August 12, 2026
SpaceX's $16.8B Terafab Puts Gas and Batteries on the Critical PathOperators on the record include QTS Data Centers, Skybox, Digital Realty, Mara, Meta, OpenAI, Oracle, EdgeConneX, and Stream Data Centers.
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Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA) operates bitcoin mining operations in Texas, including a facility in Harlingen that utilizes stranded natural gas power generation.
August 12, 2026
SpaceX's $16.8B Terafab Puts Gas and Batteries on the Critical PathOperators on the record include QTS Data Centers, Skybox, Digital Realty, Mara, Meta, OpenAI, Oracle, EdgeConneX, and Stream Data Centers.
August 11, 2026
Gov. Abbott's Audit Leaves Batch Zero With No Restart DateOpenAI, Meta, Amazon, Google, QTS, Skybox, Digital Realty, and MARA have been cited as aligning with his standards; Diode withdrew near Cedar Creek Lake after it did not meet them.
August 8, 2026
Skybox, Digital Realty, Mara, Montera Sign Binding Pledges to Gov. AbbottGovernor Greg Abbott announced that Skybox, Digital Realty, and Mara have committed to his data center standards.
July 13, 2026
The Permit Was Never the Hard Part. The Neighbors Are.Mara, the largest US Bitcoin miner, bought a powered 1,200-acre site in Matagorda County from HIF USA, targeting 1 GW online by October 2027 and 2 GW by April 2028.
March 1, 2026
Nine States Push Back as Hyperscalers Redraw America's Power MapMeanwhile, MARA and Starwood Capital formed a joint venture targeting 1 GW near-term and 2.5 GW long-term IT capacity, with MARA contributing "power-rich sites" including Texas locations energized by flared natural gas.
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