CBRE is a global commercial real estate services firm that manages and advises on data center portfolios and transactions across Texas, including properties in major tech hubs like Austin and Dallas.
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June 24, 2026
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Reeves County Banks 6,000 Jobs as the Behind-the-Meter Model Scales
CBRE's Q1 2026 data backs the logic: Dallas-Fort Worth jumped to North America's third-largest market, adding 379.9 MW, while available DFW power rose just 1.4 MW year-over-year.
CBRE's Chris Herrmann says gas pipeline proximity flipped from dealbreaker to prerequisite in Dallas site selection, and Meta's $10B El Paso campus is funding a $473 million, 366 MW El Paso Electric gas plant at McCloud to self-supply.
Vacancy hit 1.4% across primary markets including Dallas-Fort Worth. Grid power commitments are largely spoken for through 2030 in most U.S. markets. EPRI now forecasts data centers could represent 9 to 17 percent of U.S. electricity demand by 2030, according to CBRE.