Data centers in Denton County, Texas

Denton County has 4 data centers on the record: 4 running. No county rule about data centers is on the record for Denton County itself; 1 body inside it has a scorecard row. The latest decision on the record: All 20 speakers at Denton hearing supported proposed moratorium on new data center development (Denton), September 23, 2026.

Updated October 4, 2026 · Every line below links to its source · How the record works

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The 4 data centers in Denton County

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Running Built from one source
CyrusOne Carrollton DFW1
Carrollton, Denton County · CyrusOne
No dated entry on the record yet.
Land
Not disclosed
Power
Not disclosed
Water
Not disclosed
Tenant
Not disclosed
Running Built from one source
CyrusOne Lewisville DFW2
Lewisville, Denton County · CyrusOne
No dated entry on the record yet.
Land
Not disclosed
Power
Not disclosed
Water
Not disclosed
Tenant
Not disclosed
Running Built from one source
Digital Realty Carrollton
Carrollton, Denton County · Digital Realty
No dated entry on the record yet.
Land
Not disclosed
Power
Not disclosed
Water
Not disclosed
Tenant
Not disclosed
Running Built from one source
Digital Realty DFW26
Lewisville, Denton County · Digital Realty
No dated entry on the record yet.
Land
Not disclosed
Power
Not disclosed
Water
Not disclosed
Tenant
Not disclosed

Where

4 data centers in Denton County: all running. A dashed edge means the exact site is not in the public record (3 of 4).

The outline is Denton County's boundary from the U.S. Census Bureau. Tap a pin for that data center's facts and a link to its page.

The cities in Denton County on the record (3)

3 of 3 cities have a record. A city without one is listed, not linked, until its first published record.

City	Projects	Rules
Carrollton	2	0
Lewisville	2	0
Denton	0	1

What Denton County has decided

1 body, 1 decision on the record

What the county and the cities in it have done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement behind its toggle, newest first, with its source.

Dentoncity
Denton City Council held first public hearing on proposed moratorium on September 23, 2026, September 23, 2026.
cbsnews.com national outlet
no published rating
1 act on this row
1. Sep 23moratorium
  Denton City Council held first public hearing on proposed moratorium on September 23, 2026.
  cbsnews.com national outlet
Last verified September 23, 2026.

The rules across Texas.

What happened

September 23, 2026 · Denton

Moratorium: Denton City Council held first public hearing on proposed moratorium on September 23, 2026. cbsnews.com national outlet

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Nearby counties with records

31 miles away Collin County 5 data centers on the record 32 miles away Tarrant County 3 data centers on the record 36 miles away Dallas County 11 data centers on the record 62 miles away Ellis County 3 data centers on the record

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Disclosed figures

nothing disclosed by 4 records

Power, water, jobs and tax, summed only where a data center disclosed the figure; what each facility is for; how each is cooled. Nothing here is estimated.

Power, water, jobs and tax

Figure	Disclosed total	Not disclosed
Power	Not disclosed	4	Not disclosed by any of the 4 records
Water, stated per day	Not disclosed	4	Not disclosed by any of the 4 records
Water, stated per year	Not disclosed	4	Not disclosed by any of the 4 records
Permanent jobs	Not disclosed	4	Not disclosed by any of the 4 records
Tax each year	Not disclosed	4	Not disclosed by any of the 4 records

Summed only where a record disclosed the figure; a record with no figure adds nothing and is counted as not disclosed. Water is summed per day and per year separately, as the sources stated it, and never converted. A tax claim given as a range is summed at both ends.

By what the facilities are for

Use	Records	Power	Water	Jobs	Tax each year
Not disclosed	4	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed	Not disclosed: power, water, jobs, tax each year

A record that lists several uses counts once under each. Each cell is the sum over the records with that use, disclosed rows only.

Third party figures on the same metrics

Numbers from outside sources on the same metric and place. A figure a project disclosed about itself is in the sums above, not here. Where several sources give the same figure for the same place and year, it is one row with every source behind it (104 sources on 85 rows).

