# Presidio County, Texas: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Presidio and Marfa Presidio County is not a build-out site today. It feels the boom through the grid it shares, the utilities that serve it and the work nearby. Presidio County is home to Presidio and Marfa. 4 MW has retired here since 2019, including ETT Presidio NaS Battery (battery storage, 4 MW, 2023). Unemployment was 6.3% in August 2026, against 7.3% in 2019. Employers here counted 2,066 jobs in 2025, down 5.7% from 2019. 5,433 people live here, down 11.0% since 2020. 4 MW of generating capacity retired since 2019 -5.7% total jobs since 2019, now 2,066 10 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar ## Cities and towns in Presidio County Presidio County is home to Presidio and Marfa. Presidio2,909 residents Marfa1,574 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Redford. 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 Presidio County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Texas | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 6,105 | 5,433 | ▼ 11.0% | 196th of 254 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 2,191 | 2,066 | ▼ 5.7% | 205th of 254 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $42,904 | $59,686 | ▲ 39.1% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 7.3% | 6.3% | ▼ 1.0pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 4 MW | | — | Its power plants have 10 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. AEP Texas North Company is the largest utility serving Presidio County, one of 2 with territory here. It delivers power that customers buy from competing retail providers. ## Who powers Presidio County ### Utilities with service territory in Presidio County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | AEP Texas North Company | — | Delivery only (retail choice) | 157,455 | — | — | | Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 9,298 | 18.51¢ | 23% | 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 | 10 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Bryan Solar, LLC | MN8 Energy LLC | Solar | 10 MW | 2013 | ### Retired since 2019 | Plant | Technology | MW | Year | |---|---|---|---| | ETT Presidio NaS Battery | Battery storage | 4 MW | 2023 | ## The Presidio County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 2,066 | $59,686 | 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 Presidio County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Presidio County. Texas has 25 local measures on record statewide. ## Presidio County and its neighbors Of the 3 counties that border Presidio County, Brewster 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Presidio County | 5,433 | ▼ 5.7% | 10 MW | — | — | — | | Brewster County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/brewster-county) | 9,458 | ▲ 10.1% | 123 MW | — | — | — | | Hudspeth County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/hudspeth-county) | 3,433 | ▼ 24.8% | — | — | — | — | | Jeff Davis County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/jeff-davis-county) | 1,711 | ▼ 7.9% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Texas [All Texas countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas)[Brewster County9,458 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/brewster-county)[Hudspeth County3,433 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/hudspeth-county)[Jeff Davis County1,711 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/jeff-davis-county) ## Presidio County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Presidio County, Texas? 2 utilities have service territory in Presidio County in the EIA-861 2024 report: AEP Texas North Company, Rio Grande Electric Coop, Inc. ### What power plants are in Presidio County? 1 operating plant with 10 MW of capacity. The largest is Bryan Solar, LLC (10 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Presidio County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Presidio County. ### Is Presidio County adding jobs? Employers counted 2,066 jobs in 2025 against 2,191 in 2019 (-5.7%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Presidio County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Presidio County. Texas has 25 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/texas/presidio-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/).