Bolt: Project North
Project North is Bolt Data & Energy's proposed AI data center campus with its own power generation on the Buck Nail Ranch, about 15 miles west of Albany in Shackelford County, Texas.
Bolt Data & Energy
Bolt Data & Energy is a privately held data center and energy developer. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is its chair, and Todd Meister and Allan Tessler co-founded it. Texas Pacific Land Corporation holds equity and warrants in Bolt and has the first right to supply water to its projects.
Bolt plans campuses that start on natural-gas power and add renewables and nuclear over time. Its first named project is Project North on the Buck Nail Ranch in Shackelford County, Texas.
Bolt Data & Energy History:
- In September 2026, Shackelford County accepted Bolt's tax abatement application for Project North for review.
- In July 2026, Bolt presented Project North to the Shackelford County commissioners.
- In December 2025, Bolt raised $150 million, including $50 million from Texas Pacific Land.
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