Armstrong County, TX

July 31, 2026

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Google's Guarantee on Anthropic's Lease Is What Unlocked $14B in Bridge Debt

July 3, 2026

The Public Utility Commission of Texas staff has endorsed ERCOT's operating conditions for Crusoe Energy and Ensign Infrastructure's AI campus behind the Goodnight 1 wind farm in Armstrong County, one of the first tests of Texas's framework for colocating large loads with existing generation.

April 10, 2026

Aligned Data Centers broke ground on Project Caprock, a 540MW, $5 billion campus near Abernathy in Hale County, while at the Capitol, lawmakers grilled ERCOT and PUC officials on who pays for the state's data center surge, and Google confirmed a 933MW natural gas plant under construction in Armstrong County.

April 8, 2026

Google's 933-megawatt gas plant with Crusoe Energy in Armstrong County, its third known gas facility recently, underscores that hyperscalers are building their own generation to bypass grid constraints.

April 6, 2026

Google's $40 billion investment across Armstrong and Haskell counties and Meta's $10 billion facility near El Paso are drawing scrutiny from farmers, rural landowners, and residents worried about rates, water, and land displacement.