# Jack County, Texas: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Jacksboro Jack County is a generation frontier for Texas. Jack County is home to Jacksboro. 300 MW of new generation is planned here across 1 unit, led by O'Bannion Energy Storage, LLC (battery storage). Construction employs 195, up 12.7% since 2019, and construction is 1.7 times as concentrated here as in the U.S. economy. Unemployment was 5.5% in August 2026, against 3.6% in 2019. Employers here counted 2,194 jobs in 2025, down 15.8% from 2019. 300 MW of new generation planned here, battery storage leading -15.8% total jobs since 2019, now 2,194 1.7× the U.S. share of jobs in construction ## Cities and towns in Jack County Jack County is home to Jacksboro. Jacksboro4,735 residents Bryson474 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Perrin. 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 Jack County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Texas | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 8,484 | 9,563 | ▲ 12.7% | 167th of 254 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 2,606 | 2,194 | ▼ 15.8% | 239th of 254 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $50,017 | $60,980 | ▲ 21.9% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 173 | 195 | ▲ 12.7% | 89th of 155 by growth | | Electric utility jobs (2019 → 2025) | 85 | 69 | ▼ 18.8% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.6% | 5.5% | ▲ 1.9pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 650 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Planned generation (Aug 2026) | — | 300 MW | 29% of today's fleet | 84th of 149 by size | 650 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Its power plants have 1,030 MW of capacity, 63% of it solar. 9,563 people live here, up 12.7% since 2020. Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC is the largest utility serving Jack County, one of 6 with territory here. It delivers power that customers buy from competing retail providers. ## Who powers Jack County ### Utilities with service territory in Jack 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 | — | — | | Texas-New Mexico Power Co | — | Delivery only (retail choice) | 233,056 | — | — | | Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX) | Cooperative | Bundled | 118,075 | 12.65¢ | 35% | | Wise Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 20,137 | 15.56¢ | 53% | | Fort Belknap Electric Coop Inc | — | — | — | — | — | | J-A-C Electric Coop Inc | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | |---|---|---| | Solar | 650 MW | 63% | | Wind | 380 MW | 37% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Hecate Energy Longhorn Solar LLC | Repsol Renewables NA | Solar | 650 MW | 2026 | | Senate Wind LLC | Algonquin Power Co | Wind | 150 MW | 2012 | | Barton Chapel Wind Farm | Avangrid Power LLC | Wind | 120 MW | 2009 | | Keechi Wind | Keechi Wind, LLC | Wind | 110 MW | 2015 | ### Planned generation | Plant | Technology | MW | Status | Year | Owner | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | O'Bannion Energy Storage | Batteries | 300 MW | Approvals received | 2028 | O'Bannion Energy Storage, LLC | ## The Jack County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 2,194 | $60,980 | 1.00 | | Construction | 195 | $71,980 | 1.68 | | Electric utilities | 69 | $182,645 | 11.62 | 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 Jack County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Jack County. Texas has 25 local measures on record statewide. ## Jack County and its neighbors Of the 7 counties that border Jack County, Wise 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Jack County | 9,563 | ▼ 15.8% | 1,030 MW | 300 MW | — | — | | Archer County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/archer-county) | 9,129 | ▲ 8.5% | 229 MW | 600 MW | — | — | | Clay County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/clay-county) | 10,764 | ▲ 13.2% | 204 MW | 450 MW | — | — | | Montague County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/montague-county) | 21,966 | ▼ 1.8% | — | — | — | — | | Palo Pinto County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/palo-pinto-county) | 30,791 | ▼ 2.4% | 614 MW | — | — | — | | Parker County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/parker-county) | 184,767 | ▲ 22.7% | 3 MW | 773 MW | — | — | | Wise County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/wise-county) | 83,778 | ▲ 5.5% | 2,237 MW | 403 MW | — | — | | Young County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/young-county) | 18,154 | ▲ 4.3% | 1,352 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Texas [All Texas countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas)[Parker County184,767 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/parker-county)[Wise County83,778 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/wise-county)[Palo Pinto County30,791 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/palo-pinto-county)[Montague County21,966 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/montague-county)[Young County18,154 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/young-county) ## Jack County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Jack County, Texas? 6 utilities have service territory in Jack County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, Texas-New Mexico Power Co, Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc (TX), Wise Electric Coop Inc. ### What power plants are in Jack County? 4 operating plants with 1,030 MW of capacity. The largest is Hecate Energy Longhorn Solar LLC (650 MW, solar). ### How much new power is planned in Jack County? 300 MW across 1 units in the August 2026 EIA-860M inventory, 0 MW of it under construction or built. The largest owner is O'Bannion Energy Storage, LLC. ### Are there data centers in Jack County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Jack County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Parker County. ### Is Jack County adding jobs? Employers counted 2,194 jobs in 2025 against 2,606 in 2019 (-15.8%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 173 to 195. ### Does Jack County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Jack County. Texas has 25 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/jack-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/).