# Collin County, Texas: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Plano, McKinney and Frisco The data center boom is not abstract in Collin County: it is on the ground here. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 30 data centers in Collin County, 7% of Texas's total. Employers here counted 562,572 jobs in 2025, up 30.5% from 2019. Collin County is home to Plano, McKinney, most of Frisco (140,753 of its 236,955 residents) and Allen. Construction employs 25,573, up 37.5% since 2019. 400 MW of new generation is planned here across 2 units, led by Mallard Energy Storage, LLC (battery storage). 400 MW of it is already under construction or built. 30 data centers on the SAVRN Data Center Map, 7% of Texas's +30.5% total jobs since 2019, now 562,572 400 MW of new generation planned here, battery storage leading ## Cities and towns in Collin County Collin County is home to Plano, McKinney, most of Frisco (140,753 of its 236,955 residents) and Allen. Plano287,323 residents McKinney236,001 residents Frisco140,753 residents · 59% of the city Allen113,447 residents Wylie60,563 residents · 95% of the city Celina58,358 residents · 91% of the city Dallas54,266 residents · 4% of the city Princeton43,524 residents Richardson42,906 residents · 36% of the city Prosper36,228 residents · 79% of the city Anna35,245 residents Melissa29,969 residents Murphy20,985 residents Sachse12,212 residents · 37% of the city Lavon11,888 residents Fairview10,913 residents Josephine10,040 residents Lucas8,896 residents Parker6,462 residents Farmersville5,531 residents Royse City4,716 residents · 17% of the city Lowry Crossing2,521 residents Nevada1,522 residents Blue Ridge1,265 residents And 5 smaller places. - Plano also extends into [Denton County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/denton-county). - Frisco also extends into [Denton County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/denton-county). - Wylie also extends into [Rockwall County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/rockwall-county), [Dallas County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/dallas-county). - Celina also extends into [Denton County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/denton-county). - Dallas also extends into [Dallas County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/dallas-county), [Denton County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/denton-county). - Richardson also extends into [Dallas County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/dallas-county). Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Seis Lagos, Westminster. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Collin County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Texas | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 1,075,512 | 1,297,179 | ▲ 20.6% | 6th of 254 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 430,949 | 562,572 | ▲ 30.5% | 20th of 254 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $68,366 | $91,910 | ▲ 34.4% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 18,592 | 25,573 | ▲ 37.5% | 49th of 155 by growth | | Electrical contractor jobs (2019 → 2025) | 2,171 | 2,440 | ▲ 12.4% | — | | Power line construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 1,137 | 1,537 | ▲ 35.2% | — | | Electric utility jobs (2019 → 2025) | 369 | 235 | ▼ 36.3% | — | | Data processing and hosting jobs (2019 → 2025) | 5,176 | 6,103 | ▲ 17.9% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.2% | 4.4% | ▲ 1.2pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 155 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 4 MW | | — | | Planned generation (Aug 2026) | — | 400 MW | 68% of today's fleet | 69th of 149 by size | 1,297,179 people live here, up 20.6% since 2020, 6th of 254 Texas counties by population. Unemployment was 4.4% in August 2026, against 3.2% in 2019. Electrical contractors employ 2,440, up 12.4% since 2019 against up 24.0% statewide, at an average $84,995 a year. 4 MW has retired here since 2019, including University of Texas at Dallas (natural gas, 4 MW, 2019). 155 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly battery storage. Its power plants have 590 MW of capacity, 74% of it natural gas. Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC is the largest utility serving Collin County, one of 7 with territory here. It delivers power that customers buy from competing retail providers. ## Who powers Collin County ### Utilities with service territory in Collin County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | — | Delivery only (retail choice) | 3,477,215 | — | — | | Denton County Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 298,734 | 13.77¢ | 10% | | Texas-New Mexico Power Co | — | Delivery only (retail choice) | 233,056 | — | — | | Grayson-Collin Elec Coop, Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 90,464 | 16.40¢ | 20% | | Farmers Electric Coop, Inc - (TX) | Cooperative | Bundled | 84,006 | 11.51¢ | 15% | | Fannin County Electric Coop | Cooperative | Bundled | 11,712 | 15.65¢ | 26% | | City of Farmersville - (TX) | — | — | — | — | — | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Natural gas | 439 MW | 74% | | Battery storage | 140 MW | 24% | | Solar | 8 MW | 1% | | Petroleum | 4 MW | 1% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Ray Olinger | City of Garland - (TX) | Natural gas | 428 MW | 1967 | | Wigeon Whistle Battery Storage Plant | Wigeon Whistle BESS LLC | Battery storage | 120 MW | 2024 | | Farmersville (TX) | HEN Infrastructure, L.L.C. | Battery storage | 10 MW | 2024 | | Farmersville West | SBESS TX7 LLC | Battery storage | 10 MW | 2025 | | Toyota HQ Plan | MN8 Energy LLC | Solar | 8 MW | 2017 | | OTHERChildrensPlano | Generate ER-NG, LLC | Natural gas | 6 MW | 2025 | ### Planned generation | Plant | Technology | MW | Status | Year | Owner | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Mallard Energy Storage | Batteries | 250 MW | Under construction (≤50%) | 2026 | Mallard Energy Storage, LLC | | Boxcar Energy Storage | Batteries | 150 MW | Under construction (>50%) | 2027 | Boxcar Energy Storage, LLC | ### Retired since 2019 | Plant | Technology | MW | Year | |---|---|---|---| | University of Texas at Dallas | Natural gas | 4 MW | 2019 | ## The Collin County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 562,572 | $91,910 | 1.00 | | Construction | 25,573 | $95,153 | 0.86 | | Electrical contractors | 2,440 | $84,995 | 0.60 | | Power and communication line construction | 1,537 | $104,752 | 1.69 | | Electric utilities | 235 | $177,872 | 0.15 | | Data processing and hosting | 6,103 | $129,408 | 3.49 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Collin County 30 data centers in Collin County are on the SAVRN Data Center Map. ## Collin County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Collin County, Dallas County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Collin County | 1,297,179 | ▲ 30.5% | 590 MW | 400 MW | 30 | — | | Dallas County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/dallas-county) | 2,661,397 | ▲ 4.9% | 2,070 MW | 12 MW | 90 | — | | Denton County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/denton-county) | 1,069,346 | ▲ 22.8% | 1,110 MW | 200 MW | 9 | — | | Fannin County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/fannin-county) | 39,265 | ▲ 5.8% | 565 MW | 194 MW | — | — | | Grayson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/grayson-county) | 153,613 | ▲ 11.4% | 929 MW | — | — | — | | Hunt County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/hunt-county) | 123,336 | ▲ 18.2% | 372 MW | 176 MW | — | — | | Rockwall County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/rockwall-county) | 140,738 | ▲ 34.2% | 125 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Texas [All Texas countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas)[Dallas County2,661,397 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/dallas-county)[Denton County1,069,346 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/denton-county)[Grayson County153,613 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/grayson-county)[Rockwall County140,738 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/rockwall-county)[Hunt County123,336 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/hunt-county) ## Collin County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Collin County, Texas? 7 utilities have service territory in Collin County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Denton County Elec Coop, Inc, Texas-New Mexico Power Co, Grayson-Collin Elec Coop, Inc. ### What county is Plano, TX in? Plano is in Collin County, Texas. About 287,323 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What county is McKinney, TX in? McKinney is in Collin County, Texas. About 236,001 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What county is Frisco, TX in? Most of Frisco is in Collin County: 140,753 of its 236,955 residents, or 59%. The rest of the city lies in Denton County. ### What power plants are in Collin County? 13 operating plants with 590 MW of capacity. The largest is Ray Olinger (428 MW, natural gas). ### How much new power is planned in Collin County? 400 MW across 2 units in the August 2026 EIA-860M inventory, 400 MW of it under construction or built. The largest owner is Mallard Energy Storage, LLC. ### Are there data centers in Collin County? Yes. The SAVRN Data Center Map lists 30 data centers in Collin County. ### Is Collin County adding jobs? Employers counted 562,572 jobs in 2025 against 430,949 in 2019 (+30.5%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 18,592 to 25,573. ### Does Collin County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Collin County. Texas has 25 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/collin-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).