Power

474 GWTexas, statewide, 2026
11 sources
- ERCOT was considering approximately 474 gigawatts of new connection requests, with roughly 90 percent attributed to data centers. Texas Scorecard (texasscorecard.com)
- ERCOT was considering more than 474 gigawatts of connection requests, approximately 90 percent from data centers at the time of the August announcement. Dallas Express (dallasexpress.com)
- Texas grid operator is considering about 474 gigawatts of data center connection requests. The Texas Energy and Power Newsletter (texasenergyandpower.com)
- The interconnection queue spans about 1,800 projects at every stage of development requesting a total of 474 gigawatts of power. news.bloomberglaw.com (news.bloomberglaw.com)
- Data centers requesting 474 gigawatts of energy from Texas power grid over next few years, more than five times state record demand. Houston Public Media (houstonpublicmedia.org)
- ERCOT was considering more than 474 gigawatts of connection requests. TheEnergyMag (theminermag.com)
- As of late July 2026, large energy consumers had requested 474 gigawatts of electricity from the Texas power grid, with roughly 90 percent of requests from data centers. KERA (keranews.org)
- ERCOT was considering more than 474 gigawatts of interconnection requests, about 90% involving data centers. Texas Border Business (texasborderbusiness.com)
- As of late July, large energy consumers requested 474 gigawatts of electricity; roughly 90% from data centers. Texas Public Radio | TPR (tpr.org)
- Abbott previously issued a temporary pause on data center development affecting roughly 1,800 projects seeking regulatory approval to connect to the Texas grid, requiring nearly 474 gigawatts of power. The Center Square (kdhnews.com)
- ERCOT interconnection queue contains approximately 474 GW of requested new load, roughly 90% tied to data centers. Energies Media (energiesmedia.com)
247 countTexas, statewide, 2026
3 sources
- 247 large data centers requesting at least 75 megawatts. Houston Public Media (houstonpublicmedia.org)
- Survey covers 247 large data centers requesting at least 75 megawatts (given as 247 data centers). Texas Public Radio | TPR (tpr.org)
- The survey covers 247 large data centers requesting at least 75 megawatts of power from the Texas grid (given as 247 data centers). KERA (keranews.org)
214 data centersTexas, statewide, 2026
3 sources
- Survey covers 214 medium data centers requesting 25 to 75 megawatts. Texas Public Radio | TPR (tpr.org)
- 214 medium data centers requesting 25 to 75 megawatts (given as 214 count). Houston Public Media (houstonpublicmedia.org)
- The survey covers 214 medium data centers requesting between 25 and 75 megawatts of power from the Texas grid. KERA (keranews.org)
474 GWDallas, Texas, TX, 2026
2 sources
- ERCOT is considering 474 gigawatts of requests to connect to the Texas grid. spectrumlocalnews.com (spectrumlocalnews.com)
- ERCOT requests of 474 gigawatts are over five times ERCOT's record peak electricity demand. spectrumlocalnews.com (spectrumlocalnews.com)
470 GWTexas, statewide, 2026
2 sources
- Data center projects and other large consumers with combined capacity of more than 470 gigawatts in connection queue. UA.NEWS (ua.news)
- More than 470 gigawatts of data center and other large load projects in ERCOT's interconnection queue. parametric-architecture.com (parametric-architecture.com)
287,000,000 tonsTexas, United States, 2026Proposed natural gas power plants for data centers estimated to emit more than 287 million tons of greenhouse gases annually if built and operated at maximum capacity. www.cbsnews.com (cbsnews.com)
8 to 10 MWDallas-Fort Worth, TX, 2026The C3H2 AI Center will be 15,000 square feet with 8 to 10 megawatts of power capacity. uta.edu (uta.edu)
1 to 20 MWAustin, Texas, 2026Austin Energy has 10 data centers in coverage area with demand ranging from 1 to 20 MW. Yahoo (thecooldown.com)
474 GWTexas, TX, 2026ERCOT's interconnection queue contains 474 GW of requests, approximately 90% for data centers. Utility Dive (utilitydive.com)
474 GWTexas, statewide, TX, 2026ERCOT evaluating over 474 gigawatts of requests to connect to Texas grid. Broadband Breakfast (broadbandbreakfast.com)
466.5 GWTexas, TX, 2026ERCOT interconnection queue holds 466.5 GW of large load requests with 90% tied to data centers. The National Law Review (desmoinesregister.com)
368,000 MWTexas, statewide, 2026ERCOT projects peak electricity demand could reach nearly 368,000 megawatts by 2032. Spectrum News (spectrumlocalnews.com)
300 GWTexas, statewide, 2026Excluded projects request over 300 gigawatts of electricity. Houston Public Media (houstonpublicmedia.org)
253 GWTexas, statewide, 2026Almost 20 percent of the U.S. data center pipeline, which totals 253 GW, is exposed to Texas pause. Briefs Finance (briefs.co)
191.8 GWTexas, statewide, 2026Batch Zero projects request 191.8 gigawatts of power. Houston Public Media (houstonpublicmedia.org)
