Project Spectrum is a $5 billion Amazon AWS data center campus on approximately 1,265 acres in Hood County, Texas, adjacent to Vistra's Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant (which sits just across the county line in Somervell County). Amazon has secured a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement with Luminant (Vistra subsidiary) for up to 1,200 MW of carbon-free, "behind-the-meter" nuclear electricity, with an option to extend an additional 20 years. Note: Vistra has not officially confirmed Amazon as the counterparty; its SEC filing lists the customer as undisclosed. Amazon-as-buyer has been reported by Hood County News, DCD, and WFAA.
The initial phase was submitted to the ERCOT interconnection queue in February 2026 at 600 MW. The first stage includes up to 18 two-story buildings across roughly 435 acres, with construction expected to break ground in early 2027 and initial energization by late 2027 when PPA delivery begins. Full PPA capacity is expected to be reached by 2032. The facility features specialized noise mitigation and a grid-priority agreement to shed load during ERCOT power emergencies.
Tax abatement structure with Hood County: $2.5 million payment at groundbreaking plus $300,000 per building per year.
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| NN milesInterested in this information?Contact us | Big Digital Energy: Hood County |
Big Digital Energy and 10NetZero have acquired a powered industrial site in Hood County for a planned AI and HPC data center campus.
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| NN milesInterested in this information?Contact us | Marathon Digital: Granbury, TX |
Marathon Digital has acquired Hut 8's bitcoin mining sites in Granbury, Texas and Kearney, Nebraska. Marathon Digital's Granbury facility has a capacity of 300MW.
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| NN milesInterested in this information?Contact us | Sailfish: Comanche Circle |
Sailfish Digital Ventures (SDV) is launching Comanche Circle, a massive 2,600-acre data center park in Tolar, Texas, near Fort Worth.
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| NN milesInterested in this information?Contact us | Sailfish: Comanche Circle Expansion | |
| NN milesInterested in this information?Contact us | Bilateral Energy: Project Patriot |
Project Patriot is a proposed data center and power campus spearheaded by Bilateral Energy on a 2,100-acre land parcel known as Knox Ranch in Granbury, Texas.
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