Data City, Texas
Energy Abundance Development Corporation · Laredo, TX · United States
Facility record
- Lifecycle
- ProposedSource-reported lifecycle
- Location precision
- approximate
- Address as listed
- Not published
- Coordinates
- 27.5306, -99.4803
- Serving utility, source-reported
- Not established
- Operational capacity, source-reported
- Not published
- Planned capacity, source-reported
- 5000 MW
- Source record updated
- 2026-09-10
Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.
Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.
Reported lifecycle history
No dated operational history is established in this record. Publication, discovery and source-update dates are not opening dates.
Source notes
Early-stage developer announcement (Mar 21 2025) for a 5 GW behind-the-meter data center hub on ~50,000 acres near Laredo (Webb County), targeting large AI workloads with direct-to-chip liquid cooling. Phase 1 stated as 300 MW / ~1M sq ft in 2026, scaling to 5 GW / 15M+ sq ft. Highly speculative: primary source is a single promotional press release; no permit, interconnection, or construction evidence located. Coordinate anchored on Laredo. Public-reception check (2026-09-10): Checked the operator's launch press release and one regional business-journal writeup (2026-09-10); both cover only the developer's technical vision (50,000-acre, off-grid/islanded from ERCOT) with no mention of a public hearing, Laredo city/county government reaction, or resident feedback. No community-reception record found in either source.
Claimed 100% behind-the-meter: wind, solar, batteries, and dual-fuel gas turbines initially on Texas natural gas, later shifting toward green hydrogen; paired with a proposed 2 TWh 'Hydrogen City' salt-dome hydrogen storage concept.
Sources and provenance
- Energy Abundance announces Data City, Texas (press release, Mar 21 2025) · source retrieved 2026-07-14
- Up to 5GW data center with behind-the-meter hydrogen power promised for Laredo, Texas · source retrieved 2026-07-14
- Data City Texas — project listing · source retrieved 2026-07-14
Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.