July 29, 2026
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AMD's 15-Year Lease Only Pays Off If West Texas Transmission Lands on Time
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Hunt County, TX
Hunt County, Texas is located in northeast Texas and contains the city of Greenville, which has attracted data center development due to its proximity to major fiber optic routes and available industrial land.
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May 5, 2026
Seven Hyperscalers Sign On: Self-Funded Power Is the New Permit PriceRisk: closed-loop efficiency arguments collapse without verified offsets and contractual teeth, and Texas counties have minimal land-use authority to mediate the conversation when residents like Hunt County's Anne Thornton arrive at it directly.
April 29, 2026
2,600 GW Stuck in Queue. The Winners Build Their Own Power.But Hunt County's Core Scientific friction shows that "no permitting authority" doesn't mean "no opposition."
March 23, 2026
NextEra Bets $16 Billion That Texas Demand Is RealMeanwhile, Core Scientific is bringing a 430MW proposal to Hunt County commissioners after failing to notify local officials before acquiring its 265-acre site, a misstep that's already created friction.
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