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Smith Mountain Lake is a 20,000-acre reservoir in Virginia located approximately 150 miles northeast of major Texas datacenters, making it outside the direct Texas datacenter infrastructure context.
July 25, 2026
Abbott Sets Five Site Standards, and East Texas Is the First TestIn the Roanoke Valley, early reports describe a 43% rainfall deficit with Smith Mountain Lake, a hydroelectric source, drawn down to keep the grid online while Google's Botetourt campus draws millions of gallons daily.
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