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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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.