Oct 5 2026) |
Order-by check derived
238 of the 359 planned units of 50 MW or more in Texas that are not yet under construction (48,256 of 62,014 MW) are past the date their step-up transformer had to be ordered to meet the planned in-service date, and 53 gas units are (9,516 MW) past the turbine order date as well. These units hold their schedules only if the equipment is already on order.
| Plant | Technology | MW | Planned in service | Transformer order-by | Turbine order-by | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legend Power Station | Natural gas | 754 MW | Jul 2028 | Jun 2025 | Jul 2023 | Entergy Texas Inc. |
| IP Roman Wind | Wind | 670 MW | Sep 2028 | Aug 2025 | — | Intersect USA, LLC |
| Sandow Lakes Energy Station | Natural gas | 645 MW | Dec 2028 | Nov 2025 | Dec 2023 | SL Energy Power Plant I, LLC |
| Sandow Lakes Energy Station | Natural gas | 645 MW | Oct 2028 | Sep 2025 | Oct 2023 | SL Energy Power Plant I, LLC |
| Short Creek Solar | Solar | 606 MW | Mar 2028 | Feb 2025 | — | Wichita Solar I, LLC |
| Renegade Solar Project (Dawn) | Solar | 515 MW | Dec 2027 | Nov 2024 | — | Renegade Renewables, LLC |
| Hecate Energy Harley Hand Solar LLC | Solar | 514 MW | Nov 2028 | Oct 2025 | — | Hecate Energy Harley Hand Solar LLC |
| La Salle ESS | Battery storage | 500 MW | Jul 2029 | Jun 2026 | — | La Salle ESS LLC |
| IP Meitner Wind | Wind | 500 MW | Feb 2028 | Jan 2025 | — | Intersect USA, LLC |
| IP Meitner Solar | Solar | 500 MW | Apr 2028 | Mar 2025 | — | Intersect USA, LLC |
| IP Roman Solar | Solar | 500 MW | Jun 2028 | May 2025 | — | Intersect USA, LLC |
| Sunscape Renewable Energy | Battery storage | 500 MW | Oct 2028 | Sep 2025 | — | Vesper Energy Development LLC |
Lead times, OEM backlogs and the national generation and grid contractors are on the national supply chain section.
Demand
Data center and large-load demand in Texas
446 data centers run by 125 operators are identified in Texas. The full list by city is on the Texas Data Center Map page. Utilities report 12 large customer projects here to EEI.
| Utility | Customer or type | MW stated | Investment stated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEP Texas (American Electric Power) | Lancium | — | $15 billion | |
| AEP Texas (American Electric Power) | Hut 8 | 1 GW | $17 billion | |
| CenterPoint Energy | TRG Datacenters | 24 MW | — | |
| El Paso Electric | Meta | 1,000 MW | $10 billion | |
| Oncor | Rowan Digital Infrastructure | 300 MW | — | |
| Oncor | Stream Data Centers | 240 MW | $300 million | |
| Oncor | Stack Infrastructure | 36 MW | — | |
| Oncor | SkyBox | 300 MW | — | |
| Oncor | SkyBox | 100 MW | — | |
| Oncor | Texas Instruments | — | $30 billion | |
| Xcel Energy | Aligned Data Centers | 600 MW | — | |
| Xcel Energy | Fermi America | 200 MW | — |
Jobs and pay
The Texas jobs report, and who the build-out employs
Job change since 2019
Construction (CES)
Manufacturing (CES)
Total nonfarm (CES)
Data processing and hosting
Electrical contractors
Line construction
−48%0+48%
Median pay, May 2025
Cashiers
Fast food and counter workers
Retail salespersons
All occupations
Construction laborers
Welders
HVAC mechanics
Plumbers and pipefitters
Electricians
Power plant operators
Power-line installers
Construction supervisors
Electrical engineers
Payroll employment, August 2026 (preliminary)
| Industry | Jobs | Change vs Aug 2025 | Change vs Aug 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total nonfarm | 14,469.3k | ▲ 1.1% | ▲ 12.5% (+1,607.5k) |
| Construction | 924.9k | ▲ 1.9% | ▲ 18.7% (+145.8k) |
| Manufacturing | 982.8k | ▼ 0.1% | ▲ 8.1% (+73.9k) |
| Mining and logging | 212.4k | ▲ 0.9% | ▼ 14.5% (-36.0k) |
