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Powered land in Texas: 1,671 power nodes, 7 sites and 78 demand rows, each with its source and check date.
89Provisional DCMI Power Readiness Score, out of 100 (DC Market Insights calculation, 85 of 100 weight points with data; final at 90). Missing: grid congestion and queue backlog, water stress.
First calculated on 4 November 2026.
Verified on 2 November 2026 · Method
Substations are not drawn: we count them by county only.
Pacifico Energy GW Ranch in Pecos County is the largest of the 7 Texas sites we track, at 5,000 MW; together they state 8,533 MW across 7 counties (DC Market Insights calculation). Sabine at 1,304 MW leads the 6,608 MW of plant capacity leaving service. Tract names the most stated demand here (5,220 MW of 29,728 MW).
| Data on file | Rows | MW |
|---|---|---|
| Power plants (EIA-860M) | 1,460 | 303,125 MW |
| Substations 230 kV or more (HIFLD, counted by county) | 191 | |
| ISO queue (ERCOT) | Not loaded yet | |
| Large-load requests (utility filings) | Not loaded yet | |
| Data center sites | 7 | 8,533 MW |
| Demand rows | 78 | 29,728 MW |
| Policy rows | 2 |
Leaving service in Texas: 6,608 MW at 28 plants, led by Sabine in Orange County (1,304 MW, partly retiring from October 2026), Tolk in Lamb County (1,136 MW, retiring from December 2028) and Sandy Creek Energy Station in McLennan County (1,008 MW, idle (out of service)).
Coming: 92,698 MW at 321 planned plants, led by Project Matador Gas Plant (PMG) (11,679 MW, planned, in service June 2027), Project Matador Nuclear (4,468 MW, planned, in service December 2031) and CPV Basin Ranch Energy Center (1,445 MW, planned, in service February 2029).
Of 191 substations, 169 at 345 kV, 19 at 230 kV and 3 at 500 kV or more; Harris County (16), Dallas County (13) and Bastrop County (7) hold the most.
| Power node | Kind | County | MW | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Matador Gas Plant (PMG) | Planned plant | Carson County | 11,679 MW | planned, in service June 2027 | EIA Form 860M, September 2026 |
| Project Matador Nuclear | Planned plant | Carson County | 4,468 MW | planned, in service December 2031 | EIA Form 860M, September 2026 |
| CPV Basin Ranch Energy Center | Planned plant | Ward County | 1,445 MW | planned, in service February 2029 | EIA Form 860M, September 2026 |
| Orange County Advanced Power Station | Planned plant | Orange County | 1,306 MW | planned, in service October 2026 | EIA Form 860M, September 2026 |
| Sabine | Plant leaving service | Orange County | 1,304 MW | partly retiring from October 2026 | EIA Form 860M, September 2026 |
| Sandow Lakes Energy Station | Planned plant | Lee County | 1,290 MW | planned, in service October 2028 | EIA Form 860M, September 2026 |
| Clear Fork Creek Solar and BESS SLF | Planned plant | Wilson County | 1,200 MW | planned, in service March 2027 | EIA Form 860M, September 2026 |
| Tolk | Plant leaving service | Lamb County | 1,136 MW | retiring from December 2028 | EIA Form 860M, September 2026 |
| Tehuacana Creek Solar | Planned plant | Navarro County | 1,063 MW | planned, in service December 2026 | EIA Form 860M, September 2026 |
| Sandy Creek Energy Station | Plant leaving service | McLennan County | 1,008 MW | idle (out of service) | EIA Form 860M, September 2026 |
| Site | County | Acres | MW (source words) | Time to power (source words) | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacifico Energy GW Ranch | Pecos County | 8,000 | 5,000 MW | idea | Developer, 20 August 2025 | |
| PowerHouse Grand Prairie | Ellis County | 810 | 1,800 MW | Delivery: Q1 2027 | zoned | Developer, 2 November 2026 |
| Riot Platforms Corsicana Facility | Navarro County | 1,000 MW | Operational by 2024, per company | powered | Developer, 2 November 2026 | |
| Tract Data Center Technology Park, Caldwell County | Caldwell County | 1,515 | 360 MW | Initial 360MW target energization in 2028 (stated May 2025) | zoned | Developer, 7 May 2025 |
| PowerHouse Circle T Data Center, Westlake | Tarrant County | 94 | 300 MW | zoned | County, 4 August 2026 | |
| ThisWay Global Research and AI Compute Center, Texas A&M-RELLIS | Brazos County | 25 | 73 MW | idea | Developer, 8 October 2026 | |
| Fermi America Project Matador | Carson County | 7,500 | about 200 megawatts of initial commercial power over the next six months | idea | Developer, 14 May 2026 |
49 buyers, 78 rows; evidence: 65 from company, 11 from press and 2 from state filing.
Our Power and Policy tracker holds 2 rules for Texas.
Texas: 89 out of 100, provisional, from 85 weight points.
| Factor | Points | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Time to power | 30 of 30 | earliest stated power date 2024 (3 stated dates) |
| Available or freeing MW | 20 of 20 | 6,608 MW freeing (full points at 5,000 MW, DC Market Insights calculation) |
| Grid congestion and queue backlog | Not loaded yet | the ERCOT queue file: not loaded yet |
| Policy | 6 of 15 | in force: 1 regulation, 1 grid |
| Land and permitting | 10 of 10 | best site by status and acres; opposition events not tracked yet |
| Fiber and latency to the nearest hub | 9.8 of 10 | 98 live data centers tracked in the state (full points at 100) |
| Water stress | Not loaded yet | water stress index not loaded yet |
Pecos County (Pacifico Energy GW Ranch), Carson County and Ellis County and 4 more counties.
Bexar County, with 1,458 MW of the 6,608 MW state total.
49 buyers; by stated MW, Tract leads. Each row is on the Texas demand page.
We list 7 Texas sites and do not sell land; each site names its source.
"ERCOT Data Center State and Community Impacts Request for Information (Governor-directed data center audit)" (3 August 2026) is the newest.
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