May 13, 2026
Closed-Loop Cooling Wins Red Oak While Somervell Calls for a Statewide PauseThe Army's Fort Bliss deal hands Carlyle a 3 GW campus under a 50-year Enhanced Use Lease, with the Army taking compute capacity instead of cash rent.
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Fort Bliss, located in El Paso, Texas, is a major U.S. Army installation that has historically consumed significant electrical power from regional grids managed by El Paso Electric Company.
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May 8, 2026
IREN Stacks Power, GPUs, and Cloud Ops Before the Queue FillsAt Fort Bliss, Carlyle's proposed 3 GW campus hasn't yet decided between El Paso Electric capacity and behind-the-meter generation.
May 1, 2026
Fort Bliss Becomes the Borderland's Third Gigawatt Build in 18 MonthsThe U.S. Army and Carlyle Group are advancing a 3 GW data center complex at Fort Bliss, with 100 MW targeted for next year and full build-out by 2029.
April 1, 2026
Utilities Waited. SoftBank, Google, and the Army Didn't.The Army tapped Carlyle to build self-contained power and closed-loop water systems at Fort Bliss.
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