| Retail trade | 1,419.1k | ▲ 0.9% | ▲ 8.1% (+106.1k) |
Power and data industries, 2019 to 2025
| Industry | Jobs 2019 | Jobs 2025 | Change | Average pay 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data processing and hosting | 35,964 | 48,266 | ▲ 34.2% | $179,488 |
| Electrical contractors | 92,711 | 114,972 | ▲ 24.0% | $82,346 |
| Power and communication line construction | 24,945 | 36,957 | ▲ 48.2% | $100,641 |
| Electric power generation, transmission, distribution | — | 51,170 | — | $152,017 |
| Transformer manufacturing | — | 1,989 | — | $85,083 |
Pay ladder, May 2025
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual pay | Multiple of cashier pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cashiers | 245,730 | $29,230 | 1.00× |
| Fast food and counter workers | 460,530 | $27,740 | 0.95× |
| Retail salespersons | 341,640 | $30,800 | 1.05× |
| All occupations | 14,071,160 | $48,620 | 1.66× |
| Construction laborers | 123,250 | $40,620 | 1.39× |
| Welders | 52,000 | $53,340 | 1.82× |
| HVAC mechanics | 34,730 | $57,760 | 1.98× |
| Plumbers and pipefitters | 44,090 | $59,840 | 2.05× |
| Electricians | 76,770 | $58,570 | 2.00× |
| Power plant operators | 2,100 | $102,510 | 3.51× |
| Power-line installers | 17,280 | $78,940 | 2.70× |
| Construction supervisors | 90,010 | $74,520 | 2.55× |
| Electrical engineers | 20,870 | $129,450 | 4.43× |
County-level contractor jobs and pay are in the county record above.
Economy
What the data center industry adds to Texas
103,700
Direct data center jobs (2024)
428,660
Total jobs supported, in state
$65.8B
Total GDP contribution
2.4%
Share of state GDP
$4.5B
State and local taxes
PwC figures are modeled estimates commissioned by the industry.
State studies and incentive costs
| Economic study findings | Disclosed tax-incentive cost | |
|---|---|---|
| DCC-commissioned study: $3.2B in other state and local taxes in 2024; PwC: 103,700 direct jobs | ≥$1.3B in 2026; ~$1.8B by FY2030; Comptroller found 6 of 20 audited data centers out of compliance with job requirements |
Policy
The rules and the pipeline in Texas
State measures 12
| Bill | Measure | Status | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor's directive to Texas Water Development Board (Sept. 14, 2026) | Enforcement of data center water-use reporting requirements | In force | 2026-09 | |
| — | Order to pause data center permits for audit | In force | 2026-09 | |
| — | Halt on Texas data center permits | In force | 2026-09 | |
| — | Data Center Permit Halt | In force | 2026-09 | |
| Governor's directive to TCEQ (Sept. 21, 2026) | Halt on state environmental permits for data center projects pending audits | Paused | 2026-09 | |
| Executive directive (Gov. Abbott) | Freeze on new data center grid connections pending audit | Paused | 2026-08 | |
| Statewide moratorium on data centers until a condition is met | Governor's directive pausing ERCOT data center interconnection pending an audit (not a construction ban) | Paused | 2026-08 | |
| Texas (Republican shift on data center regulation, Rep. David Cook commits 2027 county-authority legislation) | Texas Tribune analysis found 82 data centers (~60% of planned/under construction) sit in Trump-voting Texas House districts. | In force | 2026-05 | |
| Texas (PUCT rulemaking) | Texas: The Texas Public Utility Commission is implementing SB 6 through multiple rulemaking dockets. | In force | 2026-03 | |
| Texas (State Republican Executive Committee) | Texas: The State Republican Executive Committee passed a near-unanimous resolution calling for 'rigorous independent assessments' of data center impacts | In force | 2026-02 | |