99.4 GWTexas, statewide, 2026Texas has 99.4 gigawatts of gas power in development. yahoo.com (yahoo.com)
94,656 MWTexas, statewide, 2026Texas accounts for more planned data center capacity by megawatts (94,656 MW) than the next three states combined. Newsweek (newsweek.com)
91 GWTexas, statewide, TX, 2026Texas set record for hourly peak demand of 91 GW on July 22. Broadband Breakfast (broadbandbreakfast.com)
81.7 GWTexas, statewide, 2026Texas already has 81.7 gigawatts of gas power in operation. yahoo.com (yahoo.com)
50 GWTexas, statewide, 2026Nearly 50 gigawatts of proposed capacity exposed to Texas data center pause. Briefs Finance (briefs.co)
36 GWTexas, statewide; Ohio, statewide, 2026Exelon cut its data center pipeline to 36 gigawatts from 43 gigawatts. 24/7 Wall St. (247wallst.com)
31 GWTexas, United States, 2026U.S. data center power demand forecasted to more than double from 31 gigawatts in 2025 to 66 gigawatts in 2027 according to Goldman Sachs Research. www.cbsnews.com (cbsnews.com)
22.4 GWTexas, statewide, 2026Texas has 22.4 gigawatts of gas power announced. yahoo.com (yahoo.com)
11 GWTexas, statewide; Ohio, statewide, 2026Exelon has 11 gigawatts of data center pipeline classified as high probability. 24/7 Wall St. (247wallst.com)
10 GWAustin, Texas, 2026Data centers use almost 10 gigawatts of power from the Texas grid, about 2.5 million homes during ERCOT peak hours. KEYE (cbsaustin.com)
10 GWTexas, statewide, 2026Data centers use almost 10 gigawatts of power from the Texas grid, equivalent to about 2.5 million homes during ERCOT peak hours. Inside Climate News (insideclimatenews.org)
9.2 GWPennsylvania and Texas, multi-state, 2026OpenAI announced plans for 9.2 gigawatt natural gas plant in Ohio. The Cool Down (yahoo.com)
7.65 GWPennsylvania and Texas, multi-state, 2026Amazon planning 7.65 gigawatt gas plant in Texas. The Cool Down (yahoo.com)
6 GWPennsylvania and Texas, multi-state, 2026Nexus proposed 6 gigawatt facility in Texas. The Cool Down (yahoo.com)
5,000 MWEl Paso, El Paso County, TX, 2026Meta has energy projects across Texas adding over 5,000 megawatts of new clean energy. Meta Data Centers (datacenters.atmeta.com)
4 GWTexas, statewide; Ohio, statewide, 2026Exelon has 4 gigawatts backed by signed transmission security agreements and 1 billion dollars of collateral. 24/7 Wall St. (247wallst.com)
3.2 GWTexas, statewide, 2026ERCOT gave Cipher Digital conditional approval for 3.2 GW of data center capacity across multiple Texas projects. Stocktwits (stocktwits.com)
3 GWMilam County, TX, 2026Bitdeer has approximately 3.0 GW of total power capacity across its global portfolio. Stock Titan (stocktitan.net)
1 GWTexas, statewide, 2026Cipher Digital's Colchis site secured 1 GW of conditional baseload status. Stocktwits (stocktwits.com)
807 MWTexas, statewide, 2026Cipher Digital has 807 MW of capacity operational across Barber Lake, Black Pearl, and Odessa sites. Stocktwits (stocktwits.com)
742 MWMilam County, TX, 2026Existing plans expected to scale interconnected grid capacity to 742 MW. Stock Titan (stocktitan.net)
495 MWPennsylvania and Texas, multi-state, 2026xAI built 495 megawatt plant in Mississippi to power Memphis data center without applying for permits. The Cool Down (yahoo.com)
437 MWTexas, statewide, 2026Core Scientific has 437 MW billing capacity. Seeking Alpha (seekingalpha.com)
300 projectsTexas, statewide, 2026The pause applies to about 300 large data center projects with at least 75 megawatts of electricity from ERCOT. KUT (kut.org)
150 projectsTexas, statewide, 2026Over 150 proposed medium sized data center projects across Texas use between 25 and 75 megawatts of electricity. KUT (kut.org)
100 MWTexas, statewide, 2026Cipher Digital's Stingray site received 100 MW conditional baseload status. Stocktwits (stocktwits.com)
90 MWPennsylvania and Texas, multi-state, 202690 megawatt plant in Georgia for Serverfarm data center. The Cool Down (yahoo.com)
76 MWWest Texas, TX, 2026Kodiak Gas Services signed six year deal to provide 76MW of behind the meter baseload power to West Texas data center using 40 natural gas fueled reciprocating generation units. Data Center Dynamics (datacenterdynamics.com)
74 MWNorth Dallas Corridor, TX, 2026The project will be built on a 74 MW site in the Dallas Fort Worth market. W.Media (w.media)
54 MWNorth Dallas Corridor, TX, 2026The data center is expected to have a capacity of 54 MW. W.Media (w.media)
3 MWTexas, statewide, 2026Mesa Power Solutions offers a half megawatt engine packaged into a 3 megawatt train for on site power generation at data centers. Spectrum News (spectrumlocalnews.com)
1.7 GWWest Texas, TX, 2025Additional 1.7 GW of future expansion is under study. YouTube (youtube.com)
800 MWWest Texas, TX, 2025Total approved power capacity is 800 MW. YouTube (youtube.com)
200 MWWest Texas, TX, 2025Purpose built AI data center development capacity is 200 MW. YouTube (youtube.com)

