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
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
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 GW Texas, 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 count Texas, statewide, 2026 3 sources 214 data centers Texas, statewide, 2026 3 sources 474 GW Dallas, Texas, TX, 2026 2 sources 470 GW Texas, statewide, 2026 2 sources 287,000,000 tons Texas, United States, 2026 Proposed 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 MW Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, 2026 The C3H2 AI Center will be 15,000 square feet with 8 to 10 megawatts of power capacity. uta.edu (uta.edu) 1 to 20 MW Austin, Texas, 2026 Austin Energy has 10 data centers in coverage area with demand ranging from 1 to 20 MW. Yahoo (thecooldown.com) 474 GW Texas, TX, 2026 ERCOT's interconnection queue contains 474 GW of requests, approximately 90% for data centers. Utility Dive (utilitydive.com) 474 GW Texas, statewide, TX, 2026 ERCOT evaluating over 474 gigawatts of requests to connect to Texas grid. Broadband Breakfast (broadbandbreakfast.com) 466.5 GW Texas, TX, 2026 ERCOT interconnection queue holds 466.5 GW of large load requests with 90% tied to data centers. The National Law Review (desmoinesregister.com) 368,000 MW Texas, statewide, 2026 ERCOT projects peak electricity demand could reach nearly 368,000 megawatts by 2032. Spectrum News (spectrumlocalnews.com) 300 GW Texas, statewide, 2026 Excluded projects request over 300 gigawatts of electricity. Houston Public Media (houstonpublicmedia.org) 253 GW Texas, statewide, 2026 Almost 20 percent of the U.S. data center pipeline, which totals 253 GW, is exposed to Texas pause. Briefs Finance (briefs.co) 191.8 GW Texas, statewide, 2026 Batch Zero projects request 191.8 gigawatts of power. Houston Public Media (houstonpublicmedia.org) 99.4 GW Texas, statewide, 2026 Texas has 99.4 gigawatts of gas power in development. yahoo.com (yahoo.com) 94,656 MW Texas, statewide, 2026 Texas accounts for more planned data center capacity by megawatts (94,656 MW) than the next three states combined. Newsweek (newsweek.com) 91 GW Texas, statewide, TX, 2026 Texas set record for hourly peak demand of 91 GW on July 22. Broadband Breakfast (broadbandbreakfast.com) 81.7 GW Texas, statewide, 2026 Texas already has 81.7 gigawatts of gas power in operation. yahoo.com (yahoo.com) 50 GW Texas, statewide, 2026 Nearly 50 gigawatts of proposed capacity exposed to Texas data center pause. Briefs Finance (briefs.co) 36 GW Texas, statewide; Ohio, statewide, 2026 Exelon cut its data center pipeline to 36 gigawatts from 43 gigawatts. 24/7 Wall St. (247wallst.com) 31 GW Texas, United States, 2026 U.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 GW Texas, statewide, 2026 Texas has 22.4 gigawatts of gas power announced. yahoo.com (yahoo.com) 11 GW Texas, statewide; Ohio, statewide, 2026 Exelon has 11 gigawatts of data center pipeline classified as high probability. 24/7 Wall St. (247wallst.com) 10 GW Austin, Texas, 2026 Data centers use almost 10 gigawatts of power from the Texas grid, about 2.5 million homes during ERCOT peak hours. KEYE (cbsaustin.com) 10 GW Texas, statewide, 2026 Data 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 GW Pennsylvania and Texas, multi-state, 2026 OpenAI announced plans for 9.2 gigawatt natural gas plant in Ohio. The Cool Down (yahoo.com) 7.65 GW Pennsylvania and Texas, multi-state, 2026 Amazon planning 7.65 gigawatt gas plant in Texas. The Cool Down (yahoo.com) 6 GW Pennsylvania and Texas, multi-state, 2026 Nexus proposed 6 gigawatt facility in Texas. The Cool Down (yahoo.com) 5,000 MW El Paso, El Paso County, TX, 2026 Meta has energy projects across Texas adding over 5,000 megawatts of new clean energy. Meta Data Centers (datacenters.atmeta.com) 4 GW Texas, statewide; Ohio, statewide, 2026 Exelon has 4 gigawatts backed by signed transmission security agreements and 1 billion dollars of collateral. 24/7 Wall St. (247wallst.com) 3.2 GW Texas, statewide, 2026 ERCOT gave Cipher Digital conditional approval for 3.2 GW of data center capacity across multiple Texas projects. Stocktwits (stocktwits.com) 3 GW Bitdeer Milam County AI and HPC Data Center , Milam County, TX, 2026Bitdeer has approximately 3.0 GW of total power capacity across its global portfolio. Stock Titan (stocktitan.net) 1 GW Texas, statewide, 2026 Cipher Digital's Colchis site secured 1 GW of conditional baseload status. Stocktwits (stocktwits.com) 807 MW Texas, statewide, 2026 Cipher Digital has 807 MW of capacity operational across Barber Lake, Black Pearl, and Odessa sites. Stocktwits (stocktwits.com) 742 MW Bitdeer Milam County AI and HPC Data Center , Milam County, TX, 2026Existing plans expected to scale interconnected grid capacity to 742 MW. Stock Titan (stocktitan.net) 495 MW Pennsylvania and Texas, multi-state, 2026 xAI built 495 megawatt plant in Mississippi to power Memphis data center without applying for permits. The Cool Down (yahoo.com) 437 MW Texas, statewide, 2026 Core Scientific has 437 MW billing capacity. Seeking Alpha (seekingalpha.com) 300 projects Texas, statewide, 2026 The pause applies to about 300 large data center projects with at least 75 megawatts of electricity from ERCOT. KUT (kut.org) 150 projects Texas, statewide, 2026 Over 150 proposed medium sized data center projects across Texas use between 25 and 75 megawatts of electricity. KUT (kut.org) 100 MW Texas, statewide, 2026 Cipher Digital's Stingray site received 100 MW conditional baseload status. Stocktwits (stocktwits.com) 90 MW Pennsylvania and Texas, multi-state, 2026 90 megawatt plant in Georgia for Serverfarm data center. The Cool Down (yahoo.com) 76 MW West Texas, TX, 2026 Kodiak 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 MW North Dallas Corridor, TX, 2026 The project will be built on a 74 MW site in the Dallas Fort Worth market. W.Media (w.media) 54 MW North Dallas Corridor, TX, 2026 The data center is expected to have a capacity of 54 MW. W.Media (w.media) 3 MW Texas, statewide, 2026 Mesa 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 GW West Texas, TX, 2025 Additional 1.7 GW of future expansion is under study. YouTube (youtube.com) 800 MW West Texas, TX, 2025 Total approved power capacity is 800 MW. YouTube (youtube.com) 200 MW West Texas, TX, 2025 Purpose built AI data center development capacity is 200 MW. YouTube (youtube.com) Water, stated per day
600,000 gallons per day Claude, Armstrong County, TX, 2026 water use averages about 600,000 gallons per day during early earthwork and concrete foundation work. NewsChannel 10 (newschannel10.com) 275,000 gallons per day Claude, Armstrong County, TX, 2026 water use expected to decline to about 275,000 gallons per day as buildings are enclosed. NewsChannel 10 (newschannel10.com) 25,000 gallons a day Texas, statewide, 2026 One 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 year Texas, 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 year Texas, 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 year Texas, statewide, TX, 2026 Houston 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 year Texas, United States, 2026 2026 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 year Texas, United States, 2026 Golf courses use estimated 531 billion gallons of water each year. www.cbsnews.com (cbsnews.com) 228,000,000,000 gallons a year Texas, United States, 2026 Nationwide, 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 jobs Cameron County, TX, 2026 2 sources 2,500 to 8,000 workers Texas, TX, 2026 Oracle 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 jobs Prosper, TX, 2026 Developer estimated 20 to 50 permanent jobs for the region. constructionreviewonline.com (constructionreviewonline.com) 7,500 employees Claude, Armstrong County, TX, 2026 more than 7,500 employees and craft workers currently working at the site. NewsChannel 10 (newschannel10.com) 6,400 jobs TX, 2026 Amazon 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 jobs El Paso, El Paso County, TX, 2026 Over 4,000 construction workers will be onsite at peak construction. Meta Data Centers (datacenters.atmeta.com) 2,500 jobs Rio Hondo, Cameron County, TX, 2026 First phase expected to create more than 2,500 construction jobs. Texas Border Business (texasborderbusiness.com) 1,752 jobs Red Oak, TX, 2026 The 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 jobs North Central Texas, TX, 2026 ERCOT projects the sector will add 1,752 jobs in the North Central Texas workforce area between 2024 and 2034. Yahoo (yahoo.com) 300 jobs El Paso, El Paso County, TX, 2026 El Paso Data Center will support more than 300 jobs at completion. Meta Data Centers (datacenters.atmeta.com) 218 jobs North Central Texas, TX, 2026 In 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 jobs Waller County, TX, 2026 TMEIC facility creating more than 200 jobs with expected growth to about 500 positions. Construction Review (constructionreviewonline.com) 30 jobs McGregor, McLennan County, TX, 2026 Project Merlin creates more than 30 jobs. YouTube (youtube.com) 22 jobs Red Oak, TX, 2026 Texas 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 jobs Texas, statewide, 2026 21 of 22 TSTC data center program graduates found data center related jobs. Dallas News (x.com) 10 jobs Red Oak, TX, 2026 Compass 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 jobs Red Oak, TX, 2024 The facility's opening will create more than 200 jobs. the Electrical Distributor magazine (tedmag.com) Tax each year
4,500,000,000 dollars a year Texas, statewide, 2026 Texas generated 4.5 billion dollars in tax revenue from data centers in 2024. Newsweek (newsweek.com) 3,000,000,000 USD Texas, statewide, 2026 The 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 USD TX, 2026 Virginia 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 USD TX, 2026 Ohio's data center tax exemption cost reached more than $1.5 billion in 2025. Daily Signal (dailycaller.com) 1,000,000,000 dollars Illinois, Texas, 2026 27 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 year Texas, statewide, 2026 Texas state comptroller's office estimated data center tax breaks could mean foregoing over 1 billion dollars each year. Newsweek (newsweek.com) 850,000,000 USD Claude, Armstrong County, TX, 2026 Project 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 USD North Central Texas, TX, 2026 A 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 dollars Denton, Denton County, TX, 2026 Existing data centers in Denton generated more than 3.5 million dollars in taxes. CBS News (cbsnews.com) 2,500,000 USD Prosper, TX, 2026 Developers 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 1 tracked facility in Milam County is for.
How the facilities are cooled No source on file states how any of the 1 tracked facility in Milam County is cooled.