| SB 6 | Large-load interconnection standards and grid curtailment | In force | 2025-06 | |
| SB2888 | Relating to the temporary sales and use tax exemptions for certain tangible personal property related to data centers and large data center projects. | Proposed | 2025-04 |
Delay Watchlist projects 32
| Project | Location | Status | Cause | MW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Matador (Amarillo) | Amarillo / Potter County | delayed | 11,000 MW | ||
| GW Ranch (Fort Stockton) | Fort Stockton | delayed | 5,000 MW | ||
| Amazon 7.65 GW Gas Plant / Self-Contained Island | — | delayed | 5,000 MW | ||
| Project Aquila | Hill County (RCM Hill files $100M federal suit challenging data center moratorium), TX | cancelled | 1,235 MW | ||
| Stargate / Abilene (Phase 1) | Abilene | delayed | 1,200 MW | ||
| CloudBurst Data Centers / Highlander SC One LLC Hays County | Hays County | denied | 1,200 MW | ||
| Voltagrid Shackelford County | Shackelford County | delayed | 700 MW | ||
| Highlander SC One LLC San Marcos | San Marcos | denied | 380 MW | ||
| Project Hutto | Hutto | cancelled | 70 MW | ||
| Diode Ventures Cedar Creek Lake | Cedar Creek Lake | withdrawn | — | ||
| Good Data Center Campus (Armstrong County) | Armstrong County | delayed | — | ||
| Oracle/OpenAI Texas Expansion (Original Plan) | — | withdrawn | — | ||
| CleanSpark Texas Operations (all) | — | pending review | — | ||
| Hays County / San Marcos DC | Hays County / San Marcos | cancelled | — | ||
| Diode Ventures Cedar Creek Lake Data Center | Henderson County (Cedar Creek Lake / Cedar Creek Reservoir) | withdrawn | — | ||
| Blueprint Data Centers Taylor Facility | Taylor (Williamson County) | litigation active | — | ||
| Meta Temple Data Center | Temple (Bell County) | delayed | — | ||
| Project Patriot / Knox Ranch (Granbury) | Granbury (Hood County) | litigation active | — | ||
| Comanche Circle / Sailfish Investors Data Center | Hood County | delayed | — | ||
| Project Red and Project Yellow (Hood County) | Hood County | under appeal | — | ||
| Wichita Falls Data Center Rezoning (Data Nova X) | Wichita Falls | cancelled | — | ||
| RCM Hill LLC Data Center (Hill County) | Hill County | litigation active | — | ||
| Highlander SM One LLC Data Center (San Marcos) | San Marcos (Hays County) | cancelled | — | ||
| Skybox Datacenters San Angelo Project | San Angelo (Tom Green County) | delayed | — | ||
| Red Oak Data Center Rezoning (Compass Datacenters) | Red Oak (Ellis County) | delayed | — | ||
| Texas Statewide Data Center Interconnection Audit (ERCOT Batch Zero) | Statewide (ERCOT footprint, incl. Sherman/Grayson County) | halted | — | ||
| Project Tomahawk (Parvin Road and FM 1385) | Prosper (Collin and Denton Counties) | withdrawn | — | ||
| Taylor Technology Campus (formerly Project Mustang) | Taylor (Williamson County) | pending review | — | ||
| Colchis site | Tom Green County | pending review | — | ||
| Comanche Circle | Hood County | denied | — | ||
| Texas Solar Works Lubbock | Lubbock | cancelled | — | ||
| Oracle; OpenAI; Crusoe; Microsoft; NVIDIA Abilene, TX (Oracle/OpenAI drop flagship Stargate Abilene expansion; Meta in talks for Crusoe capacity) | Abilene, TX (Oracle/OpenAI drop flagship Stargate Abilene expansion; Meta in talks for Crusoe capacity) | withdrawn | — |
Local moratoria and restrictions (25) appear by county and city in the county-by-county section. Counts include every status in the weekly tracker feeds as of October 5, 2026. The Texas Data Center Map page counts only active local pauses and delayed or blocked projects as of its September 2 rebuild, so its figures are lower. The difference is one of definition and date.
