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Freestone County, TX

Freestone County, located in Central Texas, hosts significant data center infrastructure and has become an important hub for the technology industry in the state.

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June 10, 2026

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418 GW Knock on Texas Doors. Behind-the-Meter Builders Skip the Line.

CyrusOne broke ground on 380 MW in Freestone County behind Calpine's 1 GW gas plant, with 760 MW of Constellation power already contracted.

June 8, 2026

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Anchor Tenant, Signed Lease, Locked Power: ERCOT's New Cost of Entry

Freestone County Commissioners hold a special meeting June 10 and public hearing June 17 on the CyrusOne campus, with noise the central concern.

May 30, 2026

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Reclaimed Water Cleared QTS's $10B Campus. Texas Developers Should Take Notes.

Texas is positioning for the next layer: $350 million in nuclear development funding is now open for applications, Last Energy moved its headquarters to Austin, and Constellation closed a 380 MW CyrusOne deal at Freestone with an exclusive on another 380 MW phase.

February 11, 2026

1.5 GW in a Day: Three Power Models Converge on One Grid

Constellation Energy and CyrusOne have announced a 380 MW power deal to support a new datacenter facility at the Freestone Energy Center, a 1,045 MW natural gas combined-cycle plant in Freestone County, Texas, one of the clearest examples yet of a generator monetizing an existing dispatchable asset for co-located datacenter load.

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