Water, stated per day

600,000 gallons per dayClaude, Armstrong County, TX, 2026water use averages about 600,000 gallons per day during early earthwork and concrete foundation work. NewsChannel 10 (newschannel10.com)
275,000 gallons per dayClaude, Armstrong County, TX, 2026water use expected to decline to about 275,000 gallons per day as buildings are enclosed. NewsChannel 10 (newschannel10.com)
25,000 gallons a dayTexas, statewide, 2026One proposed project near Childress would use about 25,000 gallons of water per day. Yahoo (yahoo.com)

Water, stated per year

161,000,000,000 gallons a yearTexas, statewide, 2026
2 sources
- Houston Advanced Research Center estimated data center water consumption could rise to about 161 billion gallons in 2030, about 82 percent of Lewisville Lake capacity. Marshall News Messenger (marshallnewsmessenger.com)
- Water use by data centers in Texas could rise to 161 billion gallons a year by 2030, about 2.7% of all water used in Texas, or roughly the amount consumed by 1.3 million households (given as 161,000,000,000 gallons per year). The Guardian (theguardian.com)
300,000,000 gallons per yearTexas, statewide, 2026
2 sources
- Bitdeer facility in Rockdale uses more than 300 million gallons of water per year. The Texas Tribune (kbtx.com)
- A Bitdeer facility in Rockdale uses more than 300 million gallons a year of water, equivalent to the total annual water usage of a small Texas town with about 3,500 residents (given as 300,000,000 gallons a year). El Paso Times (elpasotimes.com)
29,000,000,000 to 161,000,000,000 gallons per yearTexas, statewide, TX, 2026Houston Advanced Research Center projected data center water demand could rise to between 29 billion and 161 billion gallons annually by 2030. Newsweek (newsweek.com)
29,000,000,000 to 161,000,000,000 gallons a yearTexas, United States, 20262026 analysis by Houston Advanced Research Center estimates data centers could consume anywhere from 29 billion to 161 billion gallons of water a year by 2030. www.cbsnews.com (cbsnews.com)
531,000,000,000 gallons a yearTexas, United States, 2026Golf courses use estimated 531 billion gallons of water each year. www.cbsnews.com (cbsnews.com)
228,000,000,000 gallons a yearTexas, United States, 2026Nationwide, data centers responsible for roughly 228 billion gallons of water consumption annually when both on site cooling and water used to generate electricity are included. www.cbsnews.com (cbsnews.com)