Nearby states
Texas's neighbors
ArkansasMISO · 6.2 GW planned+8.0% residential priceOpen page →LouisianaMISO · 11.3 GW planned+5.9% residential priceOpen page →New MexicoNon-RTO (utility-run) · 4.0 GW planned+2.8% residential priceOpen page →OklahomaSPP · 5.6 GW planned+7.8% residential priceOpen page →All statesThe national mapOpen →
Questions
Texas power, answered from the record
How much new power generation is planned in Texas?
EIA's August 2026 inventory lists 94,175 MW of planned generators in Texas, 31,687 MW of it under construction or built. By capacity the pipeline is solar 41%, battery storage 27%, natural gas 22%. The largest single unit is Project Matador Nuclear (1,117 MW, Fermi Nuclear). Owners plan to retire 4,829 MW from 2026 to 2030.
Who runs the power grid in Texas?
ERCOT serves most of Texas as the regional wholesale market and grid operator. 2,933 MW of data center load sits in tracked queues, 6th in the country.
Which data center projects are delayed in Texas?
The SAVRN Delay Watchlist names 32 projects in Texas, among them Project Matador (Amarillo) (11,000 MW), GW Ranch (Fort Stockton) (5,000 MW), Amazon 7.65 GW Gas Plant / Self-Contained Island (5,000 MW).
How much do data centers add to the Texas economy?
PwC's 2026 study for the Data Center Coalition credits the industry with 428,660 in-state jobs, $65.8B of GDP (2.4% of the state economy, 14th of 51) and $4.5B in state and local taxes in 2024. These are modeled estimates commissioned by the industry.
Is planned generation in Texas on schedule?
238 of 359 planned units of 50 MW or more not yet under construction are past the latest date to order a step-up transformer (more than 160 weeks) for their planned in-service date, and 53 gas units are past the turbine order date (about five years). They hold schedule only if equipment is already on order.
Is the build-out creating trade jobs in Texas?
Construction employment is +18.7% against August 2019. Electrical contractor jobs went from 92,711 in 2019 to 114,972 in 2025 (+24.0%, 17th in the country).
Are electricity prices rising in Texas?
Residential electricity averaged 16.06¢/kWh from January to July 2026, +5.7% on a year earlier, the 33rd fastest increase of 51. Commercial sales, the class that includes data centers, changed +7.0%.
Does Texas have a data center moratorium?
The SAVRN Moratorium Tracker holds 12 state-level measures (8 enacted) and 25 local moratoria or restrictions in Texas, 11 of them in force, 19th most in the country.
Across SAVRN
Texas across the SAVRN trackers
U.S. Data Center Map: TexasEvery data center identified in the state, by city and operatorData Center Moratorium TrackerState and local measures, each citedData Center Delay WatchlistNamed projects delayed, blocked or under challengeGrid Operator WatchlistLarge-load rules, queues, deadlinesData Center Capital AtlasNamed sites, capital providers, at-risk capitalData Center Water TrackerWater measures and the fifty-state ledger
Sources
Sources for this page
- BEA state GDP via FRED
- BLS LAUS
- BLS OEWS
- BLS QCEW
- BLS State Employment (CES)
- EEI large customer projects
- EIA Electric Power Monthly
- EIA-860M (Aug 2026)
- NCSL
- PwC for the Data Center Coalition
- SAVRN Capital Atlas
- SAVRN Data Center Map
- SAVRN Delay Watchlist
- SAVRN Grid Operator Watchlist
- SAVRN Moratorium Tracker
- U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundaries (via us-atlas)
Every figure links to its original source through the Sources buttons. Values marked derived are calculated from reported figures.