# Kent County, Texas: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Girard No data center or power plant project is on record in Kent County, but the national build-out still reaches it through its utility bill, its labor market and the projects next door. Employers here counted 380 jobs in 2025, up 33.8% from 2019. Kent County is home to Jayton. 250 MW of new generation is planned here across 1 unit, led by Clairemont Solar LLC (solar). Next door, Stonewall County has 795 MW of planned generation. 452 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. +33.8% total jobs since 2019, now 380 250 MW of new generation planned here, solar leading 452 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar ## Cities and towns in Kent County Kent County is home to Jayton. Jayton453 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Girard. 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 Kent County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Texas | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 758 | 674 | ▼ 11.1% | 249th of 254 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 284 | 380 | ▲ 33.8% | 14th of 254 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $39,451 | $42,010 | ▲ 6.5% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.3% | 4.4% | ▲ 0.1pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 452 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Planned generation (Aug 2026) | — | 250 MW | 55% of today's fleet | 95th of 149 by size | Its power plants have 452 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. 674 people live here, down 11.1% since 2020. Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC is the largest utility serving Kent County, one of 4 with territory here. It delivers power that customers buy from competing retail providers. Unemployment was 4.4% in August 2026, against 4.3% in 2019. ## Who powers Kent County ### Utilities with service territory in Kent 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 | — | — | | AEP Texas North Company | — | Delivery only (retail choice) | 157,455 | — | — | | South Plains Electric Coop Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 56,173 | 10.35¢ | 23% | | Big Country Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 9,449 | 13.72¢ | 72% | 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 | 452 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Texas Solar Nova 1 | Texas Solar Nova 1, LLC | Solar | 252 MW | 2023 | | Texas Solar Nova 2 | Texas Solar Nova 2, LLC | Solar | 200 MW | 2024 | ### Planned generation | Plant | Technology | MW | Status | Year | Owner | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Clairemont Solar | Solar Photovoltaic | 250 MW | Planned, approvals not started | 2029 | Clairemont Solar LLC | ## The Kent County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 380 | $42,010 | 1.00 | 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 Kent County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Kent County. Texas has 25 local measures on record statewide. ## Kent County and its neighbors Of the 7 counties that border Kent County, Stonewall 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Kent County | 674 | ▲ 33.8% | 452 MW | 250 MW | — | — | | Crosby County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/crosby-county) | 4,852 | ▼ 18.3% | 367 MW | 200 MW | — | — | | Dickens County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/dickens-county) | 1,692 | ▲ 16.5% | 450 MW | 204 MW | 2 | — | | Fisher County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/fisher-county) | 3,692 | ▼ 0.5% | 509 MW | 330 MW | — | — | | Garza County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/garza-county) | 4,510 | ▼ 27.5% | — | — | — | — | | King County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/king-county) | 192 | ▲ 89.4% | — | — | — | — | | Scurry County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/scurry-county) | 16,162 | ▲ 2.7% | 2,639 MW | 190 MW | — | — | | Stonewall County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/stonewall-county) | 1,186 | ▲ 50.5% | — | 795 MW | — | — | ## More of Texas [All Texas countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas)[Scurry County16,162 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/scurry-county)[Crosby County4,852 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/crosby-county)[Garza County4,510 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/garza-county)[Fisher County3,692 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/fisher-county)[Dickens County1,692 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/dickens-county) ## Kent County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Kent County, Texas? 4 utilities have service territory in Kent County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, AEP Texas North Company, South Plains Electric Coop Inc, Big Country Electric Coop, Inc. ### What power plants are in Kent County? 2 operating plants with 452 MW of capacity. The largest is Texas Solar Nova 1 (252 MW, solar). ### How much new power is planned in Kent County? 250 MW across 1 units in the August 2026 EIA-860M inventory, 0 MW of it under construction or built. The largest owner is Clairemont Solar LLC. ### Are there data centers in Kent County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Kent County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Stonewall County. ### Is Kent County adding jobs? Employers counted 380 jobs in 2025 against 284 in 2019 (+33.8%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Kent County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Kent County. Texas has 25 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/kent-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/).