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Houston, TX

Houston is home to multiple large-scale data centers and serves as a major hub for data center operations in Texas due to its abundant electrical infrastructure and proximity to energy resources.

Referenced in 7 briefingsLast referenced: August 12, 2026

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August 12, 2026

SpaceX's $16.8B Terafab Puts Gas and Batteries on the Critical Path

Samsung Heavy Industries and Dallas-based Mousterian have signed an engineering contract for a 50 MW floating datacenter pilot beside a Houston combined-cycle plant.

July 23, 2026

Georgia Lands OpenAI's $30B Bet While Texas Owns the Queue Fix

A University of Houston study found 63% of Houston-area residents oppose facilities within a mile of home.

April 4, 2026

Developers Who Own Their Power Are Writing the New Site Selection Rules

The new Nscale Energy & Power division is headquartered in Houston.

March 20, 2026

Developers Stopped Waiting for the Grid. Now They're Building Around It.

The 606-MW Jack Fusco Energy Center near Houston is unsold, and the 385-MW Gregory Power Plant near Corpus Christi was divested earlier this year.

February 8, 2026

Renewables or Gas: A $178B Decision Stalks a Grid That Can't Connect Either One Fast Enough

Separately, Serverfarm topped out a 60MW building in Houston, leveraging a brownfield campus formerly operated by HP and DXC Technology, a playbook that sidesteps greenfield interconnection delays by inheriting existing power entitlements.

February 7, 2026

Geothermal Goes to Wall Street as Texas Grid Planners Face Record Demand Challenges

Siemens Energy is deploying $1 billion across seven-plus states to expand manufacturing of gas turbines, transformers, switchgear, and compression equipment, with Houston upgrades directly supporting ERCOT's gas-fired backbone.

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