Permanent jobs

2,500 jobsCameron County, TX, 2026
2 sources
- The project is expected to create more than 2,500 construction jobs. KRGV (krgv.com)
- Development creates more than 2,500 construction jobs. Rio Grande Guardian (riograndeguardian.com)
2,500 to 8,000 workersTexas, TX, 2026Oracle reported that it needs 2,500 to 8,000 workers to develop its data centers across the nation. The Real Deal (therealdeal.com)
20 to 50 jobsProsper, TX, 2026Developer estimated 20 to 50 permanent jobs for the region. constructionreviewonline.com (constructionreviewonline.com)
7,500 employeesClaude, Armstrong County, TX, 2026more than 7,500 employees and craft workers currently working at the site. NewsChannel 10 (newschannel10.com)
6,400 jobsTX, 2026Amazon invested $19.7 billion in Ohio AI and cloud infrastructure, supporting more than 6,400 jobs and paying $9.2 million in property taxes and fees in 2024. Daily Signal (dailycaller.com)
4,000 jobsEl Paso, El Paso County, TX, 2026Over 4,000 construction workers will be onsite at peak construction. Meta Data Centers (datacenters.atmeta.com)
2,500 jobsRio Hondo, Cameron County, TX, 2026First phase expected to create more than 2,500 construction jobs. Texas Border Business (texasborderbusiness.com)
1,752 jobsRed Oak, TX, 2026The Texas Workforce Commission projects that the broader computing infrastructure, data processing and web hosting sector will add 1,752 jobs in the North Central Texas workforce area between 2024 and 2034. Yahoo (yahoo.com)
1,752 jobsNorth Central Texas, TX, 2026ERCOT projects the sector will add 1,752 jobs in the North Central Texas workforce area between 2024 and 2034. Yahoo (yahoo.com)
300 jobsEl Paso, El Paso County, TX, 2026El Paso Data Center will support more than 300 jobs at completion. Meta Data Centers (datacenters.atmeta.com)
218 jobsNorth Central Texas, TX, 2026In Ellis County, the computing infrastructure and data processing category included 10 businesses and 218 jobs in the first quarter of 2026, up from four establishments and 22 jobs in the first quarter of 2019. Yahoo (yahoo.com)
200 jobsWaller County, TX, 2026TMEIC facility creating more than 200 jobs with expected growth to about 500 positions. Construction Review (constructionreviewonline.com)
30 jobsMcGregor, McLennan County, TX, 2026Project Merlin creates more than 30 jobs. YouTube (youtube.com)
22 jobsRed Oak, TX, 2026Texas State Technical College's Mechanical Electrical and Information Technology Data Center Pathway Program (MEI) in Red Oak has produced 22 graduates from its first two cohorts. Yahoo (yahoo.com)
21 jobsTexas, statewide, 202621 of 22 TSTC data center program graduates found data center related jobs. Dallas News (x.com)
10 jobsRed Oak, TX, 2026Compass Datacenters estimates that a fully built 10 building campus would need about 300 onsite operations workers, with a larger estimate of more than 500 permanent jobs including engineers, accounting staff and other support workers. Yahoo (yahoo.com)
200 jobsRed Oak, TX, 2024The facility's opening will create more than 200 jobs. the Electrical Distributor magazine (tedmag.com)

Tax each year

4,500,000,000 dollars a yearTexas, statewide, 2026Texas generated 4.5 billion dollars in tax revenue from data centers in 2024. Newsweek (newsweek.com)
3,000,000,000 USDTexas, statewide, 2026The 2013 tax breaks are estimated to cost Texas more than $3 billion in lost sales tax revenue over the next two years. The Lever (levernews.com)
1,940,000,000 USDTX, 2026Virginia projected $1.94 billion in lost sales tax revenue from data center exemption for fiscal year 2025. Daily Signal (dailycaller.com)
1,500,000,000 USDTX, 2026Ohio's data center tax exemption cost reached more than $1.5 billion in 2025. Daily Signal (dailycaller.com)
1,000,000,000 dollarsIllinois, Texas, 202627 data centers built in Illinois since 2020 saved nearly 1 billion dollars via tax incentives. Arizona Daily Star (tucson.com)
1,000,000,000 dollars a yearTexas, statewide, 2026Texas state comptroller's office estimated data center tax breaks could mean foregoing over 1 billion dollars each year. Newsweek (newsweek.com)
850,000,000 USDClaude, Armstrong County, TX, 2026Project Llano could generate more than $850 million in local tax revenue over the life of the project, averaging about $28 million per year. NewsChannel 10 (newschannel10.com)
108,000,000 USDNorth Central Texas, TX, 2026A Dallas County agreement with Equinix required at least a $108 million increase in taxable value and 25 full time permanent or full time equivalent jobs, and a January 2025 certification reported 52 employees there as of Dec. 31, 2024. Yahoo (yahoo.com)
3,500,000 dollarsDenton, Denton County, TX, 2026Existing data centers in Denton generated more than 3.5 million dollars in taxes. CBS News (cbsnews.com)
2,500,000 USDProsper, TX, 2026Developers estimated $2.5 million in annual sales and franchise tax revenue for Prosper. constructionreviewonline.com (constructionreviewonline.com)

What the facilities are for

No source on file states what any of the 4 tracked facilities in Denton County are for.

How the facilities are cooled

No source on file states how any of the 4 tracked facilities in Denton County are cooled.

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Data centers in Denton County, Texas

The 4 data centers in Denton County

CyrusOne Carrollton DFW1

CyrusOne Lewisville DFW2

Digital Realty Carrollton

Digital Realty DFW26

Where

What Denton County has decided

What happened

Nearby counties with records

Disclosed figures

Power, water, jobs and tax

By what the facilities are for

What the facilities are for

How the facilities are cooled

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